Song of 2025: Alison Goldfrapp – Sound & Light

What do you want? What do you really need? Okay forget that… what would make you feel good right now in this moment no matter what? Sound & Light. This year feels like a series finale that should have come three seasons back. Everything came to such a pressure point that it felt like aContinue reading “Song of 2025: Alison Goldfrapp – Sound & Light”

Best of 2023: Selena Gomez – Single Soon

Selena Gomez has always had my back. I had a whole epiphany moment with “Rare.” I was pretty deep in it for a bit. She always knows what to say. We’ve seen her fight the haters (“Who Says“). We’ve seen her be sexy (“Good For You“). This time, she’s emerging as the victor in anContinue reading “Best of 2023: Selena Gomez – Single Soon”

Best of 2023: Lana Del Rey – Grandfather Please Stand on the Shoulders of My Father While He’s Deep-Sea Fishing

I’ll never forget the first time I heard this song. I was in a rented RV with a group of friends, barreling through the night on a journey to the Grand Canyon. Some in the group would later embark on further travel across the country for the remainder of the year. Some would move away.Continue reading “Best of 2023: Lana Del Rey – Grandfather Please Stand on the Shoulders of My Father While He’s Deep-Sea Fishing”

Best of 2023: A R I Z O N A – Graveyard

I can’t tell you shit about A R I Z O N A. I’d rather not research them, because my lack of expertise makes for a more fun perspective to write from. Sometimes it’s nicer to keep things green and speak from the heart, rather than rattling off stats. I know that I’ve skipped theirContinue reading “Best of 2023: A R I Z O N A – Graveyard”

2020 in Music

This written piece is accompanied by my year end playlist “2020 Triumphant” available on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VLfiJz3w9dBPlzt4iGKqO Music did not take a break in 2020. From big-name collabs that would’ve been recorded at separate studios even without a pandemic, to slow-burners that were obviously recorded from home by artists losing sanity just as quickly as the rest of us,Continue reading “2020 in Music”