The class of 2023’s Spotify Wrapped

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Buddy Murphy remembers March 6, 2020. Murphy, then a freshman at Syracuse University, said he was waiting in line at a Starbucks on the West Campus before class at 9:30 a.m. when Lil Uzi Vert released his album Eternal Attake. I remembered

“I was in line checking Twitter and I was tweeting like crazy that I just happened to drop it on a weekday morning because I didn’t want to wait for Lil Uzi Vert to release ‘Eternal Atake’. said Murphy, now a senior in college. Graduating soon. “I spent an entire semester.”

The 2023 graduates spent a memorable four years. In all of it, music has served as the backdrop for senior college life.

For Jen Jordan, who ran house show venue The Garden, Black Country New Road’s Ant’s From Up There is a reminder of a cold Syracuse night in February. . She found the song through a mutual friend in her SU music scene, she said.

“For me, this album is the perfect example of what the music community means to me,” Jordan said. “I learned about this work through a friend and fell in love with it.”

Sam Ronan, who played piano in the band Froggies, recalls anxiously waiting for the release of Kendrick Lamar’s album Mr. Ronan. Moral & the Big Steppers” will be released on May 13, 2022.

“I remember the night this song came out, walking through campus late at night with some of my closest friends from the freshman floor and listening to the end of it,” Ronan said. “At the end of that semester, I was working on understanding myself and my work, and the messages on that record helped me a lot.”

As the 2023 class prepares to graduate, The Daily Orange has compiled a timeline of the iconic music releases that have marked the past four years, from TikTok trends to Taylor Swift albums.

New students (Autumn 2019 – Spring 2020)

By the time Syracuse native Post Malone released “Circles,” the fourth single from his third album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, the class of 2023 had already moved into the freshman dormitory and had all their classes done before class began. I had finished the icebreaker and orientation.

Singer Fletcher released the full-length album on September 6th, just three days before Class’s first Juice Jam, covering Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved.” Although the song was released at the end of 2018, it was a big hit in 2019.

On November 16th, Harry Styles released the single “Watermelon Sugar”. Doja Cat’s album ‘Hot Pink’ soon included the TikTok hit ‘Say So’ and was released on November 17th.

In March, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a shortage of first-year college enrollments for 2023.

As the quarantine period began, songs like The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” released earlier that fall, introduced the whipped coffee and TikTok dance trends into student life. Conan Gray’s song “Heather” released in March 2020 also became popular through the app.

In the first summer of the pandemic, Phoebe Bridgers released her album Punisher and Taylor Swift released her surprise album Folklore.

The late rapper Juice WRLD, who passed away in December 2019, released his album Legend Never Dies in July. The song “Come & Go” with Marshmello from the album was an instant summer hit.

Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B’s collaboration song “WAP”, released on August 7, 2020, caused a huge stir in pop culture. Conservatives like Ben Shapiro were quick to criticize the song for sexualizing women, but many young college-aged women saw it as a feminist anthem.

2nd year students (Autumn 2020 – Spring 2021)

The Fall 2020 semester signaled uncertainty. Some, but not all, of the 2023 class have returned to campus for hybrid learning. On November 7, 2020, Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Less than a week later, classes for the rest of the fall semester were suddenly moved online due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

While returning home for winter break, Taylor Swift released another surprise album Evermore on December 11, 2020. On January 9, 2021, Olivia Rodrigo released Driver’s License.

During the Super Bowl in February 2021, Lil Nas X released the somewhat controversial music video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” released March 26, 2021. previewed. In the music video, the singer was depicted wearing thigh-heeled boots and going down to hell with a stick to get Satan to do a lap dance.

In early April, SU began distributing COVID-19 vaccines to students on campus. Around this time, Taylor Swift released her new song “Mr. Perfectly Fine” as a single two days ago.

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, who will be performing at their first in-person block party since the pandemic began in 2022, released the song “Family Ties” on August 27, 2021.

On May 30, comedian and songwriter Bo Burnham released Netflix’s musical comedy special Inside, filmed during quarantine. The special and its soundtrack were praised for their depiction of mental health struggles such as anxiety and depression, especially during the pandemic.

That summer, Lorde released his long-awaited album, Solar Power, and fans hoped it would have the same hype as his 2017 hit, Melodrama.

Still Woozy released the album If This Is’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is, Kanye West released Donda and Billie Eilish released Happier Than Ever.

3rd Year (Autumn 2009 – Spring 2020)

Many students kicked off the year with a Pitbull concert at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater in Lakeview. About a month later, headliner Jack Harlow took to the stage at Juice Jam’s Skytop lot for the first time in person since the outbreak of the pandemic.

On November 9, 2021, folk singer Noah Curhan performed at Westcott, where he fell off stage to unreleased and soon-to-be-released TikTok viral song “Stick Season.” The single was released in July 2022.

‘Swifties’ know exactly where they were on November 12, 2021 when Taylor Swift releases ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’, which includes a 10-minute version of ‘All to Well’ may remember to A month later, Tory Lanez released the album Alone at Prom.

In February, Mitsuki released “Laurel Hell.” Then, towards the end of the spring semester, Kendrick Lamar wrote Mr. Morale and the Big Stepper. ”

Two Chains and Baby Keem performed at the dome for their first in-person block party since pre-pandemic. And the summer kicked off with Harry Styles’ third album, Harry’s House, which included the upbeat single “As It Was.”

4th grade (Autumn 2022 – Spring 2023)

Perhaps the school year closest to a fully “normal” college life for the 2023 graduates, the school year brought special guests, live music and some memorable releases to campus.

On September 10th, Elton John performed at the Dome during his farewell tour.

With just one month to go before the release of his new album Marvelous, rapper Yun Gravy will perform one of the album’s unreleased songs, ‘C’est La Vie,’ at Juice Jam 2022 on September 18. sang.

In October 2022, The 1975 released Being Funny in a Foreign Language, which includes the nostalgic song “About You.” Taylor Swift released her album Midnight in October.

In November, Noah Kahan released his folk album Stick Season, which has already gone viral on TikTok. Lana Del Rey released her first single from her album of the same name, “Did you know that there’s a tongue under Ocean Blvd,” on December 7th. On December 9th, SZA released their first album since 2016’s Ctrl, ‘SOS’. 2017.

Miley Cyrus’ single “Flowers” has topped the charts for several weeks since its release on January 12, making it Miley Cyrus’ most successful song.

On February 3rd, new artists Ice Spice and Pink Pantherless teamed up for the single “Boys A Liar Pt 2.” Rapper Ice Spice rose to stardom so quickly this year that many SU students expected her to perform at this year’s block party.

The Soundgarden record store in downtown Syracuse hosted a listening party for Paramore’s album This Is Why, which was released on February 10th. Singer Gracie Abrams released her debut album Good Redance in February, the same year her nephew baby made headlines. twenty four.

Phoebe Bridgers, Julian Baker, and Lucy Dacus trio Boisenias will release an album, The Record, on March 31st.

On April 14th, The Strokes and King Princess Red Hot Chili Peppers will bring students and local fans alike to the dome for Block Party 2023 with Anime, Faye Webster, Surfaces and more. It was the last concert held at the dome before .

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