Tag: Dan Nigro
Your Hair Is Everywhere, Screaming “New York Fucked Me Up,” Or: Chappell Roan, Too, Is Haunted By New York in “The Subway”
While there are many people who wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to interpret “The Subway” as yet another “love letter” to New York—especially those who [Read More…]
Lorde’s Haunted New York Shines Through in “What Was That” Video
Anyone who lives in New York long enough will eventually be haunted by it. The memories of experiences and relationships past cropping up like PTSD-triggering [Read More…]
Chappell Roan’s Thematically Aligned Trio of Songs: “Femininomenon,” “Good Luck, Babe!” and “The Giver”
Although Chappell Roan has just one studio album, it feels as though she’s been omnipresent ever since The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess was released [Read More…]
The New Queen of Cunt(ry): Chappell Roan Is All About Taking (Your Woman) on “The Giver”
In the almost full year since “Good Luck, Babe!” was released (on April 5, 2024), Chappell Roan has been on a roller coaster of a [Read More…]
“Welcome to My Island, Bitch” Is the New “It’s Britney, Bitch”
For those who didn’t think Caroline Polachek’s bop, “Welcome to My Island,” could get any better, Charli XCX has arrived to give her own take [Read More…]
Curating Pain and a Road Trip Route: Driving Home 2 U
The acceleration of time within the framework of “modern fame” is something Olivia Rodrigo knows all about. From Old Navy commercial to Disney star to [Read More…]
(Sweet &) Sour: Olivia Rodrigo’s Debut Is A Teenage Elegy
The thing Olivia Rodrigo has been praised for repeatedly since the monumental and continuing success of “drivers license” is her unique ability to speak to [Read More…]