Tag: Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan Makes the Middle Ages Seem Like Gay Heaven (Complete with a Madonna Sample) for the “Party” Video
Once again proving that he’s studied under the School of Brat (as also evidenced by “She’s the Best”), Troye Sivan’s second single from She’s the [Read More…]
With “She’s the Best,” Troye Sivan Seems to Want to Fill the Void in the Brat Universe Now That Charli XCX Left It
Although gay men are plenty well-known for grafting from women (and often, the caricature of what it’s supposed “mean” to be a woman) while going [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s Most Ambitious “Mixtape” Yet: Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat
Being that the intention of Brat was always to get back to Charli XCX’s musical roots (especially after her intentionally hyper-commercial album, Crash), it seemed [Read More…]
“Talk Talk” Gets A Sexier, Less Desperate Makeover With Troye Sivan and, More Importantly, Dua Lipa on the Remix
Just in time to mark the beginning of the Sweat Tour, which kicks off on September 14th in Detroit, Charli XCX has released yet another [Read More…]
Troye Sivan Subverts the 90s Calvin Klein Ad in “One of Your Girls” Video
With the release of Troye Sivan’s third album, Something to Give Each Other, he’s in full-blown promotion mode. Which means, rightly, the release of another [Read More…]
“2099” Video Looks More Like 1997 as Jet Skis Seem to Make Some Unwitting Statement About Present Behavior’s Effects on the Future
As Charli XCX keeps the singles coming from Charli (in particular with Troye Sivan), her sequel, after a fashion, to “1999”–called “2099”–isn’t exactly the most [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s Charli Is That Rare Breed of Album That Makes Non-Cohesion Work
In a music climate that thrives on keeping listeners hooked by constantly releasing new singles, Charli XCX, like Lana Del Rey with Norman Fucking Rockwell, [Read More…]
Where Prince’s “1999” Looked to the Future, Charli XCX & Troye Sivan’s “1999” Pleads for a Return the Past
When Prince released the album 1999 in the final months of 1982, the world was edging ever closer to that apocalyptic year George Orwell had [Read More…]
