For the past 20 or so hours, Taylor Swift fans have been in a puzzle-solving frenzy. Yesterday, Swift posted a cryptic message to her social media accounts referencing “Blank Space”: “You can tell me when the *search* is over… if the high was worth the pain.” It turned out that, ahead of the release of […]

Like many who heard it at a pivotal point in their lives in 2013, Chvrches’ breakthrough debut The Bones Of What You Believe holds a striking place in time for me, but it’s lost none of its luster even as it turns 10 today. The synths and melodies still feel fresh and vibrant, the hooks […]

Sufjan Stevens basically never posts on social media, but he’s chosen something important to share on Instagram today: Last month he was hospitalized due to complications from the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barré Syndrome. “Last month I woke up one morning and couldn’t walk,” he writes. “My hands, arms and legs were numb and tingling and I […]