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Sure: Florence and the Machine, “Big God” - Florence Welch told the New York Times in an interview this month that…
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Nice but not for me: Alessia Cara, “Growing Pains,” - Early on, I admit I was a fan of Alessia’s introversion…
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Yep, definitely, please, more like this: Christina Aguilera “Like I Do” ft. GoldLink: It is now very difficult to…
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Hard pass: Lykke Li, “Hard Rain” — Lykke Li called this music video “a love story” on her Instagram, but there are…
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OK, OK, I see you: SZA: “Garden (Say It Like Dat)” — A forlorn and lovestruck Donald Glover shows up in this gauzy,…
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No, don’t like it: Rita Ora, Charli XCX, Cardi B & Bebe Rexha, “Girls” — When Rita Ora teased the release of this…
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I don’t know yet, ask me later: Celine Dion “Ashes” — During one of our rare warm nights last month, someone drove…
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Hmmm: Ariana Grande, “No Tears Left to Cry” — She’s back, and she’s completely reverted to her incomprehensible…
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N, strike this down: Taylor Swift, Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” cover — It’s been a hellish week, and it’s now…
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Yes: Cardi B, “Drip” feat. Migos — Cardi has blessed us with another terrifically rugged party song (from her debut…
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Y, surprisingly: Danielle Bregoli, “Hi Bich/Whachu Know”
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N: Björk, “The Gate” - This is the single??? The utter tunelessness of “The Gate,” our first taste of Björk’s…
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Y: There’s been a crop of young rappers recently, like Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Peep, who have been drawing on pop punk…
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Y: Syd, “Bad Dream/No Looking Back”— These two-songs-in-one were released earlier this week to announce an upcoming…
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No, thank you: Miley Cyrus, “Younger Now”: Here’s the lead single from Miley Cyrus’s latest attempt to prove to the…
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Y: Samantha Urbani, “Hints & Implications” - This is so ’80s that the smell of aerosol hairspray floods my nostrils,…
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Hell Y: Empress Of, “Go To Hell” - I love this perfect new pop song from Lorely Rodriguez’s project Empress Of, on…
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Y: Kamaiyah, “Build You Up” - Cali rapper Kamaiyah, who put out the insanely charming song “How Does It Feel” last…
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N: Icona Pop, “Girls Girls”—Icona Pop, I think you’re great, but you have to have another trick up your sleeve other…
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Y: The spectacular Zola Jesus is back and boy is she ever back; “Exhumed,” from her forthcoming fifth album Okovi,…