Reanna Cruz
Reanna Cruz is a news assistant for NPR Music's Alt.Latino.
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A cultural chameleon with a handful of viral hits, the rising rapper's Come Home The Kids Miss You misses the mark.
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The theatrical pop star pays tribute to '80s ballads on her song for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.
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Two new albums from Let's Eat Grandma and Girlpool wistfully accept the inherent grief that comes with facing adulthood.
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Built around a sample of Fergie's timeless "Glamorous," "First Class" finds Jack Harlow swimming in the space between dorky and affable.
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To all the vagabonds, sad sacks and ne'er-do-wells of the world: You have an ally in Tim Heidecker.
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Yung Lean goes full Joy Division by rapping over a brooding, fuzzy guitar line with the tonality of a Swedish Ian Curtis.
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Led by Mia Berrin's bitterly romantic songwriting, the band performs songs that bring a much-needed dose of silliness to self-serious grunge and punk.
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On Charli XCX's Crash, the artist leans fully into a mainstream pop persona for the first time in almost a decade.
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Joined by fellow Y2K-appreciator Rina Sawayama, Charli XCX adds a wistful, garage spin to September's biggest hit to create the yearning lament that is "Beg for You."
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"Smile," like many tracks on RuPaul's latest album, mimics the sounds of early bubblegum hyperpop but waters them down in an act of bleak corporate reappropriation.