Peak @singlesjukebox.bsky.social era. "Summertime Sadness" and "Style" owned my mid '10s listening. I discuss those singles and Jeremih, among others. wp.me/pzXeC-j4T

At @singlesjukebox.bsky.social I review Dijon, Sabrina Carpenter, Kehlani, Bieber, and others. humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/s...

Cherish this moment cuz it’s the only time I will be positive about Man’s Best Friend

For @singlesjukebox.bsky.social, I wrote about how easily the aesthetics of Jeon Somi's "Closer" worked on me:

always a pleasure when i can write something unhinged for the ‘box!

TO: THEBLACKLABEL FROM: Jesse Bluu Subject: JEon Somi Pitch? @humblepopstar.bsky.social and the rest of us review Jeon Somi's "Closer": thesinglesjukebox.com/jeon-somi-cl...

Olivia Dean heads even more unerringly for the middle of our score range than Sabrina Carpenter: thesinglesjukebox.com/olivia-dean-...

"A legitimately galling chorus that dares radio stations to play it" - @alcartoonist.bsky.social and the rest of the Jukebox team review Sabrina Carpenter's "Tears": thesinglesjukebox.com/sabrina-carp...

We review $uicideboy$'s "Napoleon", and also their PR's approach to emails: thesinglesjukebox.com/uicideboy-na...

"Sampling Rebecca Black and collaborating with PinkPantheress seems like an obvious attempt to critic-bait this website specifically" notes @kuppermann.xyz of Yves's "Soap". Does it work? Kinda: thesinglesjukebox.com/yves-ft-pink...

For Doja Cat's "Jealous Type" we meditate on technology, gated snares, and the nature of the self: thesinglesjukebox.com/doja-cat-jea...

And to go with that, we review its producer going solo. We like the results a lot! thesinglesjukebox.com/dijon-yamaha/

Justin Bieber brings the dorm party acoustic guitar, for better or worse depending on which of our writers you listen to... thesinglesjukebox.com/justin-biebe...

We reviewed Surfaces back in 2020 and they scored [3.62]. Can Forrest Frank do any better now he's gone solo? thesinglesjukebox.com/forrest-fran...

Going to continue being a "true poptimism has never been tried" guy until a song consistently getting 40 million YouTube views a week has been heard by more than 1% of people who vote in critics' polls

We review "Lover Girl" and predict many future Grammys for Laufey. Either that or putting a donk on Drowning Pool: thesinglesjukebox.com/laufey-lover...

Meanwhile from Bollywood, another massive movie soundtrack song. And this one's a power ballad: thesinglesjukebox.com/arslan-nizam...

Last month we covered Huntr/X, this time Saja Boys. Watch out for our SPF100 and Soci8y reviews soon... thesinglesjukebox.com/saja-boys-an...

Kehlani brings "un-maudlin yearning" and laundry to their biggest hit in years: thesinglesjukebox.com/kehlani-fold...

Following Disco Lines & Tinashe with Rossi x Jazzy, another dance pairing from a bit further down the UK charts (and our scores): thesinglesjukebox.com/rossi-x-jazz...

We're back this week with our thoughts on fifteen more new songs! First of all, Tinashe's return to the charts in the context of a summer dance remix: thesinglesjukebox.com/disco-lines-...

@singlesjukebox.bsky.social reviews Justin Bieber, Clipse, Blackpink, and others. The child with the man in his eyes usually sounds compelling when he's petulant. wp.me/pzXeC-kha

We review "Mutt" by Leon Thomas, a hit single which has taken its time... thesinglesjukebox.com/leon-thomas-...

I wrote about "Golden", the UK's current #1 single, and its place in KPop Demon Hunters for @singlesjukebox.bsky.social thesinglesjukebox.com/huntr-x-ejae...

Pleased to meet you too, PinkPantheress: thesinglesjukebox.com/pinkpanthere...

not me making my return to TSJ after several years for the new NIN song

My greatest work here!

"The perfect synthesis" or "Would be better if Poppy was singing it"? We review Nine Inch Nails' new soundtrack song: thesinglesjukebox.com/nine-inch-na...

It's veteran act Wednesday! We start by seeing what Foo Fighters are up to: thesinglesjukebox.com/foo-fighters...

i feel like my take on this was the polar opposite of everyone else’s. love that!

We've liked many Blackpink solo singles over the past year - imagine how good they must be all together again! Right? thesinglesjukebox.com/blackpink-ju...

"Like not crediting DJ Larry on “The Old Saloon”" - we review Travis Scott & Don Toliver [and Waka Flocka Flame]'s "Champain & Vacay": thesinglesjukebox.com/travis-scott...

"Surprisingly busy for a subverted sex jam" - we review Flo and Kaytranada's "The Mood": thesinglesjukebox.com/flo-x-kaytra...

Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton are here, together and... disco? thesinglesjukebox.com/miranda-lamb...

Yearning, creative-financial blank checks, and the work of marriage - we review Justin Bieber's "Daisies": thesinglesjukebox.com/justin-biebe...

New posts this week! We start off with Lewis Capaldi, and at least one of our writers thinks that "the world still needs X Factor winners’ singles": thesinglesjukebox.com/lewis-capald...

@singlesjukebox.bsky.social returns with its June haul: Sam Fender, Mariah Carey, Addison Rae, among others. humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2025/07/13/s...

Batman from La Reina del Sur, futuristic wistfulness and an Ellie Goulding sample "like something pulled from the foggy ether of a Weeknd record" - we review Fuerza Regida's "Tu Sancho": thesinglesjukebox.com/fuerza-regid...

Subjunctive moods from a new country star: thesinglesjukebox.com/ella-langley...

[typing noises] Dangerous thesinglesjukebox.com/mariah-carey...

"Like a cool Ed Sheeran" - we review Sam Fender & Olivia Dean's "Rein Me In": thesinglesjukebox.com/sam-fender-o...

We can't offer you a billion reviews of MK and Chrystal's UK #2 single "Dior" but, well, a billion would be too many reviews, right? thesinglesjukebox.com/mk-ft-chryst...

A first ever Jukebox appearance for Hootie and the Blowfish: thesinglesjukebox.com/scotty-mccre...

And our twelve artist Wednesday finished up with a Fred Again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax combo with added Doechii: thesinglesjukebox.com/fred-again-x...

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea shake it to the max - for different values of 'max' for many of our writers: thesinglesjukebox.com/moliy-silent...

We review Blood Orange's comeback, featuring the Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Caroline Polachek & Daniel Caesar: thesinglesjukebox.com/blood-orange... That's not the most credited artists we've ever covered on one single (we did "We Don't Talk About Bruno") but what is?

Is this the time to mention my repeated imagined earworm of Gotye singing "but you didn't have to SLUT ME OUT"

Karol G gets @ismathers.bsky.social re-acquainted with the gentleman's 5: thesinglesjukebox.com/karol-g-papa...

"Now she's back back" - we review Cardi B's "Outside": thesinglesjukebox.com/cardi-b-outs...