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Chris Richards

Chris Richards

Pop Music Critic at The Washington Post

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Chris Richards
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Neil Young refuses to race against time - The Washington Post

Has anyone in rock history besides Neil Young been this good at making music this loud at this age?
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Perspective | Is this Drake-Kendrick beef taking low blows to new h...

Are Drake and Kendrick Lamar bringing their heavily hyped rap beef to new highs or new lows? And can either of them win?
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Review | Where does Dua Lipa's feel-good music fit in our feel-bad ...

Dua Lipa’s third album, “Radical Optimism,” might feel out of step with the dour mood of today’s pop, but thankfully, you can dance to it.
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Pet Shop Boys “Nonetheless” skews more songwriterly than dance floo...

There are no bad Pet Shop Boys albums, many great ones, and a few that will change your life.
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Perspective | Cassie was on her way to massive pop stardom. Then sh...

In 2006, Cassie was one of pop music’s most promising new stars. Then her career went into limbo.
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Taylor Swift shows no mercy - The Washington Post

Taylor Swift’s sprawling new double album, “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology,” feels dark, relentless and overdone.
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Review | Vampire Weekend have grown into their boat shoes - The Was...

Vampire Weekend’s sobering fifth album, “Only God Was Above Us,” finds the former indie rock sensations slowly stepping into midlife.

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Review | Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' isn't a country album. It's wors...

Everyone thought Beyoncé was turning toward country music, but ‘Cowboy Carter’ feels directionless.
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Perspective | Is Young Thug on trial for using his imagination? - T...

In America, sadly, being Black means your imagination can be used against you in a court of law.
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Review | Tierra Whack wants more than 15 minutes of fame - The Wash...

The more mundane the subject, the more Tierra Whack’s music begins to feel weirdly sublime.
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Review | Kacey Musgraves made a wellness lifestyle album that isn't...

On “Deeper Well,” Kacey Musgraves makes an album about moon baths and Saturn phases that isn’t cloying, but propulsive.