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The 50 Best Songs of 2021

December 8, 2021December 6, 2021 Jeffrey Davies

I’ve always liked using songs as a form of marking time—sometimes to my detriment, especially over the last two years—and this year especially has reminded me of the power of

The 10 Best Albums of 2021

December 7, 2021December 6, 2021 Jeffrey Davies

In many ways, it feels like 2021 went by in a much more stressful, surreal blur than 2020 did, as life began to readapt into new versions of a previous

20 Questions with Mark Scarbrough

December 6, 2021December 1, 2021 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. “When you read,

The Best Books I Read This Fall

December 3, 2021December 2, 2021 Jeffrey Davies

Hi, hello, how are you, and welcome back to The Best Books I Read This Season. Lots of life changes found themselves headed my way this fall, but as I

Adele Needs No Comeback on ’30’

November 26, 2021November 25, 2021 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. 6 long years ago, when Adele released her last studio effort 25, it was clear that she had pop comeback on her mind.

Taylor Swift is Passionate But Removed on ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’

November 23, 2021November 22, 2021 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for Spectrum Culture. If there was ever anyone who doubted Taylor Swift’s capacity to re-record her first six studio albums—whose masters were unceremoniously bought

20 Questions with Abdi Nazemian

November 8, 2021November 11, 2021 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. “Art is our

20 Questions with Olivia Swindler

November 1, 2021October 31, 2021 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. “When I read,

Alessia Cara’s ‘In the Meantime’ is a Spellbinding and Necessary Body of Work

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Jeffrey Davies

Originally written and published by me for PopMatters. “So much harder to be honest / With yourself at twenty-something,” declares Alessia Cara on her third studio album, In the Meantime. “You

20 Questions with Allie Dunn

September 27, 2021September 26, 2021 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. “I was trying

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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, Spectrum Culture, 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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