RIFF’d: Beyonce’s ‘Beyonce’
Following a string of corporate tie-in songs that failed to connect with anyone save Pepsi and H&M executives, numerous rumors that she had scrapped over 50 songs in order to start afresh and a mammoth world […]
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Listing: The Top 5 Anxiety-Ridden Lyrics From Childish Gambino’s ‘Because The Internet’
Childish Gambino may have made his name as a writer on 30 Rock and as childlike former high school football star Troy Barnes in Community, but as indicated by his recent departure on the latter […]
EDM: A Case for the Word to Get Back to the Groove
From Underworld’s “Born Slippy” (“Lager, lager, lager, shouting mega mega white thing”) to Faithless’ “Insomnia” (“I gets no sleep, I can’t get no sleep”) – on the surface, the original ‘Electronic Dance Music’ invasion of […]
Listing: Sky Ferreira’s ‘Night Time, My Time’ in 5 Coming-of-Pop-Star-Age Lyrics
Initially signed by Capitol Records as a potential successor to Britney Spears at the age of 15, Sky Ferreira’s career has since lurched from one false start to another. Her synth-pop-inspired debut album was originally […]
Listing: Katy Perry’s ‘Prism’ in 5 ‘F-ing Dark’ Lyrics
Katy Perry’s last blockbuster effort, Teenage Dream, was so sugary that its physical release was even scented to smell like cotton candy. But having married and divorced thesaurus-swallowing comedian Russell Brand in the three years […]
Listing: Gogol Bordello’s ‘Pura Vida Conspiracy’ in 5 Introspective Sentiments
An on-stage performance with Madonna at Live Earth, an appearance in Everything Is Illuminated, 2010’s Rick Rubin-produced Trans-Continental Hustle – Gogol Bordello’s riotous brand of gypsy folk-punk has regularly threatened to break out into the […]
Listing: Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Electric’ in 5 Cerebral Lyrics
Ending with the chorus “this is our last chance for goodbye,” 2012’s underwhelming Elysium hinted that Pet Shop Boys were about to abdicate their throne as the kings of knowing synth-pop. Yet less than 12 […]
Listing: The Top 5 Boasts From J. Cole’s ‘Born Sinner’
North Carolina rapper J. Cole’s debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, may have debuted at number one on the Billboard charts in 2011, eventually shifting over 600,000 copies in the process. But still, few […]
Listing: The 5 Most Absurd Lyrics from CSS’ ‘Planta’
With New Young Pony Club missing in action, Late of the Pier and Shitdisco disbanding and Klaxons still recovering from difficult second album syndrome, Brazilian quartet CSS appear to be the last true survivors of the […]
Listing: Portugal. The Man’s ‘Evil Friends’ in 5 Outsider Lyrics
Having released a new studio album every year since they first unleashed their experimental blend of neo-psychedelia, prog-pop and art-rock onto the unsuspecting public back in 2006, Portugal. The Man’s prolific streak came to a […]
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