'Lonely Christmas': Now, Now's Sad, Synth-y, Single Anthem for the Holidays
Christmas music isn't my thing, aside from "All I Want for Christmas Is You" - which we are absolutely streaming until we get Mariah Carey her No. 1 this year, darlings - Britney's "My Only Wish (This Year)" obviously and, of course, Hilary Duff's masterful debut, Santa Clause Lane. (Speaking of,…
'OMG': Oh My God, It's Carly Rae Jepsen & Gryffin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3nxLD_iAQ Oh my God: Carly Rae Jepsen, born Carly Raemmaculate Jepselegend of the North, has already returned to us with something new, just a few months after the release of her last studio album, Dedicated. "OMG" - which, spoiler alert, is not a cover of the…
'A Kiss Goodbye': Tei Shi Makes a Delicate & Dreamy Departure
The last we heard from Tei Shi - apart from a feature on Blood Orange's Negro Swan last year - was her gorgeous and sensual 2017 debut, Crawl Space. The 28-year-old singer-songwriter, born Valerie Teicher, has since moved from New York to Los Angeles, and as of Thursday (June 6), she's back with "A…
'Now That I Found You' & 'No Drug Like Me': Carly Rae Jepsen Provides Another Pop Fix
The year is 2019, and Carly Rae Jepsen, born Slayly Raemacculate Jepselegend Of The North, has returned to us on Wednesday (February 27) with not one, but two new Carly Rae Jams to inject directly into our veins and carry us through these most trying of times: "Now That I Found You" - sadly not a…
Marina Makes a Welcome Return to the Mess That's America
It's been 84 years, or at least a small handful, since Marina Diamandis - heretofore known as Marina & The Diamonds, henceforward simply Marina - graced a U.S. stage. If memory serves correctly (or, well, Billboard telling me so), the last time she performed stateside was during the final few shows…
Pop Goes The Future: The Many Reasons to Live for 2018
2017 might have been a tough one for many of us, but just as a wise woman once said after filming Evita: nothing takes the past away like the future. And so, as opposed to adding to the noise of the endless lists recapping the best parts of the past twelve months or dwelling on the…
'Pop 2': Charli XCX Auto-Tunes Out the Demons & Proves Herself to Be the Ultimate Curator of Cool (Review)
"Go fuck your prototype / I’m an upgrade of your stereotype." Look: Sophia isn't the only Femmebot poised to take over the world. After leading us into 2017 with her Number 1 Angel mixtape back in March, a collection of thumping, PC Music-produced future-bops that still holds up as one of the…
"Cut to the Feeling": Carly Rae Jepsen Offers a Warm, Familiar Embrace
Good things come to those who wait — for the international release of French-Canadian animated films after nearly a year, to be exact. In the year 2016, Godly Raemmaculate Jepselegend, vers queen and star of stage and screen and studio, lent her LGBTQ agenda-pushing vocals to a '3D…
MuuTunes: August 2016
MuuTunes: August 2016 SPOTIFY APPLE MUSIC It's August, and I have a problem with the fact that there's no air in here and I'm going to die. Just give me a fan. Anywho, the August 2016 MuuTunes playlist has arrived. Keep up with this playlist as it regularly updates throughout the month on…
'Freetown Sound', Dev Hynes' Album for the Under Appreciated, Blesses Us with New Carly Rae Jepsen & Nelly Furtado
In Dev Hynes, we trust. If you're not already a Blood Orange enthusiast or a pop nerd who's found his name featured within your favorite pop diva's album liner notes, chances are still pretty high that, even unknowingly, you're still a big fan. Dev isn't as much of a prolific pop penner like Sia,…
There Is New Carly Rae Jepsen Music (In Japan, Where Art Is Still Appreciated)
There's reason to get even more E•MO•TIONal. Western society may be hurdling toward certain disaster (we accept the election season we think we deserve), but Asia still has their shit figured out — specifically Japan. Why? Because unlike our dumb asses, they actually love and respect Real Music.…
The Top 50 Singles of 2015
Well! Here we go again. I worked my way through the Top 20 Albums of 2015 last week. And now, it's time to twirl right through the singles. This list is always way more fun to put together than the albums because I get to squeeze in more artists, although the ranking starts to feel especially…