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February 2025

The Songs of the Decade: "It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody" / "Welcome to My Island"
On loneliness, desire, and the two best songs of the decade (so far)
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Deany Cheng
The Songs of the Decade: "Hard Drive" / "Somewhere Near Marseilles"
On grief accrued, grief borrowed, and two of the decade's best paeans
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Deany Cheng
Other Voices, Other Rooms: "Will Anybody Ever Love Me?" / "party 4 u"
On the ecstasy of love, the agony of loss, and two great songs from artists who defined their respective generations
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Currie McKinley
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Deany Cheng
Other Voices, Other Rooms: "Billions"
On newness, muchness, and Caroline Polachek's crystalline pop masterwork
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Niki Colet
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Deany Cheng
Other Voices, Other Rooms: "My Love Mine All Mine"
On solitude, good bones, and haunted houses; and a response to Mitski
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ashleycantstfu
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Deany Cheng
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The Songs of the Decade: "Silk Chiffon" / "anything"
On falling in love, being in love, and the big love. Also music, kinda.
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Deany Cheng
Other Voices, Other Rooms: "Huwag Muna Tayong Umuwi" / "The Loneliest Time"
On uncertainty, presence, and the willingness to rush into love, again and again. Also, two pop gems.
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Deany Cheng
The Songs of the Decade: "American Teenager" / "People, I've been sad"
On sadness, America, and two more of the decade's best songs so far
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Deany Cheng

January 2025

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