![]() Imagine the challenges this would pose for an artist whose most prominent statements are rooted in graceful, ethereal and athletic movement. Consider the song's devastating sources: Twigs underwent the dissolution of a very public relationship with Robert Pattinson, then her body failed her, as she had six fibroid tumors removed from her uterus, which affected her ability to move, let alone create. And MAGDALENE, the album announced by "Cellophane," is a feat all its own. "Cellophane" was the public's musical re-introduction to a singular multi-hyphenate entertainer in her own artistic realm. Matt MoenįKA Twigs wrote one of the best ballads of the decade, full stop. There is no doubt that pop historians and future devotees of the genre will talk about how perfect "Gone" is for years to come. The line "I feel so unstable/ fucking hate these people" alone feels like the perfect rally cry for an exhausted, digitally isolated generation. They effortlessly weave in and out of each other as they trade lyrics about social anxiety and loneliness. As shown by the shibari-themed video, Charli and Christine have undeniable chemistry. The emotional swells feel more cathartic than ever each verse is intricately detailed with vocal quirks and ad libs, and all of it ends with a dance break that sounds like the song is being disassembled by a line of glitchy robots. Full of glossy synths, deep bouncy bass stabs and titanic drums, the Christine and the Queens duet is grounded in familiar pop structures but ups the intensity tenfold. Cook, "Gone" rests atop the tracklist of Charli XCX's new album as its crown jewel. The culmination of experimentation made in pop alongside producer A. Hearing Eilish flick male ego off her sleeve like lint - as she did with an industry that no doubt told her her ASMR whisper-pop wouldn't sell - just felt right. Particularly, men: in the video, we got to watch Eilish degrade and humiliate a buffet of large, important-looking dudes. When you stop filtering her through an outdated mold, it's easy to hear Eilish mocking the entire enterprise of trying to seem cool. However, Eilish, who loves to see people squirm, was baiting us. Some decided we were overdue for a moral panic about teenage girls' sexuality. Why is this homeschooled 17-year-old who dresses like a lacrosse player and lives at home moaning about making mommas sad? Tweets like " billie eilish singing about 'I'm the might seduce your dad type' girl shut up lmao take your ass to AP Gov" went viral. ![]() When it dropped, nobody knew what was going on. Stuff Britney Spears would have sung about over abrasive robotic beats in the aughts or Lana Del Rey, amidst mournful strings during the 2010s. Jael GoldfineĪt first glance, "Bad Guy" is a sexy pop song about being naughty: tip-toeing around, seducing dads, making girlfriends sad, getting bruises on your knees. ![]() ![]() When Noah begs for rejection because she can't leave a bad relationship on her own, the painful story and self-awareness it took to tell it will make you see the young celebrity differently, and wonder what else she's capable of. A hard swerve for the middle-fingers-up Instagram cool girl, whose dipped her toes into all manner of radio-friendly sounds, "July" is a classic country road song, except the traveler can't get out the door. But not the way Noah sings it (she has the family voice: sweet, husky, penetrating), with fury and longing cracking the surface of sadness. Using these assets, Noah made one of the saddest, sweetest songs of the year with "July" - one I returned to again and again just to feel the line: "'Cause you remind me every day/ I'm not enough/ But I still stay," kick me in the chest. Lucky for Noah Cyrus, the 19-year-old's got talent and a personality. It can't be easy to be Miley Cyrus' baby sister or Billy Ray's daughter, the heir to a country-pop throne with everything to prove. ![]()
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