Category: Music
You’re Going to Need Some of La Roux’s Supervision
Six years is, of course, more than pushing it when it comes to a musical artist waiting to release a new record. But, in Elly [Read More…]
Putting A Moratorium on “Barracuda” to Connote Female Empowerment
In the same way it appears to be a requirement to use New Order’s “Blue Monday” to indicate it’s the 80s (most recently manifest in [Read More…]
High Road is Animal 2.0
A deliberate contrast to 2017’s catharsis-intended Rainbow, Kesha’s latest, High Road, comes practically on the heels of the ten-year anniversary of Animal’s release. The very [Read More…]
“Tonight,” Kesha Isn’t Taking No For An Answer On Whether or Not You Want to Go Out
Commencing with the gospel tinge that “Raising Hell” also showcases, a slow intro to “Tonight” briefly dupes her listeners into believing it’s going to be [Read More…]
La Roux Slightly De-Stigmatizes Golf As A White Man’s Game on “Automatic Driver”
As promotion ramps up for La Roux’s forthcoming third record, Supervision, so, too, has her release of singles (though she ought to be more parsimonious [Read More…]
Wigs and Body Doubles: The Snag in Calling Tyler, The “Creator” Innovative After Ripping Off Sia and Eminem’s Shtick
Tyler, the Creator was one of the many musicians to contribute a performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26th, the day of [Read More…]
Pet Shop Boys Still Know Where the Hotspot(s) Are
Like their fellow 80s contemporary and occasional collaborator Madonna, the Pet Shop Boys have seen fit to bring us their fourteenth studio album, Hotspot, in [Read More…]
Reaction Shot: The Despairing Expression of Lana Del Rey at the Grammys Is A Reflection of All Those Who Lost to Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish may be the new resident princess of doom and gloom in the pop realm, but she had too much to smile about (or [Read More…]
Alexandra Savior Is Here to Pierce Us All By Way of Melancholy As The Archer Aims Right For the Heart
Tinged with Arctic Monkeys/The Last Shadow Puppets flair in spades, Alexandra Savior’s sophomore follow up to 2017’s Belladonna of Sadness, co-written with Alex Turner, the [Read More…]
There’s Nothing Especially “Rare” About Selena Gomez’s New Album, But It Still Enlivens An Otherwise Bleak January
More than likely aware of a lack of much competition in the musical realm when January hits, Selena Gomez’s management and publicity team surely had [Read More…]
