This week’s Songs You Should Hear is a little different. Given the vast influence the Black community has had on music history, the Catalyst thought it only appropriate to dedicate the last SYSH column in February to Black History Month. “Describing the African-American influence on…
It can be hard to be motivated to stay moving, even in the restlessness of quarantine. This week’s Songs You Should Hear, however, might be helpful in that vein, so throw on some headphones and get lost in the upbeat tempos of this playlist. “I…
Discussion of President Donald Trump’s possible 2020 reelection has led to a lot of usage of the “F-word”: fascism. If you are tired of America’s rapid downward spiral into alt-right utilitarianism, this week’s Songs You Should Hear punk playlist may be for you. “American Idiot”…
As the current academic year comes to a fairly unceremonious close, graduating students, who are exiting New College during an unprecedented economic recession, are left wondering what comes next. According to the most recent results of this year’s “First Destination Graduation Survey,” nearly half of…
Being alive is undeniably stressful right now. Uprooting your entire life and isolating yourself, no matter how necessary it may be, can be a wearisome and seemingly impossible task. While everything may feel a bit up in the air for the time being, let music…
“Sunsets” by Habibi Brooklyn-based garage rock band Habibi sets the bayfront scene with “Sunsets,” a mellow, intimate track off the group’s 2014 self-titled album. The song, which features Habibi’s recognizable 1960s girl group-style harmonies, is ideal for laying underneath the camphor tree with friends and…
Celebrate 2020’s extra day and the inevitable passage of time with the Catalyst’s leap year playlist, featuring decade-defining songs selected by New College students of years past. “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix “I was there when the first Jimi Hendrix album came out,” Bruce Allen…
BY BREE NIEVES, MILES ITON AND NOAH BASLAW Computer Luv - Ravyn Lenae + Steve Lacey (Crush EP) Ravyn Lenae is an 18-year-old Chicago native. She has been kicking it in the music scene for the past couple of years now, starting with two…
