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Taylor Swift’s an enigma: to the sneering public, she’s a plastic manufactured ex-country turned pop star, cold and calculated, her career bought by her father. To her most adoring fans, she’s a woman who can do no wrong, her pen writing the catchiest songs of the summer – and the most heart-wrenching ballads if youContinue reading “folklore”

POP2: CHARLI XCX MAKES MUSIC FROM THE FUTURE

Right now, Charli XCX is heralded as the “pop star of the future”, named by acclaimed magazines as the “anti-popstar” by Pitchfork and other sites. But before she became a critical darling, she was a commercial success: deemed a typical sellout popstar, but a successful one. She started off her career and was thrown intoContinue reading “POP2: CHARLI XCX MAKES MUSIC FROM THE FUTURE”

(low effort post) CHROMATICA INITIAL REACTIONS

My friends and I (E, A, R) decided to listen to Chromatica, rating the songs as we listened to them. Enjoy! ALICE: E: 5/10: “miss halsey in a mall” A: 5/10: “lyrics give me chlamydia” R: 6/10: “second verse was a trip” STUPID LOVE: E: 7/10: ME! energy A: 6/10: not bad but not goodContinue reading “(low effort post) CHROMATICA INITIAL REACTIONS”

Questioning Religion Through Pop Music

AYESHA EROTICA “vacation bible school” Ayesha Erotica’s track, “Vacation Bible School”, is a sugary bundle of pure euphoric electro-pop. With its Y2K influences, bubbly synths, and sass, there’s no question as to why it became a trending sound on Tik Tok. The explosive chorus, “Now it’s fine, because I’m a whore / and I sleepContinue reading “Questioning Religion Through Pop Music”

“Ribs” by Lorde: The Anthem of Generation Z

INTRO “Ribs” by Lorde, off of her debut album “Pure Heroine”, has grown to become the anthem of Generation Z, whether as background music to film-camera filter montages on Tik Tok or late-night solo karaoke sessions in the bedroom at 1 AM. The masterful way in which Lorde bundles fear, nostalgia, and adolescence in aContinue reading ““Ribs” by Lorde: The Anthem of Generation Z”

Hello World!

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”