![]() Halsey probably won’t ever be a household name, especially not in culturally conservative Utah. “Badlands” came out less than a week ago. So far she’s remained under the radar except in elite circles of indie fans she has only 26,400 Twitter followers, as opposed to, say, Taylor Swift’s 63 million.īut cut her some slack. 28, two days before she attended the VMAs. She released her debut album, “Badlands,” on Aug. Halsey is the stage name of Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, a 20-year-old singer/songwriter hailing from New Jersey. ![]() Thanks to Halsey, my extended fast from album purchases has ended. I tend to listen to songs, not artists as a result, my music library is large but eclectic, with music I found in movie trailers, on MTV and in the “Mad Max: Fury Road” soundtrack. ![]() Of course, I’m also just not really a buy-an-entire-album type of person. ![]() With a few notable exceptions, like Taylor Swift’s most recent album, “1989,” any song by any artist is usually available within days or even hours of its release and let’s not forget YouTube, where like-minded folks gather to share lyric videos, taking necessary measures to avoid copyright infringement. With the invention of Pandora and Spotify, it’s easy to listen to whatever you’d like without paying a fee - as long as you’re alright with the occasional ad. Part of that is thanks to changes in the way we access music. Look, I haven’t bought a full album on iTunes in about five years.
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