Kellie Pickler – Someone Somewhere Tonight

Someone’s emoting, kumbayah. [Video][Website] [4.86] Brad Shoup: She found the sentiment, but she forgot the song. This is a draggy ...

Clean Bandit – Dust Clears

Alternative name and slogan for the Roomba, anyone? [Video][Website] [6.33]Scott Mildenhall: Their last single was one of the best of ...

Goldfrapp – Drew

Return to CookieFelt Mountain. [Video][Website] [6.70]Edward Okulicz: The arrangement reminds me of a more organic “Lovely Head” — still their ...

Kings of Leon – Supersoaker

It’s Nerf or nothing! [Video][Website] [4.78]Britt Alderfer: Here’s your criminally underthought late-summer anthem of 2013 (please, no). I found myself ...

Avril Lavigne – Rock ‘n’ Roll

Game recognize game. [Video][Website] [4.50]Patrick St. Michel: It isn’t. This is Max Martin pomp joining forces with whatever Chad Kroeger ...

Panic! at the Disco ft. Lolo – Miss Jackson

Are they for real? [Video][Website] [4.00]Anthony Easton: Miss Jackson has a solid pop culture history, which this extends and warps, ...

Marnie – The Hunter

Because we’re never not covering people out of Ladytron… [Video][Website] [7.12] Katherine St Asaph: Helen Marnie singing like icicles shattering ...

Priyanka Chopra ft. Pitbull – Exotic

If you think the lyrics are gross, imagine the boardrooms… [Video][Website] [2.40]John Seroff: LMFAO globalism as a crass vehicle for ...

One Direction – Best Song Ever

Not quite “Take That,” is it? [Video][Website] [6.60]Iain Mew: I’ve completely resisted the One Direction contagion to date since I ...

Beck – I Won’t Be Long

And we won’t be enthusiastic… [Video][Website] [5.33]John Seroff: I know it’s hardly the only song to put so much weight ...