This is the debut album from new pop star Charlie Puth. It is a refreshing mix of heartfelt songs with a variety of elements. Key songs include “One Call Away,” “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” and “Then There’s You.”
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
This powerful folk rock record comes from a group that has been around for almost a decade. Now, they’ve found a sound that brings dance and powerful harmony to their shows. Key songs include “S.O.B.,” and “I Need Never Get Old.”
A Head Full of Colors
Coldplay
Coldplay’s seventh studio album, and possibly their last, is a complete 180 from their previous music. They turned almost psychedelic and found the pop influence inside them. Key songs include“Hymn for the Weekend,” and “Head Full of Dreams.”
Unbreakable Smile
Tori Kelly
Previously a YouTube star, Tori Kelly is now working her way towards pop stardom. Her debut album has been critically acclaimed and now prepares her for her nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy’s this year. Key songs include “Hollow,” and “Should’ve Been Us.”
Glenn Rohrbacker is a junior at the University of New Haven studying communications with a concentration in journalism and minors in Political Science and music. Rohrbacker is the Editor in Chief of the Charger Bulletin for the 2016-17 school year. He is also President of UNH’s a cappella group, Fully Charged and a DJ at 88.7 WNHU. In addition to writing for the Charger Bulletin, Rohrbacker writes for Odyssey and Patch.com.