Category: Music
Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters Is a Quarantine Dream
From the frenetic, moody opening that is “I Want You to Love Me,” it’s clear that Fiona Apple is experiencing the same rat in a [Read More…]
Glimmers of the “Old” Strokes, Like the “Old” New York, Still Fail to Capture A Certain Magic On The New Abnormal
For some reason or other, one of the many details that seems to be forgotten about The Strokes and how they came to “be” is [Read More…]
Just in Time For the End of Aries Season, Gorillaz Unveil New Order-Infused Track of Same Name
As Gorillaz soldier on with their intended 2020 project called Song Machine, the latest offering from what will turn into a collection of songs and [Read More…]
Selena Gomez’s “Boyfriend” Echoes the Sentiment, “If This Is The End, I Want A Boyfriend”
Trying to find ways to repurpose “old” material instead of working on something new during this period of quarantine, Selena Gomez has released a video [Read More…]
Was Fiona Apple Just Attempting to Self-Quarantine the Whole Time in “Criminal”?
In 1997, self-quarantining was essentially the norm for the suburban teenager. A role Fiona Apple plays to angst-ridden perfection (because, yes, people in their twenties [Read More…]
Empress Of Reaches Björk-Inspired Apex on I’m Your Empress Of
Five years after the release of her debut, Me (a generic title, but no more so than someone like Ariana Grande’s, with Yours Truly), her [Read More…]
Grimes’ Latest Music Video “Gimmick” Is A Foretelling of the Entertainment Industry’s Future
As a longtime champion of the DIY and carving out what the “Grimes brand” meant to her–especially as she put all the work into it [Read More…]
The Resurgence of “Ghosttown”
While Madonna’s 2015 album, Rebel Heart, faltered on the charts at times thanks to the precedent established by a rocky start with the majority of [Read More…]
Bob Dylan Just Schooled Lana Del Rey On How To Be Lana Del Rey With “Murder Most Foul”
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times last year, Lana Del Rey was asked of her fans’ eerie obsession with everything she does, “Do [Read More…]
The Weeknd Has Brought Us Another 2020 Album Tinged With the Bittersweetness of Phenomena That Have Been Rendered Retro
Despite The Weeknd explaining the thesis behind his latest record, After Hours, it has to be said that such a “musing” already feels archaic at [Read More…]