Reflektor

While I don't think we should hold people to purity tests, the genocide of Gaza has really lead me to lose respect for artists that have said nothing after three years, especially when it's in service of consumerism and selling their useless products in already oversaturated markets -- had you told me Beyoncé would have a new song out in summer of 2026 that I still have not gotten around to hearing I wouldn't have believed you. There are tons of artists that have been outspoken on important issues that are more popular than ever (Lorde has barred her music from streaming in Israel, and performing for her biggest crowds ever to rave reviews, Olivia Rodrigo's political activism is admirable even as someone who doesn't listen to her that much). There is proof that standing for the right thing doesn't really impact your bottom line when you've reached a certain level of success in the music industry -- even smaller artists like Kelela are thriving -- so the starkness of the silence from the super wealthy and literal billionaires is absolutely disgusting. So I guess by losing respect for artists due to their political stances or lack thereof, I'm less likely to listen or care?

I used to have a bootleg of that show at Paradiso. I listened to that almost as much as the actual album.

Ultrasound and this festival set were two of the most impressive sets I've ever seen from an all over creative perspective. Lorde and Tino Schaedler worked to craft a giant spectacle that still feels extremely intimate, the overall energy and emotionality are incredible from anywhere in the crowd — at times in the festival set I wished I were further back in order to be able to take it all in

Every school dance. Graduations. Weddings. Funerals.

Normally this is where I'd say bring back The Roof, but this is actually a question that has made me sit and think for a bit!

Oh wow, I'm having flashbacks to an era! This song was everywhere — even still, I never knew the name or artist, but it was massive.

I hope the mods regret their decision to close The Roof every time something like this hits the main page (daily).

I try to go dancing at least once a week in summer — thought as a rave queen I find "the club" pretty boring tbh.

Very weird that she styled exactly like Adjani in Possession. What works about Luca Guadagnino Suspiria update is that it was so different from the original text, and this doesn't give you much confidence that this will be much different.

I don't think it's like healthy to truly stan people, but every time she opens her mouth it's either to say something super based or sing a song that breaks my heart and that's pretty cool.

I haven't listened to rap heavily in some time as I find the overt materialism and hyper sexuality to be tiresome — not to say that we can't have fun but the lack of anything beyond that in mainstream hip hop is quite concerning. That being said: "Spend Dat" is particularly egregious because Caresha is soooo untalented (not even taking into account the Diddy of it all). So I understand the particular frustration here.

Nurse! Come quick, she got out again!

I feel like not saying Nas at least on aesthetics is racist, because my God! ☠️

Walk right tf back out!

I just saw her (incredible) festival set at All Things Go and it was packed. That she has been continually able to sell out 20,000 person arenas and amphitheaters while staunchly standing up for human rights in every avenue, and even removing her music from streaming in Israel to protest the genocide, really makes you aware of how gross it is that other, bigger artists with even less to lose have been silent.