On the brink of pride month in what feels like the most regressive time for LGBTQIA+ rights in the 21st century, it seems appropriate to get even. This song focuses on the archaic expectations of women in modern society. Stay soft, quiet, pretty and obedient. But you still have to bring in a salary, climbContinue reading “Madonna – What It Feels Like For A Girl”
Category Archives: Sensational Songs
Lykke Li – I Never Learn
I Never Learn This tattoo-worthy sequence of three words is seared in my brain. I think about it often while driving, working, exercising etc.. The level of self-assessment by someone who has fought through the same shit as me is jarring. There’s a stormOnly love remains “Why am I like this?” I’ve asked myself. IContinue reading “Lykke Li – I Never Learn”
AG Cook/Charli XCX – Lucifer
Kicking around my head since its release, this song has remained on repeat throughout this year. It preceded BRAT summer and all that Charli would accomplish as a newly mainstream artist, but grabbed my attention moreso than any individual track in the BRAT universe. Being that AG Cook is her most frequent collaborator, it’s justContinue reading “AG Cook/Charli XCX – Lucifer”
So Clear – Miya Folick
I feel really lucky to have stumbled across this track. It will be a staple as I move through difficult times, having trouble trusting myself to pull through and not sink into an unrecognizable version of myself who’s incapable of feeling any normalcy. I see messed up things happening to everyone close to me nowContinue reading “So Clear – Miya Folick”
Sun Bleached Flies – Ethel Cain
This will be my most streamed song of the year. There aren’t days that I don’t listen to it, and I rarely do so without repeating it several times. The ethereal composition of this specific storyline makes it feel oddly familiar. Each line has me leaning in closer, looking for the bits that feel trueContinue reading “Sun Bleached Flies – Ethel Cain”
Charli XCX – Von Dutch
Never try to be a ‘cult classic.’ It entails a pattern of delayed gratification and underappreciation until the point that you stop counting likes/votes/follows before they ever come. Charli XCX knows this all too well, being largely ignored by the mainstream until she literally punched us in the face to get our attention in theContinue reading “Charli XCX – Von Dutch”
Gwen Stefani – What You Waiting For?
I am so fucking proud of my friend. I’ve known her forever, but it seems like the new chapter that she is about to embark on will make her a new person, so I’m choosing to dedicate this song, and this written piece, to her. In all honesty, this song evokes weirdly mixed feelings forContinue reading “Gwen Stefani – What You Waiting For?”
The Weeknd, Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming
Perhaps the last great work to come out of Daft Punk, and certainly one of The Weeknd’s best tracks, this golden song will never devalue. At a glance, it’s probably about making a woman climax. Nothing could be less interesting to me. And not even because of the gay part. I love listening to thisContinue reading “The Weeknd, Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming”
Beyoncé – JUST FOR FUN
I am the man. I know it. Beyoncé says in a forced affirmation amid an inner turmoil that she’ll never detail. As many layers as Cowboy Carter offers, I gravitated to this track in my first run-through. It feels familiar and as comforting as a sweater passed down from my dad, like it was designedContinue reading “Beyoncé – JUST FOR FUN”
Sensational Songs: Coldplay – Fix You
I can’t stand it. This song is almost always a skip for me. I’m rarely in a place where I can face it. And the tears come streaming down your face There is no more tender place in my heart than where this song lives. I think about my cousin who took me to myContinue reading “Sensational Songs: Coldplay – Fix You”
I'm Just Gonna Dance All Night 