Lyrically Speaking: Orville Peck and the quintessential country sadness in ‘City of Gold’
“All I want is a kind heart to haunt.”
Lyrically Speaking
Lyrically Speaking: Chaos theory, obsession, and melancholy in ‘Strange Attraction’ by The Cure
When romance becomes obsession.
Lyrically Speaking: How ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ became the contemporary anthem of resilience
“That one actually fell out.”
Lyrically Speaking: ‘Vacillator’ sits at the seductive nucleus of Ethel Cain’s ‘Perverts’
“Erotic, part meditative.”
Lyrically Speaking: ‘I Just Shot John Lennon’ by The Cranberries wasn’t an insensitive recollection
A sobering account of that fateful night.
Lyrically Speaking: navigating the depths of Joanna Sternberg hit ‘People Are Toys To You’
“How sweet of you to call me charity.”
Lyrically Speaking: Depictions of dependency in ‘Me and My Husband’ by Mitski
“I bet all I have on that furrowed brow”.
Lyrically Speaking: exploring the gothic core of Stateless track ‘Bloodstream’
“I think I might’ve inhaled you.”
Lyrically Speaking: Phoebe Bridgers contemplates the power of good love on ‘Sidelines’
The emboldening glory of love.
Lyrically Speaking: How St. Vincent’s ‘Rosyln’ celebrates forbidden love while condemning the opposition
A tragic yet fiery affair that embodies passion incarnate.
Lyrically Speaking: Examining ‘Tears in the Typing Pool’ by Broadcast
“Before the end of you and me…”
Lyrically Speaking: The Rolling Stones’ homage to São Paulo in ‘Honky Tonk Women’
Inspiration from a Brazilian ranch.