This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on:
How “The Tortured Poets Department” has aged with the passing of one week since its release
The huge commercial success of the first week of “The Tortured Poets Department”
The contemporary expectations of immediate album reviews
How Swift’s pandemic albums “folklore” and “evermore” introduced a new generation of hardcore fans
Jon and Joe’s picks for the best songs from “The Tortured Poets Department”
The rise of a pair of pop’s middle-class stars, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter
Carpenter’s emergence into the shadow of Dua Lipa
The success of “Espresso”
Chappell Roan’s meteoric six-month rise and her relationship to drag culture
Roan’s diaristic and specific songwriting
Songs of the week from Tommy Richman, Cash Cobain (featuring Bay Swag and Ice Spice) and Shaboozey
Snack of the week
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