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Carly Rae Jepsen Gets In Touch on ‘The Loneliest Time’

November 1, 2022October 31, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. When Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen released her third studio album Emotion in 2015, it almost immediately signaled a shift in her

Tegan and Sara’s Biggest Strength on ‘Crybaby’ is Nostalgia

October 31, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. Ever since their venture into synthpop with their seventh and eighth albums Heartthrob and Love You to Death, Canadian indie duo Tegan and

8 Books I Loved So Much, I Read Them More Than Once

October 11, 2022October 9, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

Everybody loves an all-time favorite book, even as our towering TBR piles threaten to suffocate us in our sleep. Sometimes, either when life gets you down or you’re just not

Kelsea Ballerini Plays It Safe on ‘Subject to Change’

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. When country singer Kelsea Ballerini achieved crossover success with her Chainsmokers collaboration “This Feeling” in 2018, it allowed her breakthrough into the pop

20 Questions with Lynette Rice

October 3, 2022October 2, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

20 Questions is a Q&A interview series with musicians, authors, and everyone in between, celebrating experiences both shared and individual in the messy game of being human. Lynette Rice has

Rina Sawayama’s ‘Hold the Girl’ is a Raw Coming-of-Age Tale

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. Digital music platforms like to categorize the music of Rina Sawayama under “alternative,” since one specific genre appears too difficult to pin down.

The Best Books I Read This Summer

September 6, 2022September 4, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

Hello hello hello, and welcome back to a new edition of The Best Books I Read This Season. I found myself reading quite a few titles that I really enjoyed

Demi Lovato Smashes the Narrative on ‘Holy Fvck’

September 4, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. “Would you like me better if I was still her?” asks Demi Lovato on their highly anticipated eighth studio album Holy Fvck, which

20 Questions with James Brandon

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

20 Questions is a Q&A interview series with musicians, authors, and everyone in between, celebrating experiences both shared and individual in the messy game of being human. “But this is

Maggie Rogers Gives Into Herself on ‘Surrender’

August 13, 2022 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. When Maggie Rogers first impressed Pharrell Williams with her song “Alaska” in 2016 with a video that subsequently went viral, her fate as

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Jeffrey Davies (he/him) is a professional introvert and writer with imposter syndrome whose work spans the worlds of pop culture, books, music, feminism, and mental health. His writing can be found at Book Riot, Collider, PopMatters, and other places. He is also the co-host of a Gilmore Girls podcast, Coffee With a Shot of Cynicism. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram, and learn more about him here.

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