Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Day and Night’ Runs Two Full Albums of Love Case Studies
Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Day and Night' is a double-album dissertation on love, moving from sunny dream pop to dark disco confessionals.
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Tag: pop music
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A review of J Balvin's Rayo, a 15-track album of polished pop and reggaeton that knows exactly what it wants to be.
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A record of desire, possession, and the dance of wanting to be wanted — Kali Uchis answers a question across fourteen tracks.
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Fourteen Years On, Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ Still Sounds Like Nothing Else
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A review of Frank Ocean's thirty-track opus, a record that repeats itself in search of a deeper love.
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Elton John and Brandi Carlile Sing Together on Every Track of Who Believes in Angels
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Fruit Bats Smooth Out the Rough Edges on Spelled in Bones
A review of Fruit Bats' Spelled in Bones, a polished pop record that trades rough edges for comfort, weighing ambition against competence.
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Courtney Marie Andrews Trades Grief for Bright Pop on ‘Loose Future’
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Bieber’s Believe Turns Teen Pop Into Dance-Pop With Three Hits
A record wherein a young man seeks to leave behind the boy he once was, and finds the voice to do so.
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Swag II Review: A Mountain of Filler Buried Two Hits
Justin Bieber's Swag II packs 44 tracks into 131 minutes, and only a handful of hits rise above the filler.