Lainey Wilson & John Mayer – Phone, Keys, Wallet: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
There is an easy way to write about a new single: describe what it sounds like. “Phone, Keys, Wallet” deserves a different approach, because its real interest is...
ADÉLA – Ain’t In LA: Song, Meaning and New Music Review
Some songs announce their subject immediately. “Ain’t In LA” does something better: it gives the listener a phrase that becomes more revealing the longer you sit with it....
Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ Shines as a Celebration of Life
Zara Larsson captures the feeling of a summer night that never seems to end on “Midnight Sun.” The Swedish pop star turns memories of home, friendship, nature and...
Pooh Shiesty Announces His Return With “I’m Back”
Pooh Shiesty wastes no time explaining the purpose of “I’m Back.” The title says almost everything listeners need to know. After years in which his recording career was...
Riley Green Raises a Glass to Toby Keith on “Think As You Drunk”
Riley Green turns a drunken sentence into the centerpiece of “Think As You Drunk,” a rowdy country song that doubles as a heartfelt tribute to one of his...
Olivia Rodrigo Turns Anger Into Chaos on “Maggots for Brains”
Olivia Rodrigo has never been afraid to sound angry. On “Maggots for Brains,” she pushes that anger into darker, stranger territory, using disgust, sarcasm and exaggerated imagery to...
Olivia Rodrigo Faces the Pressure of “Expectations”
Olivia Rodrigo has spent much of her career writing about heartbreak, jealousy and relationships. On “Expectations,” she turns the pressure inward, confronting the exhausting experience of trying to...
KAROL G, Judeline and rusowsky Get Lost in Desire on “BbY WOW”
KAROL G steps outside conventional reggaeton on “BbY WOW,” joining Spanish artists Judeline and rusowsky for a dreamy, experimental track built around attraction, desire and the intoxicating feeling...
Olivia Rodrigo Finds Safe Love on “honeybee”
Olivia Rodrigo has written some of her biggest songs about what happens when love goes wrong. On “honeybee,” she explores something that can be just as frightening: what...
Noah Kahan Is Ready to Reconcile on “Willing and Able”
Noah Kahan reaches across a painful emotional divide on “Willing and Able,” a deeply personal song about two people with years of shared history who cannot seem to...