Reneé Rapp’s “Mad” Details What a Waste of Time and Energy It Is When the Other Person in a Relationship Is Easily Riled
In keeping with the “this is so stupid” aura of “Leave Me Alone,” Reneé Rapp’s first single from her forthcoming album, Bite Me, the second one, [Read More…]
Lorde Goes Deeper and Deeper on Virgin
The road to Virgin release day has been a long one. Not just the creation of the album itself, which Lorde, in her synesthetic state, describes as [Read More…]
Laufey Goes All in On the Self-Proclaimed Embarrassment of Being a “Lover Girl”
Based on the pair of singles from A Matter of Time that Laufey released prior to “Lover Girl,” “Silver Lining” and “Tough Luck,” it’s clear that her [Read More…]
The “Apples to Apples” Episode of And Just Like That… Continues to Cement Carrie’s Disdain for the “Country”
Things never go well for Carrie Bradshaw when she attempts a foray into “country life” (which is what going to Virginia amounts to for New [Read More…]
Attention Whores Kesha, Slayyyter and Rose Gray Join Forces for to Deliver a Summer Anthem
As Miley Cyrus said on her own 2023 track, “Attention” (from the live album of the same name), “I need attention.” In a similar intonation, Kesha [Read More…]
Lola Young Tries to Rein in Some of Her Self-Destructiveness on “Not Like That Anymore”
While Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse might have once been the undisputed British queens of lyrical self-deprecation (and generally self-destructive behavior), there’s a new princess [Read More…]
Look Out, Pigeon Lady From Home Alone 2: Lorde Brings Down the “Hammer” in a Video That Comes Across as a Coming-of-Age Movie (But Like, An A24 One)
Lorde’s slow-burn reveals of what the music from Virgin, her upcoming fourth album, will sound like have been as measured and carefully considered as the music [Read More…]
Summer Girls in Heat: HAIM’s “All Over Me,” a Theme Song for SATC’s “Secret Sex” Episode, Acts as a “Relationships” Video Redux
To kick off their I Quit album cycle, HAIM wisely chose “Relationships” as the thesis/lead single for the record. Not only because it speaks to the overarching [Read More…]
HAIM Can’t Quit Their “Fuck You/This” Energy on I Quit
In the five long years since the release of HAIM’s last album, Women in Music Pt. III, it feels more like ten have gone by. This [Read More…]
“Manchild” as the Theme Song for Every Male World Leader
While Sabrina Carpenter continues to launch a thousand think pieces about her Man’s Best Friend cover, her lead single from the album, “Manchild,” has flown surprisingly under the [Read More…]
