Category: Music
Daughter of Del Rey: Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” Is the Most Non Bond-Like Theme Yet–And That’s A Good Thing
It was arguably in 1973, with Paul McCartney & Wings stepping up to perform “Live and Let Die” for the Bond film of the same [Read More…]
“Delete Forever” Is An Opioid Lullaby, Wanting Only to Put the Crisis to Bed
Possessing a neo-folk aura, Grime’s fifth single (“We Appreciate Power” doesn’t count) from Miss_Anthropocene (leaving just five more left to hear on the record), “Delete [Read More…]
Birds of Prey: The Album: As Much of an Instant Classic as the Movie
With Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) as the bona fide anarchistic hero(ine) of 2020 (sorry Joker, your time has come and gone), Birds of Prey could [Read More…]
Miss Americana: Taylor Swift Still Clearly Wants to Be America’s Sweetheart With An “Edge”
It’s no secret that Taylor Swift has been “changing.” That she’s been “evolving” to a point where she’s finally comfortable enough to feel unmuzzled about [Read More…]
Unclear Why Britney Spears’ “Lucky” Isn’t the Official Opening Song to the Oscars
It’s been two decades since Britney Spears brought us the second single from Oops!… I Did It Again. That masterpiece being, of course, “Lucky,” a [Read More…]
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…]