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…]

Kesha Selflessly Sacrifices Her Straight Girl Anthem, “Boy Crazy,” By Making It An All-Out Gay Boy One for the Video

It would be easy (for some) to misread Kesha’s “Boy Crazy” video in the same way that people have misread Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend album cover. Which [Read More…]

RAYE and Mark Ronson’s “Suzanne”: A “Valerie” for the 2020s (Which Means It’s Decidedly Less Gritty and Much More Corporate)

For many, it’s been a long time coming that RAYE should collaborate with Mark Ronson. After all, the parallel between her voice and Amy Winehouse’s [Read More…]

Brian Wilson’s Death Arrives at an Uncanny Moment In Terms of His Relationship to California & How It’s Being Treated

The death of Brian Wilson has come at an uncanny moment. Aligning with a time in California’s history that is inarguably among its most fraught. [Read More…]