A masterpiece called music: the best of each genre

Selena Gomez Selena Gomez has been a familiar face for years, but her name is being talked about now more than ever. With her top songs hitting the charts, “Taki Taki” with Ozuna and Cardi B ranking #27 on the pop charts, “Wolves,” “Back to You,” “Bad Liar,” her new music brings a fresh sound to the world of pop. Along with the beautiful vocals and unique lyrics, her music videos are phenomena...

Cleanspill Cleanspill is a new band that just started up with local boys from southern California and has a unique, edgy sound. The lead singer, Pat Curren, has similar vocal qualities to Kurt Cobain: apathetic and raspy. The surf indie band has released mellow yet upbeat songs with magical guitar riffs and killer beats on the drum. I can’t wait for more music to be released by them as I see a br...

Eagles The Eagles will always be one of the top bands on my list of favorites. The band reminds me of sweet summer mornings on the beach while camping at Ventura's local beaches. The band is made up of four members that all play a part in vocals. Every voice creates a sweet melody and a beautifully harmonized sequence. The award-winning band has a variety of types of songs, from the soft “Des...

Shoreline Mafia Shoreline Mafia is a group of four rappers well-known for their first hit “Musty” on “ShorelineDoThatSh*t” released in November of 2017. Their best songs are their popular songs “Musty,” “Nun Major” and “Bands.” The band of young rappers has released many more songs but are mainly known for their top three. Since there is more than one singer, the band has multiple voices which cont...

Bob Marley Reggae began with Bob Marley. He won many awards and rightfully so. He will always be the true innovator of the reggae genre. The “cultural icon” built off his sweet voice coupled with beautiful lyrics. Shortly after Bob Marley’s passing, “Legend” was released claiming the title of the “Best-selling Reggae album of all time.” His most popular songs include  “Three Little B...

Subterranean Homesick Blues: The Lumineers feat. Andrew Bird (cover from Bob Dylan’s original song) Although “Subterranean Homesick Blues” wasn’t originally performed by the Lumineers, it’s unique choices of instruments beautifully blend together, making this song absolutely exceptional. Bob Dylan’s original version of “Subterranean Homesick Blues” is incredible, but doesn’t comp...

Kacey Musgraves Kacey Musgraves is like a less-country version of Dolly Parton. Her unique voice isn’t necessarily country-sounding, but the meaning behind her music and the feeling it gives is undoubtedly country. Kacey started a year ago with several somewhat unknown albums, but this past year has changed that drastically. She released her album, The Golden Hour, in March of 2018 and then began...