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Lana Del Rey Revisits Her Past to Look Toward the Future

ELLE.com, March 28, 2023

On ‘Hideous Bastard,’ Oliver Sim mines horror tropes to embrace queer identity

NPR Music, Sept. 17, 2022

On ‘No Rules Sandy,’ Sylvan Esso finds freedom outside the formula

NPR Music, Aug. 11, 2022

On ‘Harry’s House,’ Styles faces the perils of pastiche

NPR Music, May 24, 2022

Little Oblivions Is the Perfect Vehicle for Julien Baker’s Explorations of Faith

Harper’s Bazaar, March 28, 2021

Perfume Genius Expands Rock’s Body Language

NPR Music, May 14, 2020

Soccer Mommy On ‘Color Theory’: ‘I Want To Keep Growing Until I Hit The Ceiling’

NPR Music, March 5, 2020

Terrestrial Doom: 30 Songs For Our Age Of Anxiety

NPR Music, Dec. 11, 2019

Lorde Is The 21st Century’s Author Of Adolescent Evolution

NPR Music, Aug. 18, 2018

The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

NPR Music, July 30, 2018

Barlow & Bear bring musical theater into the TikTok era

NPR, March 18, 2022

Jimmie Allen put his own spin on country music — and is now reaping the rewards

NPR, March 17, 2022

For Saweetie, a Grammy nomination is just the beginning

NPR, March 15, 2022

Rodrigo Amarante And His Great Musical Tantrum

NPR, July 16, 2021

Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner Is Creating Her Own Joy

Harper’s Bazaar, June 9, 2021

The Glossy, Glorious Return of Adult Contemporary Pop Music in 2022

ELLE.com, Dec. 31, 2022

Can a ‘nobody’ make a popular, financially stable podcast?

Columbia Journalism Review, Oct. 22. 2019

A Different Kind Of Pride: Perspectives On 50 Years Of Celebration, Part 1

NPR Music, June 22, 2020

Our Daily Breather: Reading To Stay Present During The Pandemic

NPR, June 10, 2020

Bob Dylan’s hazy quest

The Week, June 17, 2019

The Clash, Dolly Parton, and ‘Return of the Mack’: What 2020 Democrats’ walk-on music says about their campaigns

The Week, June 10, 2019

Will a a Robert Pattinson-led Batman trilogy break new ground for DC?

The Week, June 5, 2019