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Charli XCX’s ‘Pop 2’ Is Her Finest Release Yet

'Pop 2' is Charli’s most challenging release to date, pushing the genre's boundaries and disputing commonly held truths about real pop.…

January 10, 2018

More Than a Memento

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

Miami-based synth-pop group Souvenir defies the recycled, washed-out sounds of the genre with preternatural talent and candor.…

January 1, 2018

The 9 Top Pop Hits of 2017

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

From Charli to Carly and Dua to Lorde, here are 2017’s best pop hits.…

December 21, 2017

These 4 Grammy Nomination Categories Show a Step in the Right Direction

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

The Recording Academy has announced the nominations for the 2018 Grammys, and if they snub Kendrick a third time, that’s on them.…

December 20, 2017

Björk’s ‘Utopia’ Testifies for her Capacity of Love, Talent and Service

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

Through her latest ensemble of pop and electronic beats mixed with naturistic instrumentals, Björk shows reinvention does not have to be derivative.…

December 12, 2017

After 4 Pledge-Related Deaths This Year, Will Fraternities Change Anything?

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

The usual m.o. for negative press—pass a self-imposed ban, promise things will be different and then, when the smoke blows over, return to business as usual—might not work this time.…

November 27, 2017

Weezer’s ‘Pacific Daydream’ Is a Long Traipse Through a Boring Life

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

What do you get when you take a nerdy, Harvard-educated musician and try to put him in the public eye as a rockstar? Pacific Daydream.…

November 16, 2017

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Charli XCX’s ‘Pop 2’ Is Her Finest Release Yet

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Björk’s ‘Utopia’ Testifies for her Capacity of Love, Talent and Service

After 4 Pledge-Related Deaths This Year, Will Fraternities Change Anything?

Weezer’s ‘Pacific Daydream’ Is a Long Traipse Through a Boring Life