L’Rain: “soulless cycle” Track Review
Taja Cheek has never shied away from the darkest corners of her mind. As L’Rain, she has long…
Olivia Rodrigo: “The Cure” Track Review
On “The Cure,” Olivia Rodrigo is infatuated, but also distracted. “All the pretty girls in the foreground of…
Drake / Sexyy Red: “Cheetah Print” Track Review
Drake has this One Weird Trick that almost always works for him: When they go low, make the…
Madonna / Sabrina Carpenter: “Bring Your Love” Track Review
In Madonna and Stuart Price’s manifesto for the singer’s forthcoming record, CONFESSIONS II, the duo has tapped into…
Lady Gaga / Doechii: “Runway” Track Review
When RuPaul released “Supermodel (You Better Work)” through Tommy Boy Records in 1992, it felt like it was…
Rich Boy: “Throw Some D’s” Track Review
When Polow da Don isolated those three bittersweet chords, pedaling between major and minor, he must’ve known. Those…
M.O.P.: “Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)” Track Review
When I was 15, I got caught in a tornado. It touched down at Cat’s Cradle, a 750-capacity…
Kacey Musgraves: “Dry Spell” Track Review
On a new single tailor-made for a queer line-dancing routine, Kacey Musgraves feels “lonely with a capital H,…
22: “How Shit Go” Track Review
How much longer until the next SoundCloud trend is rapping on dead air? Already approaching that logical end…
Ella Mai: “There Goes My Heart” Track Review
London R&B singer Ella Mai broke out in 2018 with the sleeper hit “Boo’d Up,” which employed its…
Harry Styles: “Aperture” Track Review
On a crowded dancefloor, where illicit substances, pheromones, and hypnotic beats blur, it’s hard to tell if it’s…
Robyn: “Sexistential” / “Talk to Me” Track Review
We know how to meet Robyn on her terms now: Her goofiness and her brazenness, her crystalline wisdom,…