Joshua M. Miller

3 weeks ago | studlife.com | Joshua M. Miller

Pop music today is not the same as it was in 2008. Trashy, glitter-soaked dance floors have been traded for cleaner, tidier aesthetics. Boisterous, loud singing has been swapped for a lighter, breathier timbre. And, perhaps due to the illusion of intimacy that social media provides, superstars just don’t hold the same otherworldly power that they used to.

1 month ago | studlife.com | Joshua M. Miller

On my first listen of Tate McRae’s new album, “So Close To What,” a seemingly very important question formed in my mind: Why is Tate McRae famous? On the surface, it’s easy enough to answer. She’s young and beautiful. She’s an excellent dancer and performer. She’s uncontroversial. She makes bops. And yet, despite all the evidence in her favor, a piece of the puzzle is still missing — a piece that feels more essential than ever on her third full-length project.

2 months ago | studlife.com | Joshua M. Miller

In the last few seconds of the music video for “Perfect Stranger,” released last October by FKA twigs, three sentences flash on the screen. They read: “Eusexua is a practice. Eusexua is a state of being. Eusexua is the pinnacle of human experience.” At that point, Twigs had already announced her then-forthcoming third studio album, but the mantra left viewers with an important question:What does any of this mean? It’s unclear.

Nov 20, 2024 | studlife.com | Joshua M. Miller

If you’re at all in tune with pop culture, you’ll know that just over a month ago, 2024 “it-girl” Charli XCX released “Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat” — a companion remix album to the earlier-released “Brat,” — featuring guest artists on each song.

Mar 15, 2024 | chicago.suntimes.com | Joshua M. Miller

Sleater-Kinney's 11th studio album, "Little Rope," feels in some ways like a new chapter for the band and the friendship of founding member Corin Tucker and songwriting partner Carrie Brownstein. In the midst of album sessions in the fall of 2022, Brownstein learned that her mother and stepfather had died in a car accident in Italy. Tucker was quick to lend her friend support, and the pair found strength through creating music together.