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At the beginning of the year, Julien Baker told KEXP’s Cheryl Waters that when she wrote her sophomore album, Turn…
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Early on in the 2020 sort-of documentary Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, an old man coins a rallying cry for generations…
Feb 8
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Before working on her solo debut, Petals For Armor, Hayley Williams wasn’t convinced she could venture out on her…
Jan 28
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It was supposed to be the year of Van Weezer. After putting out a dozen studio albums (13 if you count the…
Dec 14
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Taylor Swift always commemorates her December birthday by doing something special: having a gigantic party,…
Nov 9
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As the world turns inward, trapped inside in various stages of pandemic quarantine, numerous songwriting luminaries…
Nov 2
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In a recent radio interview, pop superstar Ariana Grande discussed the thought process she went through before…
Oct 15
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Loss is on Bruce Springsteen’s mind. How could it not be—it’s on all of our minds these days, inescapably present…
Sep 24
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Sufjan Stevens wants to love America. His early odes to Illinois and Michigan are as meticulously researched as they…
Aug 27
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Who is Katy Perry? The answer was supposedly revealed back in 2017, when the singer released Witness, her fourth…
Aug 21
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Long gone is the Conor Oberst capable of turning whiskey-scented words of longing into grand, fiery statements, ones…
Jul 31
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If we are to commit only one detail about Beyoncé to our collective memory forever, it should be this: She never…
Jul 24
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Eavesdrop on any Twitter thread between creatives during the last few months, and you’ll inevitably find…
Jun 19
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Like many people, I’ve been spending a lot of time alone lately. Time alone leads to time for reflection, and that…
May 28
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Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta put a lot of time and effort into creating the Lady Gaga persona launched in…
May 22
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Nobody would ever accuse The 1975 of cutting corners or resting on its laurels. The British band spent time in a…
May 13
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Moses Sumney is nothing if not ambitious. After two modest EPs of bare-bones home recordings, he delivered a debut…
May 8
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There’s a breathtaking dichotomy between the brazen, wailing frontwoman of pop-punk outfit Paramore and the…
Apr 27
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It’s a cliché that a Southern musician will turn to God at some point, and the almighty does make an appearance…
Apr 17
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During the season-two finale of British drama The Fall, Gillian Anderson’s sex-crimes investigator realizes a victim…