St. Vincent – Cheerleader

ANNIE CLARK SMASH!

fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – We Are Young

Because lowercase initials and full stops are the essence of fun...

Capsule – Step on the Floor

…and we really have not much of an idea what’s timely for this, alas. [Video][Website] [6.67] Alfred Soto: J-pop reconstituted ...

Charli XCX – Valentine

And I guess we’re six days late on this, but the Jukebox isn’t here for romantic tie-ins… [Video][Website] [6.44] Katherine ...

Nicki Minaj – Starships

It’s Presidents’ Day, but we’re not writing the thinkpiece connecting that and this… [Video][Website] [4.33] Erick Bieritz : The ’90s ...

Esperanza Spalding – Black Gold

2011’s Bon Iver, according to the Grammys…. [Video][Website] [5.30] Iain Mew: “Black Gold” is a gorgeous sounding record, but most ...

Katy Perry – Part of Me

Relax, it was written a year ago, it’s not a cynical divorce cash-in… well, it might not be. [Video][Website] [4.33] ...

Labrinth – Last Time

The web’s #1 resource for “labrinth katakana”. How’s THAT for Search Engine Optimisation, eh? [Video][Website] [4.10] Katherine St Asaph: Ever ...

Karmin – Brokenhearted

So now that Dr. Luke (or similar, we honestly didn’t think it was worth checking) is producing them, what’s the ...

Prince Royce – Las Cosas Pequeñas

Deeply unfortunate, we assure you… [Video][Website] [6.14] Brad Shoup: Assured swirl that’s half-bachata, half-throwback slow jam, but mostly about its ...