Tag: Genna Rivieccio
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Mariah Carey’s “Type Dangerous”: A Dichotomy of Desires With a “Retro”-Inspired Video
Because Mariah Carey seems to remain consistent in terms of her presence in the public eye, it’s easy for some to forget that, despite her [Read More…]
On the Backlash to Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend Album Cover
As is the norm with female pop stars, Sabrina Carpenter was able to go along with unchecked praise and reverence there for a while (read: [Read More…]
