Unfortified Castle

Okay, how has it taken me this long to talk about Santana on here? That's borderline criminal — and I'm remedying that ASAP.

It's a somewhat confusing song by a band with a somewhat confusing name: The The. How fitting.

In complete King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard style, its weirdness only makes it better.

It's also just a plain good song from a band that, yes, isn't just a meme.

Flume's new release is chock-full of fascinating details as he plays with time and musical space.

As Beijing 2022 begins, I return to Underworld's musical setting for the 2012 cauldron lighting.

The Dixie Cups' cover of a traditional song from their hometown stands out from the time's typical pop fare in nearly every way.

Duck Sauce create "disco's revenge" by sampling the genre that preceded it, paying tribute to New York in the process.

In examining a complete revamping of a pop production, I think of how stylistic choices can change our perception of a melody and lyrics.

Nico & Vinz were all over the radio in my early teens with this song, but only now did I finally put a closer lens to it.

Motown meets wall of sound meets breakup angst meets— wait, this song has an actual ending? Sick!

It doesn't get more 60s than how the Friends of Distinction spun an instrumental classic. And how do Zambia and Jim Brown each play a part?