Music has been known to connect people, and on the Hill, it has sparked the start of friendships and broken the ice between different groups. Walking the halls of Clover Hill, the question remains, what are the students of Clover Hill listening to?

The main album genre played in the air pods of many students here is rap music. One of the many students who mentioned listening to rap is freshman Naomi Lewis. Lewis shared her favorite album and believes the artist of this album is great because he only tells the truth is his songs. 

“My favorite album is “Certified Lover Boy” by Drake because he only speaks facts,” Lewis said. 

Next, English teacher, Megan Southworth mentions listening to a very popular female pop artist. 

Southworth listens to this album by this artist on repeat and will not skip twelve out of the thirteen songs on the album. 

“Obviously my favorite artist is Taylor Swift, my favorite album is hard to pick though, I love all of her albums, although I guess I would say “1989” is my top album by her,” Southworth said. 

Another student who really enjoys listening to rap music is sophomore Alexis Shackleford. The artist of her favorite album is a Florida-based songwriter who made the Top 40 hit “Heart on Ice”. 

“My favorite album is “Nostalgia” by Rod Wave because he is very relatable to me,” Shackleford said. 

The next top album of Clover Hill is one of Junior Will Lohr’s favorites. This album is not a part of the rap genre like most of the others, but instead is alternative rock. The band that Lohr mentioned made an outro song for the popular movie “Romeo + Juliet” the 1996 version. This band has been on MTV’s Beach House which when they performed the song “Anyone Can Play Guitar”. His favorite album is “In Rainbows” by Radiohead.

“[It’s my favorite album] because I think it is just the easiest and most interesting to listen to. It has the most listenable songs out of any other album I have listened to,” Lohr said. “With other albums I feel like there are some songs that are good and other songs that’s like ‘why is this even on here?’” 

Furthermore, our last top album from Clover Hill is Junior Bailey Burket’s. This album is a country album and a self-titled project that was released this year. The artist who made the album is known for his songs such as “Pretty Heart” and “Handle On You”.

“[My favorite album] probably is Parker McCollum’s new album ‘What Kinda Man’” Burket said. “[It is my favorite album] because it’s country and country is my favorite genre and it is just very upbeat and fun.”

From rap and pop to rock and country, the wide variety of music tastes at Clover Hill are as diverse as the students themselves. Each of the chosen albums speaks directly to someone’s story, so ask yourself: what’s playing in your headphones, and what does it say about you?