- 1. Cate Le Mon's Pompeii Features Elegantly Introspective Lyrics Over Pop-Forward Melodies ...
- (Music)
- Pompeii (Mexican Summer) No one wields isolation more beautifully than Cate Le Bon, whose acclaimed 2019 album, Reward, was created during a solitary year of furniture building. Following the ...
- Created on 16 May 2022
- 2. The Princess of Pop-Punk Avril Lavigne is Back With a New Single, "Bite Me" ...
- (Music)
- ... is the first taste of Lavigne’s upcoming, currently untitled seventh album, and it marks a triumphant return to her angsty rock roots. Every line of “Bite Me” packs the same powerful punch as Lavigne’s ...
- Created on 12 November 2021
- 3. Adele's New Video and Song Have Finally Been Released, With a Big F-You To Wannabe Body Shamer
- (Music)
- ... is the first song release for her upcoming album 30 which is due to be released next month on November 19th. As always, Adele uses her life experiences to influence her music, and the singer, who split ...
- Created on 15 October 2021
- 4. Doom-Metal Band King Woman Are Back With New Album, "Celestial Blues" ...
- (Music)
- ... and then some. From the striking album imagery to lyrics that reckon with a religious upbringing and struggles with trauma and mental illness, Esfandiari is at home in soft, sad songs as well as impassioned, ...
- Created on 13 October 2021
- 5. Punk Band Shannon & the Clams Are Back with "Year of the Spider," While Ora the Molecule's Serve Up Pop and Funk on "Human Safa
- (Music)
- SHANNON & THE CLAMS Year of The Spider (Easy Eye Sound) Shannon & the Clams manages to buoyantly ride the waves of grief on the band’s sixth studio album. Produced by the Black Keys’ Dan ...
- Created on 13 October 2021
- 6. How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women
- (Feminism)
- In “BLACK EFFECT,” a track from Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 2018 collaborative album “EVERYTHING IS LOVE,” Beyoncé describes a quintessential Black female form: Stunt with your curls, your lips, Sarah Baartman ...
- Created on 20 August 2021
- 7. Jehnny Beth's Solo Album And Erotic Short Stories Are The Perfect Pair for a Passionate Rom
- (Entertainment)
- JEHNNY BETH Album: To Love Is To Live (Arts & Crafts) Book: C.A.L.M.: Crimes Against Love Memories (White Rabbit) KNOWN FOR HER potent performances in Savages, Jehnny Beth knew she could dig deeper. ...
- Created on 25 August 2020
- 8. Big Freedia Opens Up About Beyoncé, Bounce, Being Black in New Orleans, and Her Boo: BUST Interview
- (Music)
- ... and early ’90s. Freedia got in on the act as a backup dancer for one of the genre’s transgender pioneers, Katey Red, starting in 1998, and went on to record her debut studio album, Queen Diva, in 2003. ...
- Created on 23 June 2020
- 9. Orion Sun's Debut "Hold Space For Me" Showcases Versatility and Ran
- (Music)
- ORION SUN Hold Space For Me (Mom + Pop) Hold Space for Me may be Orion Sun’s debut album, but don’t expect it to sound like the work of an amateur. A 23-year-old singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist ...
- Created on 08 April 2020
- 10. "Always Tomorrow" by Best Coast Was Worth the Wai
- (Music)
- BEST COAST Always Tomorrow (Concord Records) It’s been five years since Best Coast last released an LP, yet the Cali duo (Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno) made the wait well worth it. Always Tomorrow ...
- Created on 07 April 2020
- 11. "Same Love" Songbird Mary Lambert Shares Tips For Making Art During Traumatic Times On BUST's "Poptarts" Podc
- (Poptarts)
- ... author, and activist who just released her second full-length album, Grief Creature. But most folks know her for her breakout 2012 collaboration with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on the triple-platinum-selling ...
- Created on 03 April 2020
- 12. "Swimmer" by Tennis Is Electronic Yet Soulfu
- (Music)
- ... On their fifth studio album, that creativity manifests in unexpected ways, like a surprise tempo change in the soulful “Need Your Love” or a swirling synth-driven outro in “Matrimony II.” You’d never know ...
- Created on 01 April 2020
- 13. Taylor Swift Proves She’s “The Man” And Directs Her Own Music Video
- (Music)
- ... “If I had made all the same choices, all the same mistakes, all the same accomplishments, how would it read?” Swift’s 2019 album Lover got very high reviews. With its bubbly and bright vibe, Swift explores ...
- Created on 26 February 2020
- 14. Chastity Belt's Self-Titled Fourth Album is Sincere and Wistfu
- (Music)
- ... No Regerts, its music has gotten more sincere with each album. After taking a brief break, during which singer/guitarist Julia Shapiro released a solo project, Chastity Belt is back in perfect form with ...
- Created on 17 February 2020
- 15. What We Can Learn From “Birds of Prey” and the Male Gaze
- (Movies)
- ... a hair tie. The Birds of Prey album is woman-centric as well and is filled with powerhouses like Megan Thee Stallion, Normani and Doja Cat. The film follows badass DC characters that often don’t get ...
- Created on 12 February 2020
- 16. "Stars Are the Light" by Moon Duo is a Psychedelic Climax From the Cosmo
- (Music)
- MOON DUO Stars Are the Light (Sacred Bones) San Francisco psychedelic rock group Moon Duo dovetails disco, house, and intense funk on its seventh album, Stars Are the Light. Guitarist Ripley Johnson ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 17. "Nicole Kidman/Anne Hathaway" by Hana Vu Is Reflective, But Still A Good Tim
- (Music)
- ... it’s a smoky, swaying puzzle. And speaking of double takes, there’s a grunge cover of Mulan’s “Reflection” you never knew you always wanted. The album’s theme is easily classified as “unattainable A-List,” ...
- Created on 29 January 2020
- 18. 'Close It Quietly' by Frankie Cosmos is Joyful and Hard-Hittin
- (Music)
- FRANKIE COSMOS Close It Quietly (Sub Pop) On their fourth studio album, Greta Kline, Lauren Martin, Luke Pyneson, and Alex Bailey have found their groove as a unified group, giving them the freedom ...
- Created on 14 January 2020
- 19. 'Devour You' by Starcrawler is Sonically Tight but Still Edg
- (Music)
- ... of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today! More from BUST 10 Female Artists Your Boomer Dad Probably Doesn’t Know About Yet Taali's Debut Album "I Am Here" Is Both Pop And Profound: BUST Premiere ...
- Created on 14 January 2020
- 20. Karen & the Sorrows' Third Album Dances Through Heartbreak
- (Music)
- KAREN & THE SORROWS Guaranteed Broken Heart (Ocean Born Mary Music) Karen & the Sorrows’ latest is cry-in-your-craft-beer music that starts with a two-step. On its third album, the self-proclaimed ...
- Created on 16 December 2019
