It's like if an Aesop fable met self-help in a pop song. The monster's supposed to represent the pains of unnecessary obligation the storage units, a life scrupulously compartmentalized. Caroline Polachek cares to illustrate: In the immaculate video for "Bunny is a Rider," a bleepy, bumpy little ode to the pleasures of using choice acts of escape as part of a self-preservational, anti-FOMO mindset, she roams around a stockroom while dodging a Minotaur. Kiana FitzgeraldĪloofness, as a sub-component of "charm," is an ancient, semi-teachable skill that, when used correctly, can be a remarkably life-changing tool. It's a genuine hat-tip from one generation to another, and hip-hop mainstay Drake is the swaggering glue that holds it all together as he reminds us throughout the song about his riches, woes, successes and tribulations. Project Pat opens the song with an instantly recognizable delivery that 21 Savage adopts in his following verse. As a result of his influential sound resurging, Project Pat freely and advantageously collaborates with contemporary artists, and "Knife Talk" is a prime example of his impact. Through heavy sampling of his older material, Memphis rap legend Project Pat's career caught a second wind. Spotify / Apple Music / Tidal / Amazon Music / YouTube MusicĤ0. Stream NPR Music's 100 Best Songs Of 2021: If you find yourself losing steam or feeling down or wondering when things will finally turn around, feel free to skip the rest of "All Too Well." (Jk, Taylor!) (Oh, and you can find our 50 Best Albums of 2021 here.) It's our sincere hope that as you make your way through our 7-hour playlist of the year's 100 best songs, you'll feel the same. In other words, we could be human again, and it felt good to be back. Perhaps we kept some truths concealed during dire straits, so as not to appear frivolous (or feral) in the face of unforgiving circumstance. Maybe, after 20 months behind masks, we felt like revealing ourselves again. Perhaps the crowning of Cardi and Megan's "WAP" last year signaled a transgressive sea change. "Only here to sin." That admission from NPR Music's song of the year lies at the heart of many of the stories told across these 100 tracks.
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