{"id":2012768,"date":"2026-06-26T15:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012768"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:25:48","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-has-peter-pan-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012768","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers Has Peter Pan Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Phoebe Bridgers Has Peter Pan Syndrome<\/h1>\n
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Every week, we bring you SOUNDCHECK \u2014 your destination for the best new music<\/a> that just hit the web. Because you should always be prepared when someone passes you that AUX cord. This week’s roundup features 15 of our favorite emerging and established artists.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cLost Boys\u201d by Phoebe Bridgers<\/p>\n

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Welcome back, Phoebe Bridgers<\/a>. As one of the only people in the whole of New York City who didn\u2019t get to go to Bridgers\u2019 no-phones-allowed MSG show last month, I\u2019m surprised by how uptempo this track is, though it suits the themes of Peter Pan syndrome really well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWink Wink\u201d by Charli xcx<\/p>\n

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We need to retroactively add this song into a coming-of-age film from the early 2000s, stat. It\u2019s not quite rock music<\/a>, but it\u2019s certainly a nod to the pop-rock sound that many of us grew up on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cLook At My Life\u201d by Gracie Abrams<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s easy for outsiders to assume that Gracie Abrams<\/a> lives a life of luxury, fortune, and fame, but those things don\u2019t always amount to blessings, and they sure as hell don\u2019t equal happiness. If you think she\u2019s being whiny and ungrateful on this song, clearly you weren\u2019t listening to the lyrics close enough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMy Body Isn\u2019t Ready\u201d by Sombr<\/p>\n

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One thing about Sombr<\/a>: He sure knows how to write a chorus. His voice soars over this one, the pain in his vocal delivery palpable with every syllable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIs It Cool?\u201d by Steve Lacy ft. SZA<\/p>\n

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SZA<\/a> over a Steve Lacy<\/a> beat \u2014 I used to pray for times like this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSaturday Night\u201d by Ravyn Lenae<\/p>\n

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The melody in the chorus is so instantly memorable that I;m still not fully convinced it\u2019s not a sample or an interpolation (extremely complimentary).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSweet Fortune\u201d by Ryan Beatty<\/p>\n

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You don\u2019t even have to pay attention to the lyrics to be moved to tears by this song. Another great entry in the Ryan Beatty and Clairo<\/a> canon, \u201cSweet Fortune\u201d is infused with a wistful romanticism that immediately makes your heart ache upon impact. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSun Has Set\u201d by beabadoobee<\/p>\n

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Is Beabadoobee<\/a> making rock music now? The girls online are fighting about whether this track is a new direction or a return to form, meanwhile I\u2019m just glad it exists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cViolins\u201d by Blondshell<\/p>\n

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Another win for women in rock! With a title track this good, we can\u2019t wait to see what Blondshell<\/a> has in store for us on her new album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSatellites\u201d by Frost Children<\/p>\n

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The dance floor might be dead, but the club is still very much alive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWo, Man\u201d by Peggy Gou ft. Ayra Starr<\/p>\n

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\u201cSign From God\u201d by Cobrah & Grimes<\/p>\n

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They\u2019re not exactly cut from the same cloth, yet the chemistry between the Swedish provocateur and the Canadian experimentalist is undeniable, with the final product living somewhere in Cobrah\u2019s<\/a> industrial dark-pop world and Grimes\u2019 avant-garde otherworldly soundscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMolly In The Club\u201d by Sophia Stel<\/p>\n

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Is it possible for a song to sound blurry? Murky, hazy, or fuzzy would also be acceptable adjectives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cGreat\u201d by Power Snatch & Tiberius B<\/p>\n

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Very unsettling, very unnerving. It\u2019s not going to be for everyone, but the ones that get it, get it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMaybe I Still Love You\u201d by Love Spells<\/p>\n

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Easy listening at its finest. It\u2019s romantic, it\u2019s melancholic, and, like all great soul music, it\u2019s timeless.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n