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Sophia Yau-Weeks on Isolation, the connectivity of all things, and "Misty Mountain"

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Sophia Yau-Weeks on Isolation, the connectivity of all things, and "Misty Mountain"

OBSCURAE 16 May 2026

Singer in white long-sleeve shirt and ripped jeans performs on stage with microphone, guitarist nearby, packed arena behind.

Do you beliebe in life after hell?

Umnia El-Neil 24 Apr 2026

Young woman playing a white electric guitar in an ornate candlelit baroque room with gilded frames and oil paintings.

The pop girls are just as starstruck as you.

Umnia El-Neil 18 Apr 2026

American musician Chappell Roan performing in Paris, France on 20 August 2025 - A Redhead white woman in rococo drag makeup, onstage performing.

Chappell Roan and the no-good, very bad algorithm.

Umnia El-Neil 14 Apr 2026

Album cover for "Misty Mountain" by Sophia Yau-Weeks, showing a woman lying in dry grass, wearing a white top and black skirt.

Misty Mountain - Sophia Yau-Weeks (Album Review)

Umnia El-Neil 31 Mar 2026

Woman with long dark curly hair and sunglasses singing into a microphone on stage, wearing black, pointing one finger up.

Charli XCX and the hierarchy of chasing cool

Umnia El-Neil 2 Jan 2026

Three men stand in a dimly lit room; the center man wears a vest, blue shirt, and holster, flanked by others in period clothing.

Half-Time: Best of 2025 so far

Umnia El-Neil 10 Aug 2025

Close-up of a blonde woman with windswept hair, green eyes, pink lips, and sun-kissed skin gazing intensely at the camera.

BITE ME by Reneé Rapp—review

Santiago Guerra 9 Aug 2025

Close-up of slightly parted glossy lips with visible front teeth, partially obscured by a pink circle graphic overlay.

“.” by Kesha—review

Santiago Guerra 18 Jul 2025

Young woman with blonde hair and bangs, wearing black, posing dramatically with hand on white curtain, red lipstick

Woman’s Best Friend? | Thoughts on Sabrina Carpenter’s Cover Art

Shea Marshall 15 Jun 2025

Woman with long dark hair reclining on floor in white ruffled dress and strappy high heels, lit by teal and yellow lights.

Princess of Power | MARINA Album Review

Lucie Neale 9 Jun 2025

Three people in bold 1980s punk-inspired fashion with spiky hair, patterned shirts, and colorful pants against pink and green backgrounds.

BFI Flare (All Years)

The World According To Allee Willis

Celeste Kassautzki Sp. 29 Mar 2025