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Grief is confusing! Lizzo, “ Cuz I Love You ”ĭrama! Punchlines! Vocals! This is, as the kids would say, a serve. who does she think she should be ghostin and why?), which is strange because the incoherence is part of its power. The discourse around this ballad is too focused on how sad it is (it is, in fact, very sad) and not focused enough on how confused it is (i.e. Snoh Aalegra, “ I Want You Around ”Ī fine addition to my “psychedelic rock + R&B = tru luv” playlist. JoJo) ”Ī smidge traditional for my taste, but, like: vocals are vocals. Disclosure) ”Ī few degrees sunnier than the average Khalid song a bright February afternoon of a song. So much so that I didn’t even realize this was a breakup song until several listens in. I don’t know if it’s the pregnancy hormones, or what, but this bish is RADIATING peace, serenity, and acceptance. So low-key for Diplo! Just a lovely sunset of song. It’s the background vocals that make this song work baaah bah bah bah baaah. The irresistible sound of pop culture collapsing in on itself: A Max Martin-penned Ariana Grande thot bop that samples an NSYNC deep cut (“It Makes Me Ill”) that was written by ‘00s hitmaker and current Real Housewife, Kandi Burruss. Ariana Grande, “ break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored ” And, obviously, I’d rather a young artist take their time in the studio than panic-release a bunch of underwhelming singles in a “strike while it’s hot!” frenzy (ala Camila Cabello and the aborted The Hurting. I don’t know that Normani can slow-burn her way into a successful solo career, but this is great. It’s not what I want from Katy Perry in 2019, but, also, I don’t know what I want from Katy Perry in 2019. Rein, “ Electric ”Ī slightly more metal Icona Pop? When I went out in search of more information about this band I discovered they use an account for official inquiries and stopped looking because that’s, like, pretty punk, tbh. G’bless Icona Pop for doing their extremely 2012 thing in this, the year of our lord, 2019.
I have very uncomplicated feelings about her chirping “I wanna party with Jesus!” R3HAB, “ This Is How We Party (ft. I have very complicated feelings about Kim Petras continuing to work with Dr. The most important thing is Cleo Kelley, whoever that is, spells Kelley correctly, aka with two e’s. I have a weirdly hard time describing this song: Post-Trop Pop Pop? Spotify Pop? Dua Lipa-esque? Doesn’t matter. I think I'd like it more if it was sung by someone with a discernible personality. Peter Robinson called this "almost offensively amazing," which I think says more about the sad state of pop music at the moment than anything else. What a bittersweet little song! Released after Lil Peep's death, this bouncy emo rap track is brimming with energy, life, and hooks. Rationale) ”ĭon’t understand it all! Rationale sounds exactly like he always does! Have listened to it more times than I can count! Lil Peep, “ I’ve Been Waiting (ft. It's given up sex in its search for transcendence and has gotten super into skincare and spends too much time being clever on Instagram. John Mayer, “ I Guess I Just Feel Like ”ĭo you think John Mayer's celibate now? This song is, for sure. What can I say? I'm really loving the vaguely '90s alt-pop ressurgance. but now, like, a druggier Sixpence None The Richer? A Sixpence None The Richer that consumed an edible an hour or so ago and developed some low-level paranoia. She still sounds like Sixpence None The Richer. When Eva Hendricks sang "Doing nothing's sacrilegious/Triple overtime ambitious/Sentimental, anxious kid," I felt that. I like this song just fine, but it sounds like a million other songs I like just fine? I enjoy it when it's on and then forget about it entirely when it's over. Anna of the North, “ Leaning On Myself ”Īnna of the North is one of those indie-ish pop girls I just can't bring myself to care about. Sego, “ Neon Me Out ”īratty Courtney Barnett-esque spoken word verses and a big shimmery '90s chorus? Sure, why not.
Bone Burnett definitely has it earmarked for some future HBO drama about Good Men who are Bad Cops in Lubbock, Texas or something like that. Like, why do anything, let alone release new music, in February if you don’t absolutely have to.Īnyway, here’s a whole bunch of new songs I liked this month: Palehound, “ Killer ”Ī little lo-fi, a little country.
I like it! There’s an intimacy and urgency to music released in February. There’s a nomansland quality to music releases at the beginning of the year: All the big Q4 releases have been out for months and the battle for the song of the summer is still a few months away Most major pop stars are out of sight, hibernating and/or plotting, and the ones that do choose to release new music during this period do it in opposition to the industry’s Best Practices Nobody’s really releasing bangers Everything is sounds a little off-kilter: smaller, stranger, sadder.