Single Music Reviews

Last summer I went through a dry spell so long my vibrator started asking for hazard pay.You see, I’d sworn…

Etherdene’s ‘What Are You Not Telling Me’ follows the slow collapse of trust after love bombing makes every sweet gesture feel suspect.

Makayla Brownlee’s ‘Natural Blonde’ turns grown-out roots into a country-pop search for the woman she still recognizes underneath.

Lorensa’s ‘Bad for Me’ turns toxic chemistry into a drug-coded pop rush about craving the kind of guys you know you should quit.

Brian Walker’s ‘VENOM’ finds him leaving a toxic relationship before the poison changes him into someone he doesn’t recognize.

Jordie’s ‘Cannonball’ is anxious pop for anyone choosing the unstable dream because the sensible life feels impossible to live with.

madamestarlet’s ‘Father’s Daughter’ turns Dad’s advice into grown-woman standards and makes every man deal with the consequences.

Kayla Josephs’ debut ‘I Shouldn’t Want It’ makes him sweat while she enjoys every filthy second of having the upper hand.

Alexa Kate’s ‘What People Do’ turns an empty room into freedom while everybody else races toward rings and apartments.

Maya Killtron’s ‘Touch This Body’ puts long-term lust back under the disco lights with funk, humor and a very horny reminder to initiate.

R8FTOP 27’s ‘Stay’ captures the messy moment when you want him beside you while wondering where the relationship is going.

Alivia Clark turns bad-for-you chemistry into dance-pop on ‘Dancing In Circles,’ where knowing better keeps losing to wanting him.

Tove Styrke’s ‘Me/You’ finds romance, frustration and permanence in the complicated relationship she has with herself.

‘FOMO’ finds Jessica Rozè chasing the party through martinis, gossip and free shots with a club-pop hook built to be yelled back.

On ‘TIP TOE,’ Ella Stae captures the anxiety and anger of watching every word around someone who could explode at any moment.

Alexa Kate’s ‘Does Anybody?’ captures the panic of falling behind while everyone else seems to be moving forward.

On ‘Stranger in My Head,’ Elly Poletti gets trapped in the memories and mental arguments that keep a woman awake after midnight.

Siri Neel’s ‘West Street’ turns overthinking into a night out where messy hair, dancing and finally letting go feel damn good.

Elle Winter’s ‘Dream Girl’ takes her ex at his word and discovers never finding another man like him sounds pretty fucking good.

Amelie Aldner’s ‘Young Love’ revisits a relationship crushed by the expectation that love could make everything okay.