Tag: Styngray musical artist

Behind the Zip: Lessons in Crime Unpacks Guilt in “Reply ASAP”

Lessons in Crime’s new single, "Reply ASAP," bounces along with the kind of infectious energy you’d want for a summer road trip, but it’s a smokescreen for a uniquely modern state of inertia. It feels less like a rock song and more like one of those old pneumatic message tubes from a 1940s department store—all zip and kinetic energy on the outside, but inside,...

Empty Pinata’s “I Have A Huge Crush On Doja Cat” Is The Most Audacious Parasocial Love Letter

Empty Pinata’s “I Have A Huge Crush On Doja Cat” – A Playful Ode to Modern Infatuation There’s something oddly refreshing about a debut single that doesn’t try to be everything at once. "I Have A Huge Crush On Doja Cat," a song by Alejandro Rodriguez's alter ego Empty Pinata, has become a big hit. The song sounds like an uncensored diary entry set to music....

Styngray’s “Be Mine”: Prepare to Be Stung by Love

Styngray, that soulful crooner out of Chicago and Atlanta, just dropped "Be Mine," and... well, it's like finding a perfectly ripe avocado at the...