Will Dukes

Kerala, New York

Freelance Writer at Stereogum

Freelance Writer at Pitchfork

Articles

Why the Evergreen Sound of New York City Hip Hop Will Always Stay True

1 day ago | rollingstone.com | Will Dukes

June 4, 2025 You simply can’t get a party started today without a ready dose of New York hip-hop. The pithy candor of Ice Spice promises an intense, caption-rich anthem. Cash Cobain pushes boundaries with his progressive, nocturnal ballads, and Joey Bada$$ keeps a myriad of international die-hards rocking to his witticisms. Game, bravado, and lyricism get the woofers shaking in a New York minute. What’s to thank for this forever bash? Imagine the coolest birthday party: a summer soiree that...
Why the Evergreen Sound of New York City Hip Hop Will Always Stay True

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Will Dukes

Generate Key TakeawaysWhy the Evergreen Sound of New York City Hip Hop Will Always Stay TrueYou simply can’t get a party started today without a ready dose of New York hip-hop. The pithy candor of Ice Spice promises an intense, caption-rich anthem. Cash Cobain pushes boundaries with his progressive, nocturnal ballads, and Joey Bada$$ keeps a myriad of international die-hards rocking to his witticisms. Game, bravado, and lyricism get the woofers shaking in a New York minute.
Arcade Fire Keep Moving Forward Together

4 weeks ago | rollingstoneindia.com | Will Dukes

Over the years, few bands have been able to do quotidian grandeur as well as Arcade Fire. A relatability factor propels even their feistiest odes, from 2007’s incantatory “No Cars Go” to 2013’s resplendent “Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice),” and that quality has helped them manage the art-commerce quandary about as well as anyone this side of Radiohead. Can a restive dirge (2004’s erratic fist-raiser “Wake Up”) sell a Spike Jonze movie about a wolf-suited lad to shit-tons of Super Bowl viewers?
Arcade Fire Keep Moving Forward Together

4 weeks ago | rollingstone.com | Will Dukes

May 8, 2025 Arcade Fire Danny Clinch* Over the years, few bands have been able to do quotidian grandeur as well as Arcade Fire.
Arcade Fire Keep Moving Forward Together

4 weeks ago | rollingstone.com | Will Dukes

May 8, 2025 Arcade Fire Danny Clinch* Over the years, few bands have been able to do quotidian grandeur as well as the Arcade Fire.
Arcade Fire Keep Moving Forward Together

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Will Dukes

3 hours agoHow does a band come back from a disaster? In 2022, Arcade Fire tried with We, an album consciously constructed to sound like their old records. It was a remedy to the toxic reaction provoked by their previous LP, 2017’s half-baked socio-political broadside Everything Now, and its comically misguided …
Arcade Fire Keep Moving Forward Together

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Will Dukes

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysArcade Fire - Credit: Danny Clinch*Over the years, few bands have been able to do quotidian grandeur as well as Arcade Fire.
WITHERED de d4vd llega como una oda a los corazones rotos

1 month ago | es.rollingstone.com | Will Dukes

Si buscaras en el diccionario el término “trovador de dormitorio”, seguramente encontrarías una foto policial de un d4vd arrogante. Desde su improvisado estudio en BandLab hasta sus éxitos en TikTok, esta joven promesa del pop originaria de Houston ha perfeccionado el arte de la balada de corazón herido. Basta con entrar a Spotify para encontrar un sinfín de portadas de sencillos adornadas con imágenes de corazones rotos, tan desgarradores como su música.
D4vd's 'Withered' Is a Brokenhearted Bombshell

1 month ago | rollingstone.com | Will Dukes

April 25, 2025 d4vd If you were to look up “bedroom troubadour” in the dictionary, you’d surely find a mugshot of a cocky d4vd.
D4vd’s ‘Withered’ Is a Brokenhearted Bombshell

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Will Dukes

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysIf you were to look up “bedroom troubadour” in the dictionary, you’d surely find a mugshot of a cocky d4vd. From his homespun BandLab setup to his TikTok tremors, the Houston viral-pop newbie has mastered the wounded-heart torch song.