Make a Wish

Make-A-Wish, alongside the El Paso Regional Council, extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to those who gave and continue to give in honor of Wish Night El Paso.

Though we were unable to gather this year, these amazing supporters are still helping us grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. By supporting Make-A-Wish, you are a light of hope throughout this time – and beyond.

Richard Baish, Chris and Cindy Dietrich, George Dipp, Cliff and Martha Eisenberg, El Paso Chi Omega Alumnae Chapter, Firth Bunn Kerr Neill Law Firm, Rachel Gabriel, Glenna Gaddy, Claiborne Gallagher, Harold and Beth Hahn, Scott and Lynn Kobren, Hal Marcus, Yvonne Martell, Margie Melby, Cindy Metrikin, Monarch Building Services, Mt Franklin Kiwanis, Gary and Lisa Nadler, Ortega, McGlashan & Perez, PLLC, Faynell Poe, Pamela Ray, Judy and Kirk Robison Foundation, Rocky Springs Water Company, Angela Santoscoy, Robert E. Skov, William Spurbeck, MD, Alton and Beth Thomas, Julie Tomlin, Vantage Bank Texas, Lettie Intebi Velasco

mama’s boy BY LANY

As is typical for many artists and bands’ trajectories, LANY has chosen mama’s boy to be the album in which the band returns to its roots. A sweeping tribute to their origins, the band members call in which the band returns to its roots. A sweeping tribute to their origins, the band members call back to their upbringing. On “cowboy in LA” Paul Klein looks to hometown comforts with lyrics like

“Oklahoma, it made a man out of me.” Although they don’t strip their sound of the classic California boy-in-love shimmer, (the kind you share with a new connection to express those burgeoning boy-in-love shimmer, (the kind you share with a new connection to express those burgeoning feelings) the tunes still have moments of self-reflection and unique vulnerability. feelings) the tunes still have moments of self-reflection and unique vulnerability. “feel old yet?” memes have been struggling to accept while attempting to fit in with their Gen Z | By:ANDYMARTINEZ |

Fake It Flowers By Beabadoobee

Of TikTok fame, Bea Kristi has managed to grapple at the nostalgia that late millennials who post

“feel old yet?” memes have been struggling to accept while attempting to fit in with their Gen Z counterparts. What can double as the soundtrack to a mid-2000s Diablo Cody-esque feature, the album includes the opening track “care” that could perfectly punctuate through the credits of a turn-of-thecentury teen movie a la “Built This Way.” Fake It Flowers wears its heart on its sleeve and carries the bright euphoria of the era while wrapping itself for an almost-niche audience, the kind to write the lyrics on the sides of worn-down Chuck Taylors.

Sundowner By Kevin Morby

For his latest album, Kevin Morby looks to his folk roots. The kind of storytelling that recounts every detail along the way to make even the most mundane feel like part of the journey. With this new record, the songs feel like those that a grandfather would whistle for years before you finally ask what the tune is.

“Valley” takes you on a trip to the kind of locations that inspire the tracks, with a fitting guitar solo to prepare you for the short stories these songs become.

Apolonio By mar Apollo

A collection of influences and moods that span from lo-fi motifs, Mexican corrido to hip hop and funk, Apolonio is a sonic example of the growth that Omar Apollo has had over the years of creating music for those that longed for a tune to tell their story more closely. Full of songs that are bound to become fixtures of many romantic’s playlists, Apollo makes sure that everyone can find something they’ll identify with. “Useless,” one of the highlights of the albums, brings a lo-fi melodrama that can be sung along with from the sweetest of whispers to a growling scream. Either way, the song, the album and the person that chooses to sing along is more vulnerable for it.