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Owen Zoll

Owen Zoll

Owen Zoll is a sophomore and a journalism major at CU Boulder. When he's not writing for the Independent, he spends his time DJing at Radio 1190 (where he hosts "Neue Haus" and "The Morning Show"), working for XL Recordings as a college representative, and trying to think of new ways to integrate sandals into an outfit.

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    The Weeknd’s new EP is tastefully dark and desolate… but it’s also really boring

    by Owen Zoll April 5, 2018
    by Owen Zoll April 5, 2018

    My Dear Melancholy, is one of the most unremarkable-but-still-somehow-listenable releases in recent memory. By Owen Zoll

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    Scandinavian duo Smerz mix pop with grimy techno on new EP “Have fun”

    by Owen Zoll March 12, 2018
    by Owen Zoll March 12, 2018

    “Have fun” is a strange beast – it’s a dense and dark FKA twigs-esque affair that’s too interesting to pass up. By Owen Zoll

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  • EntertainmentMusic

    The haunting splendor of Frank Ocean’s ‘Moon River’

    by Owen Zoll February 23, 2018
    by Owen Zoll February 23, 2018

    “Moon River” is a near-perfect exercise in emotional abstraction, a cover that proves Frank Ocean is a grand romantic at heart. By Owen Zoll

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    MGMT finally balance pop and psychedelia just right

    by Owen Zoll February 15, 2018
    by Owen Zoll February 15, 2018

    Little Dark Age is MGMT’s best album yet, a creepy psychedelic hall of mirrors that doubles as an addictive pop extravaganza. By Owen Zoll

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  • EntertainmentMusic

    Look away: Migos’ Culture II is an unbearable waste of time

    by Owen Zoll January 31, 2018
    by Owen Zoll January 31, 2018

    Migos’ new album is the latest in a series of releases which suggest that the group has reached peak saturation. By Owen Zoll

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  • EntertainmentMusic

    Miley Cyrus trades twerks for twang, but the result is a train wreck

    by Owen Zoll October 2, 2017
    by Owen Zoll October 2, 2017

    Miley Cyrus trades her status as a sex symbol and cultural tastemaker in ‘Younger Now,’ and losses her spark in the process. By Owen Zoll

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  • EntertainmentMusic

    Album review: Half-Light

    by Owen Zoll September 19, 2017
    by Owen Zoll September 19, 2017

    Rostam Batmanglij’s debut album under his own name is a grand romantic gesture one arts writer can’t get enough of. By Owen Zoll

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