Ye featuring Lauryn Hill – I Can’t Wait: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
Some songs announce their subject immediately. “I Can’t Wait” does something better: it gives the listener a phrase that becomes more revealing the longer you sit with it....
Steve Lacy – The Feeling: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
The most interesting part of “The Feeling” is not a studio trick or a genre label. It is the human situation at the center of the song. Instead...
Ariana Grande – Like I Do: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
There is an easy way to write about a new single: describe what it sounds like. “Like I Do” deserves a different approach, because its real interest is...
What’s Wrong With Me by Olivia Rodrigo & Robert Smith: New Music Review
With “What’s Wrong With Me”, Olivia Rodrigo & Robert Smith starts from an idea listeners can understand without needing a complicated backstory, then lets the details make it...
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT & KATSEYE – Iconic By Mistake: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
Some songs announce their subject immediately. “Iconic By Mistake” does something better: it gives the listener a phrase that becomes more revealing the longer you sit with it....
almost monday – no more regrets: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
A memorable title can carry an entire song when the idea behind it is strong enough. That is the case with “no more regrets” by almost monday. Instead...
In Color – Headlights: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
There is an easy way to write about a new single: describe what it sounds like. “Headlights” deserves a different approach, because its real interest is what it...
Tems – What You Need: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
Tems gives “What You Need” a clear reason to exist: there is a specific thought, memory or conflict underneath the title, and the song keeps returning to it....
KATSEYE – Hootie Frutti: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
KATSEYE gives “Hootie Frutti” a clear reason to exist: there is a specific thought, memory or conflict underneath the title, and the song keeps returning to it. Instead...
Cody Johnson – Take Me Back (Leave Me There): Song, Meaning and New Music Review
A memorable title can carry an entire song when the idea behind it is strong enough. That is the case with “Take Me Back (Leave Me There)” by...