Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Albums often have emergent properties that are bigger than the sum of their parts, making full listens all the more enjoyable ...

There isn’t always a process to songwriting. Some of the greatest songs come in one magical moment (check out 10 Songs Written in 10 Minutes) while others require weeks, months, or even years of ...

Even a casual music fan knows exactly when to expect the emotional upswing in Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” the confident refrain of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss,” and the explosive chorus laid down in ...

Whether it’s trying to capture the anthemic conquests of the Sex Pistols‘ “Anarchy in the U.K.” and The Clash’s “I Fought the Law,” the more ragged vandal nature of The Adverts’ “Bored Teenagers,” or ...

You may have heard, or at least heard of, the Velvet Sundown. The band makes vaguely psychedelic ’60s and ’70s protest anthems; their first album, Floating on Echoes, debuted in June, and a few weeks ...

DaBaby’s sophomore album “KIRK” retains his fast-flowing, high-tempo, signature style but fails to innovate himself enough in an increasingly saturated hip-hop landscape with new artists. His failure ...

When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances that can last up to 13 hours, scientists said Thursday. The Australian-led ...

A topic of discussion that won’t cool down among music fans and critics recently is that pop songs just keep getting shorter and shorter. In these debates, there is always one culprit responsible for ...