let’s get the (pink) elephant in the room out the way first. This is – has to be – a rebirth project, as the first new music the band have released since a bombshell 2022 investigation by ...

British dance-pop savant PinkPantheress’ initial appeal was due in no small part to her TikTok-shaped ability with what we’ll call microsongs: concise, relatively conventional pop songs with ...

On the flip side, Wish You Were Here is also Pink Floyd’s critique of the music industry. From “Shine On”, the album transitions to “Welcome To The Machine”. This song remains poignant ...

Previously, Pink Floyd have topped the UK Albums Chart with Atom Heart Mother (1970), Wish You Were Here (1975), The Final Cut (1983), The Division Bell (1994), Pulse (Live) (1995) and The Endless ...

As Charli XCX takes a U.S. victory lap and Afrobeats continue to reinvigorate r&b, it’s worth noting how pop music — traditionally, one of America’s mightiest exports — has been sounding a ...

For Arcade Fire, the five-piece outfit led by the husband-and-wife team of American Win Butler and Canadian Régine Chassagne, size and scope matter. Its mission is to harness the power of the ...

Centuries before recorded music, sheet music and streaming services, there were "little squiggles" on pieces of parchment to guide a singer or choir. Known as medieval neumes, the squiggles ...

This review is not the place for an investigative deep-dive. Make your own mind up. But Pink Elephant, especially its first half, contains some impressive songs. Working with Daniel Lanois, Butler and ...