Yeah, I think so: Charli XCX, “Blame It On Your Love” feat. Lizzo – The future, according to Charli XCX, looks like a lot of making out with reckless abandon at the rave. The music video for her latest single is a subtle parody of those celebrity-studded Calvin Klein underwear ads, except this one’s set in 2023 and features poly couples and people with dog-like faces and nymph-like ears. I don’t care for this song (“Track 10″ was better), but the video makes the future (which is just about four years away…) look freaky and fun, and I can get behind that. —Frida Garza
Sure: Ashley O (Miley Cyrus), “On a Roll” (video) — What we have here is Miley Cyrus making a good pop song for a Black Mirror episode that challenged the way pop stars milk empowerment feminism into branding. “On a Roll” was already quite a jam, a cheeky theme song worthy of a Power Puff Girls credits sequence, and now I’m cosigning the video, taking it at face value. The chorus sounds like she’s saying, “Yeah, I’m a ho,” instead of the more innocuous, “Hey yeah whoa-ho,” which only affirms its attempt to be devoid of meaning. May we all be so full of this much ambition and verve. —Clover Hope
Sure: Ashley O (Miley Cyrus), “On a Roll” (video) — What we have here is Miley Cyrus making a good pop song for a Black Mirror episode that challenged the way pop stars milk empowerment feminism into branding. “On a Roll” was already quite a jam, a cheeky theme song worthy of a Power Puff Girls credits sequence, and now I’m cosigning the video, taking it at face value. The chorus sounds like she’s saying, “Yeah, I’m a ho,” instead of the more innocuous, “Hey yeah whoa-ho,” which only affirms its attempt to be devoid of meaning. May we all be so full of this much ambition and verve. —Clover Hope