Charli XCX – “Boys”
The British Alt-Pop Star’s Newest Track Has an Irresistibly Cheeky Glimmer
Katy Perry – Witness
The Best-Selling Pop Artist’s Fifth LP is Too Safe to Be a Proper Mess and Too Boring for a Clusterfuck Whatever you might think of Katy Perry, her longevity is undeniably impressive, as is the versatility she’s exhibited throughout her career. Think I’m giving her too much credit? Cool, yeah, but did you know …
On “I Promise”, Radiohead Hold Up Their End of the Bargain
Only Radiohead Could Turn the Release of a Twenty-Year-Old Throwaway into a Goddamn Event Last year, on their magnificent album A Moon Shaped Pool, Radiohead performed a resurrection. It’s called “True Love Waits“, a gorgeous song that had been a staple of their concerts for twenty years without ever receiving a proper studio release, until …
Kendrick Makes “Mask Off” the Great Song it Deserves to Be
Kendrick Lamar Lends a Stellar Verse to Future’s Highest Charting Hit, Making it Worthy of Such Success “Mask Off” is not the best song Future has put out this year. Hell, it’s not even the best song on FUTURE, the first of two albums that the prolific codeine rapper has released in 2017. Still, its …
What Are We Supposed To Do With PWR BTTM’s Pageant?
One of the Best Albums of the Year Has Been Plagued by Allegations of Sexual Misconduct, So is it Ok to Like It? I feel strange even bringing this up, but here we go: about two weeks ago, the relatively unknown, vivaciously queer indie rock band PWR BTTM released their second studio album, Pageant. In …
Mac DeMarco: This Old Dog
Mac DeMarco’s Typically Charming Third Album Plays It Cool, Sneaking Up On You When You Least Expect It Most of Mac DeMarco’s music falls under the same banner: a heavy sigh, followed by a gap-toothed, winking grin transposed into song. He’s both eminently unperturbed and yet often plumbs the depths of melancholy in his albums – …
Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Hip Hop Train
Two of America’s Lingering Pop Stars Have Adjusted to the Times With Approaches Befitting Their Current Personas Two weeks ago, DJ Khaled released the single “I’m the One“, a swirly and skeletal track featuring Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne and an anthemic hook by Justin Bieber. Then, sometime earlier today Miley Cyrus dropped …
10 Years On, #1 (2017)
A Sophomore British Post-Punk LP, Lesser But Still Incredible Kanye Record and Jubilant Psych-Pop Release