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Why Sara Bareilles’s Anti-‘Love Song’ Clicks

Feb 15, 2026

2026, Pop, Retrospective Review/Article, Singer-Songwriter

2026, Adult Contemporary, indie pop, Love, music, Piano Rock, Pop, reviews, Singer-Songwriter, writing

Playing with ballad clichés, the Californian concocted one of the wittiest pop tunes of the late 2000s.
What “A Stone” is to Okkervil River

Apr 29, 2025

2025, Folk/Country, Retrospective Review/Article, Rock, Singer-Songwriter

2025, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, Love, music, Okkervil River, retrospective, review, reviews, Rock, Singer-Songwriter

The Texas-originated band fronted by Will Sheff tackles the heartbreaks of romance in its oft-poetic, yet tragic ways through dependency.