Pity Party
Conor Oberst's Desaparecidos Project Made One of His Best Albums
2002's "Read Music, Speak Spanish" is still a reminder that you can sing about anti-capitalism and make it beautiful.
The ‘A Star Is Born’ Soundtrack Is Like a Trip Through Gaga’s Career
The film's music moves through the sub-genres she's touched upon across her four albums, reaffirming the popstar's versatility.
The 1975 Have Shown Us How Guitar Music Embraces Streaming Too
The three new tracks from the band take an eclectic approach, mirroring streaming's affection for variety.
Charli XCX's Recent One-Off Singles Ooze Innovative Pop Pleasure
On three new summer loosies, Charli engages with the pop mainstream while giving us the bangers we know and love her for.
I'm Getting Old, So I Loved Robert Smith's Introspective Meltdown Festival
My inner Music Dad was delighted.
Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting" Is the Song of Every Summer
Full of possibility, the second single from Bush's 1985 album 'Hounds of Love' is a universal anthem for the summer months.
Sleater-Kinney’s “Modern Girl” Is Still a Parable for Life in Your Twenties
The simple, sad track was released in 2005, but pretty much eternally maps the insecurities of early adulthood.
My Mom’s Pregnancy Playlist Helped Me Get to Know Her Better
At 24, I'm the same age as she was when she had me. By listening to the music she liked back then, I took a closer look at our similarities in taste.
Years Later, Waxahatchee’s 2012 Debut Album Is Like a January Cure
How Katie Crutchfield's 'American Weekend' helps push through the year's first long weeks of solitary drudgery.
How UK Pop Nailed Dating in 2017
Dua Lipa, Wolf Alice and Mabel made sense of first date hangovers, texts you'll never send and Tinder.
Pinegrove Will Pull You Through the Worst of Times
October was a shitty month, for women especially, but I found some respite in the band's 2016 album 'Cardinal.'
The Slow-Burning Therapeutic Power of Paramore’s ‘After Laughter’
How I've been helped by the duality of this record, and come to relate to the woman responsible for it.