In , Aesop Rock relies on personification in his lyrics, switching between outrageous boasts and mordant self-deprecation. On “Checkers,” he brags, “I’m all of Alexandria’s information in aggregate.” ...

Something Beautiful begins with a poetic “Prelude” where Miley shares her thoughts about letting go of the past and moving on ...

Maybe after once in a lifetime, we’ll figure out what we lost,” Matt Berninger sings on “No Love,” a reflective, lachrymose ...