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Entering Beard Phase with Mike Posner
Mike Posner has written hits for himself like "I Took a Pill in Ibiza," and for stars from Justin Bieber ("Boyfriend") to Maroon 5 ("Sugar"), so he h…
7 years, 3 months ago
How Dirty Projectors Make You Feel Energy (with David Longstreth)
Dirty Projectors are known for their kaleidoscopic soundscapes. They make strange bedfellows of music techniques like 14th vocal harmonies and Africa…
7 years, 4 months ago
Stairway To Hell: Greta Van Fleet’s Scorching Album Review That Went Viral
Classic rock climaxed a half century ago, yet it still survives in two places: FM radio & Greta Van Fleet. The later are an upstart of four boys from…
7 years, 4 months ago
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Love the 90s
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan conjure late 90s nostalgia in their latest banger. "1999" drips with lyrical nostalgia for the last decade of the millenni…
7 years, 5 months ago
Sicko Rap and Drunk Country
Four songs on the Hot 100 pop chart reveal the new directions in which music is headed. Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode" boasts an unprecedented formal st…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Side Effects of Pop Music with Emily Warren
Emily Warren is one of the great rising stars of contemporary songwriting. Her song "Side Effects" with The Chainsmokers is currently rising up the c…
7 years, 5 months ago
Drake vs Drake
Drake, per usual, has been inescapable this summer. "In My Feelings" and "Nice For What" top the charts, but there's depth to these bangers. We argue…
7 years, 6 months ago
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Beyoncé and Black Eyed Peas (Pt. II)
The final episode of our Switched on Summer throwback series finds us deconstructing more early aughts bangers.
Under consideration: two of the bigges…
7 years, 6 months ago
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Nelly + Katy Perry (Pt. 1)
What made summer jams of the aughties like Nelly's "Hot in Herre" and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" so hot? The answer: big, sweaty, doses of harmon…
7 years, 7 months ago
Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?
The Switched on Pop Summer Throwback Series continues! This time, with a deep dive into the musical detritus of the 1990s.
In true 90s fashion, our ep…
7 years, 7 months ago