Jon Pareles

wonderful, upbeat, electronic, crazy stuff going on in the background, and also an artistic journey through an identity crisis. She was struggling as a artist in her 30s who wanted to be bigger, but also wanted to have a life, but also should she have a baby, but also she really likes to party. So it was very rich in text, subtext, metatext, and internet interaction. I liked the music.

wonderful, upbeat, electronic, crazy stuff going on in the background, and also an artistic journey through an identity crisis. She was struggling as a artist in her 30s who wanted to be bigger, but also wanted to have a life, but also should she have a baby, but also she really likes to party. So it was very rich in text, subtext, metatext, and internet interaction. I liked the music.

I liked the attitude. I liked the whole idea of shaking up the culture.

I liked the attitude. I liked the whole idea of shaking up the culture.

And why not? Not messy enough. Not confused enough. Not ambivalent enough. Brat is extremely sophisticated electronically, but also has imperfections and mistakes and edges. And I know that all of this is going to get edited out because it's The Daily.

And why not? Not messy enough. Not confused enough. Not ambivalent enough. Brat is extremely sophisticated electronically, but also has imperfections and mistakes and edges. And I know that all of this is going to get edited out because it's The Daily.

Well, she likes sex, for one thing. Let's put it out there. I mean, these are songs about having sex and enjoying it and unabashedly enjoying it.

Well, she likes sex, for one thing. Let's put it out there. I mean, these are songs about having sex and enjoying it and unabashedly enjoying it.

No wonder people like it. I think the other thing about Chaperone is she's also very historically aware. There's Kate Bush in her. There's Lady Gaga in her. There's Cyndi Lauper in her. I mean, there are all these voices and there's her own powerful lung power. She's a real strong singer.

No wonder people like it. I think the other thing about Chaperone is she's also very historically aware. There's Kate Bush in her. There's Lady Gaga in her. There's Cyndi Lauper in her. I mean, there are all these voices and there's her own powerful lung power. She's a real strong singer.

I was initially resistant to this song because I thought it sounded like sort of pale disco. It grew on me. The comedy factor, the totally garbled and wonderful metaphor, I live on caffeine myself, and the fact that she could do it with such sparkle and such giddiness is what put her across, I think.

I was initially resistant to this song because I thought it sounded like sort of pale disco. It grew on me. The comedy factor, the totally garbled and wonderful metaphor, I live on caffeine myself, and the fact that she could do it with such sparkle and such giddiness is what put her across, I think.

I just want to sympathize a little with Taylor Swift because she's got her own eras to compete with. It's harder for her to do a song that she hasn't already done. Part of the letdown of Tortured Poets Department was... This is familiar Taylor. She's done this already. We've heard this sound. We've heard this cadence. We've heard the way she double times into the verse.

I just want to sympathize a little with Taylor Swift because she's got her own eras to compete with. It's harder for her to do a song that she hasn't already done. Part of the letdown of Tortured Poets Department was... This is familiar Taylor. She's done this already. We've heard this sound. We've heard this cadence. We've heard the way she double times into the verse.

And everybody else is imitating Taylor Swift too. She's that influential, and so she's got her own background to compete with. And how does she stay new? I mean, it's time for the reaction against her just because she's so familiar.

And everybody else is imitating Taylor Swift too. She's that influential, and so she's got her own background to compete with. And how does she stay new? I mean, it's time for the reaction against her just because she's so familiar.

My number one song on my list was Not Like Us because I thought that really did sum up the whole 2024 mode of tribalism and contention and general nastiness.

My number one song on my list was Not Like Us because I thought that really did sum up the whole 2024 mode of tribalism and contention and general nastiness.

It means whatever Beyonce wants it to mean. Beyonce, on this album, has people talking directly about what genre is. She has Linda Martel, who's one of the earliest Black country stars. talking about genre and how confining it is. So the message is sort of right out there on the surface of this album. Beyoncé's saying, you know, I'm from Texas. I heard a lot of country. I can sing country.

It means whatever Beyonce wants it to mean. Beyonce, on this album, has people talking directly about what genre is. She has Linda Martel, who's one of the earliest Black country stars. talking about genre and how confining it is. So the message is sort of right out there on the surface of this album. Beyoncé's saying, you know, I'm from Texas. I heard a lot of country. I can sing country.