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Alysa Benson 9/29/25 Alysa Benson 9/29/25

“NOT OK” Pushes 5SOS Into Their Boldest Era Yet

5 Seconds of Summer’s new single “NOT OK” is a chaotic thrill ride that perfectly captures the band’s knack for reinvention. With each member shining in their own way, “NOT OK” showcases the collective energy that has kept 5SOS evolving for over a decade.

Alysa Benson 6/20/25 Alysa Benson 6/20/25

Ethel Cain’s ‘Nettles’: An Eight-Minute Journey Through Heartache, Love, and Haunting Memory

With “Nettles,” Ethel Cain breathes new life into a once-obscure demo, transforming it into an eight-minute reckoning of intimacy and imagined salvation.