the first post of the longest running column
62 new songs reviewed
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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH
Ringo Starr releases his best song in decades and Migos release their best song in years
it didn’t work out that way
Sinatra had already won an Oscar, though uncredited, for best song
all the headaches of hard rock 2019 and yet song after song signifies
a tribute to the Garage Rock Heroes from his hometown Detroit City
mandate, my ass
a post-modern Kid Rock, white trash makes good
a dissection of the emotional fascism explicit in sexual relationships
singular gifted performer, great guitarist, rock n roll voice
one idea that’s so good it can be retooled and recycled and still sound fresh
Lana’s seasons in the sun wins
Kanye’s only masterpiece of the year
Post Malone is Kid Rock without the Southern boogie and assholeness
the greatest New Wave song ever written about a bisexual love triangle
an immaculate series of September songs for lovers and losers
Man, I wish we’d jumped on it sooner
a little long but otherwise very good
album of the year?
masterful, fuzzed out blast of organ and energy
hopeful and optimistic against the often darker, more melancholy impulses
wasn’t the Stones’ concert at the Rose Bowl supposed to be a grand mess?
four straight up bangers and an acapella take on the best one,
I wonder if they bleeped “Juicy”
the Southern baptist religious roar put across pop songs like a layer of faith over pain
one of the strangest pieces of music he ever released
an extensive study analyzing the playlists of the presidential candidates.
minor masterpieces of country perfection
Taylor and true love
I suffer from an intense FOMO for a few days
she was a teenager at the time
Taylor’s best song in five years
every hope and dream exploded
‘That’s right unless you didn’t know, I am a cowboy!’
steadily intelligent, indie electronic big boys
I knew it was a Prince song, and I wanted to do a great job on it
Bragg always had a knack for exposing the often-unseen trials and burdens that come with being a woman in modern society
a drunken hymn for those with broken dreams and abandoned hopes
Weyes Blood mesmerized the audience with a panoramic pop
one fiery number after the next
looking for a unique flavor
the new teen idol
the chemistry of all the men on stage was real
three minutes of infectious power pop
constantly entertaining
the standard bearer for black funk