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Future Islands must have also been aware that their new album is a great match for this time of year. The band meets the moment while creating a simultaneously unique and accessible album that puts them in discussion for end-of-year awards.

The team behind Bruce Gallery, including leader Dr. Lisa Austin, has been hard at work enhancing the physical gallery’s online presence.

Zofia Chrzanowska isn’t just a painter, or skilled in drawing, or a printmaker. She’s a self-published artist and accomplished Edinboro art student.

Nearly four years of waiting for “Savage Mode II” proved to be pointless. The album was disappointing and fell short of every expectation I had going in. While there were a few salvageable songs here, most were a lost cause.

On Thursday, Oct. 8, Rick Riordan held a virtual launch event for the concluding novel in his “Trials of Apollo” series: “The Tower of Nero.” The Spectator was on the scene.

Clocking in at 80 minutes, the collection of 15 songs is a relentless barrage of mind-numbing, monotonal and experimental noise, curiously intertwined with Stevens' recognizable vocals and personal stories.