Staff Picks

SOTW- “nah” by Khalid

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 by Ellie Walsh

Kicking off the week strong with our first SOTW of the semester!

Review by: Marley Lehmann ’28

SOTW: “nah” by Khalid

Released: October 10th, 2025

Rating: 9/10

RIYL: Giveon, Miguel

Review: Khalid began his music career around 2016, blending RnB and pop with a more soulful style. His single entitled “Location” dropped before his high school graduation and became one of the top songs of the year. Khalid now has 4 studio albums, with his latest titled After the Sun Goes Down, which was released October of this year. He explores themes of self-acceptance, love, and freedom, especially in his song “nah”.

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ATOW – Bleeds by Wednesday

Thursday, October 16th, 2025 by Sophia Thornberg

It’s time for our first fall 2025 Album of the Week!

by Jordan Sheckells ’28

ATOW: Bleeds by Wednesday

Released: September 19, 2025

Rating: 9/10

RIYL: Pinegrove, Big Thief, and Soccer Mommy

Review: Wednesday, originating from North Carolina and composed of members MJ Lenderman, Karly Hartzman, Alan Miller, Xandy Chelmis, and Ethan Baechtold, released their 6th studio album, Bleeds on September 19th, 2025. Member MJ Lenderman, who has an astounding solo career aside from the band with multiple solo projects has been confirmed to be departing from the group. The sudden departure was announced previously on their socials before the album was released in September and is more than likely related to the recent break up between him and lead singer Karly Hartzman. (more…)

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Staff Picks: Liz’s Top 5

Wednesday, April 16th, 2025 by Liz Kosik

Hi, I’m Liz, the Public Relations Director at WLOY, and here are my top 5 songs of the week!

5. “Enter Sandman” – Metallica: One of the best intros in music, no question. It also opens Zombieland, one of my favorite movies.

4. “As Good As I Once Was” – Toby Keith: An easy-going and funny country song that never gets old. It’s got that classic Toby Keith humor, and honestly, it’s just a good time every time it comes on.

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Staff Picks: Liz’s Top 5

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 by Liz Kosik

Hi, I’m Liz, the Public Relations Director at WLOY, and here are my top 5 songs of the week!

5. “Amazing” – Rex Orange County: As my senior year concludes, many of these tracks remind me of my earlier college years. “Amazing” was released in March 2022 during the spring of my first year, and it brings me back to those spring days spent with my best friends.

4. “Looking at You” – Two Friends, Sam Vesso: One of my favorite tracks from my first year at Loyola is by Two Friends, who played at our Loyolapalooza—I fell in love with their music after that.

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Staff Picks: Ethan’s Top 5

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 by Liz Kosik

Hi, I’m Ethan, the Events Coordinator at WLOY, and here are my top 5 songs of the week!

5. “Stacy’s mom”– Fountains of Wayne: Do I even need to describe why this song is here? I think we all can agree this song is amazing from start to finish. The chorus is just such a classic and most people who hear it just have to sing along.

4. “House of the Rising Sun” – The Animals: I have family from Louisiana so whenever I hear this song I think of them. I called them this week and not even an hour later Spotify suggested this song. The song brings a familiar feeling when listening and it’s hard not to enjoy hearing that organ play!

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Staff Picks: Max’s Top 5

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 by Liz Kosik

Hi, I’m Max, the Production Director at WLOY, and here are my top 5 songs of the week!

5. “Rebel Yell” – Billy Idol. Inspired by Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger, and so many more music legends, Idol’s work truly encapsulates punk and new wave all while having a unique flair. I absolutely love how bad*ss the song sounds and the overall punk and rock and roll vibe to it. It’s one of my favorite shower songs as well!

4. “Digital Love” – Daft Punk. As a huge fan of both music and music production, I absolutely ADORE Daft Punk. Their ability to effortlessly sample and repurpose timeless classics is unmatched. Sampling the 1979 song, “I Love You More”, the French Duo created an absolute masterpiece that I can’t stop listening to. I absolutely love the sound of synths and electronics and it’s currently #3 in my “On Repeat” Spotify playlist!

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Staff Picks: Margaret’s Top 5

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 by Liz Kosik

Hi, I’m Margaret, a music librarian at WLOY, and here are my top 5 songs of the week!

5. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”– Paul Simon: For my last pick I’m going with something from my Sunday morning clean up playlists. My mom believes that cleaning is done best on mornings and mornings mean classics for my household so thank you to Paul Simon for being the only reason my bed got made this week.

4. “Why Is Everyone A DJ?” – Laundry Day: I’m a simple girl. You give me a song that sounds like an early 2000s Disney boyband and I’m going to eat it up every time. Sometimes music is just fun! If you see me head-banging on the humanities porch this is what is BLASTING in my headphones

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Staff Picks: Gen’s Top 5

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 by Liz Kosik

Hi, I’m Genevieve, a music librarian at WLOY, and here are my top 5 songs of the week!

5. “Mr. Saxobeat” – Alexandra Stan: Another super addicting song! I’m sorry, but if I go to a club and the music doesn’t sound like this… I’m not dancing. This is the kind of EDM I could rarely get tired of, and I’m the type of person who listens to a song on repeat.

4. “Never Say Never” – The Fray: The wave of happiness I feel when I hear this song is insane. I heard it a lot growing up, but now, I associate it with The Vampire Diaries since it was featured so many times. This song reminds me of Stefan and Lexi, the best friendship in that show, and I’m taking that to the grave.
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Staff Picks: Liz’s Top 5

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 by Liz Kosik

Hi, everyone! PR Director Liz here! The WLOY crew hopes our Loyola community is getting some well-deserved rest this spring break. Here are my current top five songs I’ve been listening to this week!

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