Senior Editor Brett Callwood
Scarlet Fantastic
"No Memory"
An '80s banger from British dance-pop duo Scarlet Fantastic. They didn't do much else, and split in the early '90s. But I believe they reformed in this decade. Keep your eye out for them.
Associate Editor Ruby Risch
Metric
"Victim of Love"
"At last, I don't give a fuck," they say. Seems appropriate enough.
Operations Manager Robin Rose
Kenny Rankin
"Blackbird"
Paul McCartney wrote "Blackbird" in 1968 as a response to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. While the song uses the imagery of a bird, McCartney has confirmed it was a deliberate metaphor intended to offer hope to Black Americans—specifically Black women—during their struggle for equality. He was so impressed by
Kenny Rankin's cover of "Blackbird" that he asked Rankin to perform it at his 1987 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction. I miss my very close friend so much....
Editorial Intern Anna Jordan
Emperor X
"Erica Western Teleport"
One of the best choruses I've ever heard in my life.
Metric photo by Shandra Stephenson, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
