Unfortified Castle

In The Weeknd's newest single, he revels in his old lifestyle one last time before his outlook on love shifts across the rest of the album.

In Olivia Rodrigo's smash summer hit, I hear what may be an inflection point for pop music in terms of sound and the business of crediting.

Why does it feel like so few songs even remotely touch on the theme of working through relationships?

Disclosure's masterpiece with Lorde has a downright outrageous beat and great lyric / instrumental coordination to drive home its narrative.

Ava Max demonstrates how to build up from a sample, creating new material in a different style while also not losing sight of the original.

John Newman's hit starts slowly, but he soon unleashes its northern soul flavor.

The title of the Zombies' jumpstart single is an answer, but it, along with the rest of the song, only breeds more questions.

Tracy Chapman speaks of lost potential, but there might just be a light at the end of the tunnel.

As the track oscillates between major and minor sections, I try to allay my fears. Do I succeed?