Tag: 2021 music
Charli XCX’s “Good Ones” Assumes There Are Any Good Ones to Let Go
After a year spent in lockdown, it’s evident that Charli XCX is ready to take full advantage of the “no restrictions” policy that has come [Read More…]
WAP 2.0: Tanu Muino Shows Off her Own “Wild Side” in Normani and Cardi B’s Collaboration Together
Making a brief foray into the mainstream in 2019 with the mostly lackluster “Small Talk” video for Katy Perry (though, to be fair, it was [Read More…]
“Cherish” Meets “Love Don’t Cost A Thing” With A Dash of “Stars Are Blind”: J. Lo’s “Cambia El Paso” Video
Any beach-oriented video with a woman romping around in it, of course, automatically harkens back to Madonna’s 1989 “Cherish” directed by Herb Ritts. Later, Paris [Read More…]
Still Trying to Compute Ed Sheeran Being A Party Boy
Beyond just being a ginger with a flavor for non-Caucasian women (as evidenced by his music videos and past trysts), Ed Sheeran conjures an easy [Read More…]
When You Go From “Good Time Boy” to “Creepy Older Guy in Club”: Ed Sheeran’s Graduation From “Shape of You” to “Bad Habits”
In the summer of 2017, “Shape of You” was as inescapable as coronavirus in 2020 (and, to be honest, even as inescapable as it is [Read More…]
Ed Sheeran Wants to Make Us Feel Pre-Pandemic Vibes With “Bad Habits”
After waiting an entire five years since “Shape of You” was the song of the summer in 2017 (alongside “Despacito”)—a single many are still trying [Read More…]
Betrayer of the Pale: Lorde Has a Sun-Worshipping Beach Cult (And A Madewell Commercial) in “Solar Power”
The long-awaited return of Lorde has perhaps caused the phenomenon that naturally occurs when too much anticipation builds up: disappointment with the eventual product. There’s [Read More…]
An Album for the Ages: Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land
MARINA began the recording of what would become her fifth album in January of 2020. In American speak: B.C. (Before Corona, even though it was [Read More…]
Gay Boys Love to See Themselves From Ari’s Point of View
It’s no secret that Ariana Grande has always shown support for the LGBTQIA+ community. And it isn’t just because her brother, Frankie, is gay, but [Read More…]
Sabrina Carpenter Bares No “Skin,” Just Teeth, With Latest Song
On the heels of Olivia Rodrigo’s California-centric unrequited love anthem, “drivers license,” it seems more than a little suspect that Sabrina Carpenter (the presumed blonde [Read More…]
