For someone who exploded onto the pop scene with “Royals,” a cautionary tale about celebrity culture and the pitfalls of observing our entertainment heroes as flawless, godlike figures, New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde has accumulated quite the dedicated cult fanbase – and the expectations of leaning into her role as the cerebral pop star doling out … Continue reading Lorde – Solar Power
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BensBeat Top 25 Albums of 2017
Without further ado, here are my favourite projects of 2017. Happy new year! Honourable Mentions: blackbear - digital druglord Migos - C U L T U R E Tove Lo - Blue Lips [lady wood phase II] Halsey - hopeless fountain kingdom Betty Who - The Valley Kelly Clarkson - Meaning Of Life Bleachers - … Continue reading BensBeat Top 25 Albums of 2017
BensBeat Top 50 Songs of 2017
2017 saw a lot of music spin in a political direction, and while we didn't necessarily receive the high-concept masterpiece I'd been waiting for after last year's Lemonade and Blonde, we still bore witness to a lot of pretty incredible firsts. Here are my top 50 songs that got us through the tumultuous year: Honourable Mentions: Charli XCX … Continue reading BensBeat Top 50 Songs of 2017
Lorde – Melodrama
Alternative pop artist and former teen sensation Lorde drops her sophomore studio album, nearly 4 years removed from winning a Grammy at the age of 16 for "Royals". The extensive time Lorde has put into perfecting this album has been well-documented, and the resulting concept album of sorts, chronicling the story of a single house … Continue reading Lorde – Melodrama
Bleachers – Gone Now
Ex-fun. guitarist and superstar pop producer Jack Antonoff returns with his side project turned full project's sophomore album, Gone Now. In contrast to debut Strange Desire (2014), Bleachers delve a little deeper into a musical niche here, specifically the arena rock of the 1980s that slowly began to become nearly synonymous with pop. For the most part, … Continue reading Bleachers – Gone Now
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