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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


From love songs to break up anthems, we’ve picked through them all to make this Valentine’s playlist just for you.

Our Valentine’s playlist: Your secret admirers at The Daily made you an all-encompassing Valentine’s mixtape

February 13, 2024

Remember the days when you’d pass out little store-bought Valentines to everyone in your class, and maybe you’d sneak the best one into your crush’s bag? Those days may be over, but the spirit lives...

Mitski explores an Americana-inspired sound with her seventh album, “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.”

Liner Notes: Mitski elevates production to the stratosphere with album ‘The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We’

September 19, 2023

Mitski's "The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We" finds the singer-songwriter adrift between "Heaven" and "Laurel Hell.” In her seventh album, she journeys through frost and solitude to arrive at a new,...

The cover of “Laurel Hell” framed by branches on a red and pink striped background.

Liner Notes: On “Laurel Hell,” Mitski gets existential about her relationship with music

February 13, 2022

When Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski Miyawaki released the first single of her sixth album in October 2021, my first listen felt like I was looking into a mirror. The song, “Working for...

Podculture: The Sounds of NU

Podculture: The Sounds of NU

April 19, 2021

The Sound of Northwestern University is a Spotify-curated playlist that rounds up some songs that are popular among Northwestern students. The Daily sat down with the creator behind the playlist’s algorithm...

Sánchez: A reflection on this election year’s music and its political undertones

October 31, 2016

On occasion, I’ve joked that music is always better during an election year, particularly when a Republican candidate is especially vitriolic or divisive. Politics can give musicians and recording artists...

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