Melissa Kacar

Role Model , which is the stage name for artist Tucker Pillsbury, has been a steadily rising indie artist for the past few years, with his 2024 sophomore album Kansas Anymore serving as his first major breakthrough of his career. Much of the album is a blend of pop, folk, and country music, which is a growing trend in music in recent years, as well as a departure from the sound of much of his 2022 debut album. Kansas Anymore is a really great album, I can't believe it took me this long to listen to it in its entirety. It feels reminiscent of artists like Noah Kahan , Phoebe Bridgers , and Niall Horan , which is fitting since he worked with some of the same collaborators throughout. His voice has also always reminded me so much of Jesse Rutherford of The Neighbourhood , they share a similar soft tone that is very distinct to both of them as vocalists and songwriters. Kansas Anymore  is an album about navigating heartbreak and finding yourself in the process, he truly   ...

With So Close To What , Tate McRae showcases herself in a way like never before, making it her strongest and most confident body of work yet. This album not only highlights her growth as a vocalist and songwriter but also reveals a deeper emotional and artistic maturity. It is bolder and more candid than any of her work thus far, as she opens up about her newfound sense of womanhood, falling in love, and the complexities of navigating relationships and personal growth in the spotlight. The ambiguous title of this album embodies both sides of Tate that this record explores. "While I was writing the album, I was on tour, living the same day over and over again. It felt like I was trying to change, but I couldn't quite," Tate said in an interview with Vogue.  "I was feeling grown up for the first time, but I'm still 21, which was confusing. I really felt like a woman for the first time - feeling confident about my sexuality and empowered - but then some days waking...

With its glittering disco beats, vibrant synths, and infectious groove, "Levitating" by Dua Lipa instantly transports the listener to a cosmic dancefloor. It's one of my favorite songs of all time and encapsulates all that I love about Dua as an artist. Future Nostalgia is also simply one of the best albums ever made too, it is hit after hit for every single song and has such a timeless quality to it. "Levitating" embodies all the  Future Nostalgia   is, which largely consists of both retro and modern influences, blended together to create a sound that is all her own.  "If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy and I can take you for a ride, I had a premonition that we fell into a rhythm where the music don't stop for life," Dua sings in the opening lines of the song. "Glitter in the sky, glitter in my eyes, shining just the way I like, if you're feeling like you need a little bit of company, you met me at the perfect time". I ...

Chappell Roan 's breakthrough single "Good Luck Babe!" is a poignant and sarcastic farewell to the girl she once loved that couldn't love her back. In an email she sent to fans prior to the song's release, Chappell said that "Good Luck Babe!" is a song "about wishing good luck to someone who is denying fate". In the song's chorus she sings, "You'd have to stop the world just to stop the feeling". It was released in April 2024 as the first song in the next chapter of her career. At that point her debut album, The Rise and Fall of the Midwest Princess , had started to gain massive popularity around six months after its release. She was experiencing one of the biggest overnight success stories the music industry has ever seen, completely taking over pop music with her unique sound, powerhouse vocals, and captivating live performances. Of course, I say "overnight success" lightly, as Chappell has been working for nearly ...