2015 was a year full of masterful singles and great isolated tracks, frequently aimed at anonymous loners known only by first names, stretched across almost every conceivable genre. We selected our 25 favorites, from pop titans like Adele and the Weeknd to lesser known newcomers like Sweet Spirit and the Posterz. Adele- “When We Were […]
Our Lady Of The Crucifix And The Hollywood Sign: Florence Reinvents Herself on How Big
“Don’t touch the sleeping pills,” the singer commanded, and I was shocked. Not because the topic is all that taboo, mind you—on today’s pop-music scene, it’s inoffensive stuff, and for this particular artist, who writes often of one-night-stands and suicide-by-drowning, it’s small potatoes. What struck me about the sleeping pills was how ordinary they felt […]