Our Year-End Wrap-Up—From Sabrina Carpenter's Frightening Heterosexuality to Benson Boone's Fedora-core to the Haunted Gay Synth-Pop of Trent Reznor's ‘Challengers’ Soundtrack

Waste or Taste

Music critics and Hearing Things founders Jill Mapes, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, and Dylan Green delve deep into some of their biggest 2024 faves and fails. Topics include Eminem's never-ending midlife crisis, the likelihood of Beyoncé showing up to your local dive bar, and the connection between the indie sleaze revival and the Challengers soundtrack.

Hearing Things is a new independent home for music and culture founded by journalists Andy Cush, Ryan Dombal, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Dylan Green, and Jill Mapes. Read more at hearingthings.co.

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