Why Nightlife Pop Is Getting Darker Again
A broad look at why glossy dance-pop has been moving back toward mood, shadow, theatricality, and emotional pressure.
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Disco Bitch, Discobitch, and the Dirty Glamour of Dance-Pop Naming
Why blunt, club-coded naming keeps returning in dance-pop, and why similar names do not mean the same cultural object.
Club Songs for People Who Are Doing Fine, Obviously
A long-form playlist essay for club songs that sound confident, expensive, unstable, and absolutely fine. Obviously.