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GUEST POST: Mal Blum's Transness Is Complex on 'The Villain'
On their first album in six years, the LA-based musician dives into the contradictions and messiness of existing as a trans person during this…
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Max Freedman
REISSUE: Is Pop Music Contributing to Our Collective Brain Rot?
Maybe, or maybe not — let's find out.
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Max Freedman
‘E•MO•TION’ Still Sounds Vital 10 Years Later
In seizing her post-“Call Me Maybe” moment in a dumbfoundingly obvious yet sneakily savvy way, Carly Rae Jepsen ensured her icon status among LGBTQ+ pop…
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‘Brat’ Is a Year Old Now. Let’s Look at Its Legacy
Sonically, it holds up perfectly. Public perception of Charli xcx in the time since, though, may have soured just a tiny bit — or is that an illusion?
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Model/Actriz Brings Some Noise to Queer Pop on ‘Pirouette’
The band’s new direction lines up neatly with its most directly queer lyrics to date, but 'Pirouette' occasionally falls flat.
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Max Freedman
St. Vincent’s Last Album Was Really Good. Why Does Barely Anyone Talk About It?
Minus her Grammy win this year, ‘All Born Screaming’ kind of came and went. It deserved better.
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You Should Definitely Listen to Fusilier, But Maybe His Past Releases Instead
I absolutely love his previous EPs, but I feel let down by his debut album.
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