![Though the 13 year anticipation of graduation has finally culminated to its climax, the conflicted emotional baggage that comes along with it hasn’t settled down just yet. With one final summer left with the class of 2024, reminiscing in the good times, while making memories and preparing for the future, the tracks associated with the season are bound to become, in the words of singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, “Future Nostalgia.” So blast that song, scream that tune and anything else that’ll solidify the moments and memories made with the graduated seniors.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GRADSONGS-e1716216187362-1200x801.jpg)
You’re gonna go far
Triya Gudipati, Editor-in-Chief
• May 20, 2024
![Students’ favorite songs from the Greek, Urdu, Telugu, Haitian Creole, Cuban Spanish and Sanskrit languages.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Global-Jams-1-2-3.png)
FINAL six songs for your international playlist
Sravya Reddy Guda, Staff Writer
• May 16, 2024
![Rested against a rainbow of colored pencils, a phone plays singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams’ single “Risk.” Abrams released the song as the lead single to her upcoming album “The Secret of Us.” “We had real, true fun writing this album. There were also the occasional tears. Audrey [Hobert] and I wrote ‘Risk’ on our couch at home,” Abrams wrote on Instagram.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0009-2-1200x800.jpg)
“Risk”-ing it all: Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams captures the most universally frustrating feeling
Emily Early, Editor-in-Chief
• May 8, 2024
![Before there was Apple Music or Spotify, there was the Sony Walkman. Now reduced to only the latter word, a Walkman was just a portable cassette player, but in the ‘90s, they were a vital accessory. The Sony Walkman was the first piece of music media to allow people to travel with their music.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/30-Years-Later-the-albums-of-1994-3.png)
30 years later: The albums of 1994
Mikalah Owens, Staff Writer
• April 11, 2024
![Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker of boygenius raise their arms in front of a fire that hearkens to the cover of Audioslaves titular debut.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-14-12.36.37-PM.png)
Supergroup supremacy
Will Gonsior, Staff Writer
• February 20, 2024
![No matter the form of music — vinyls, cassettes, CDs and playlists — anti-love songs have been apparent for decades. Whatever the genre or the context of the source material, when artists choose to be open about the realities of their relationships, it leads to vulnerability in their writing, ultimately, making timeless tracks.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/valentines-day-piece-1.png)
Love bites
Mikalah Owens, Staff Writer
• February 14, 2024
![A raised fist has been a staple piece for protests amongst the United States for decades. The forceful salute is intertwined with some of the most tumultuous events involving racism. A powerful medium that artists have used is music, which has been used to push back against the constant oppression that happens in society.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/black-history-month-2.png)
Honoring Black artists
Mikalah Owens, Staff Writer
• February 1, 2024
![Students’ favorite songs from the Korean, Bengali, Vietnamese, Russian, Tamil and Farsi languages.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Global-Jams-1-2-2.png)
Six MORE songs for your international playlist
Sravya Reddy Guda, Staff Writer
• January 29, 2024
![To showcase the diversity of West High, six students come forward to share parts of their own culture with the school by sharing their favorite songs in Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Mandarin and Arabic.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Global-Jams-1-2-1.png)
Six songs for your international playlist
Sravya Reddy Guda, Staff
• January 12, 2024
![2023 was defined by female vocalists such as Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Paramore’s Hayley Williams as their diversity and talent amongst their respective genres topped the musical charts. Williams took to Instagram to show her gratitude for having owned the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top 100 chart. “We know enough by now to know success doesn’t equal value. That being said, to experience the [No. 1] on this album, as this version of Paramore, is such a sweet and surreal moment to celebrate together,” Williams wrote.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-A-Musical-Recap-2.0-1.png)
A musical recap of 2023
Mikalah Owens, Staff Writer
• December 19, 2023
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