Lindsay Zoladz

Lindsay Zoladz is a pop music critic at The New York Times and writes the subscriber-only music newsletter The Amplifier. She covers reviews, features, and critical essays about music and popular culture while focusing on gender issues, generational gaps, and cultural legacies. Zoladz has interviewed notable artists like Bruce Springsteen, Brian Eno, and Kim Gordon; reported from Adele's Las Vegas residency, Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, and Joni Mitchell's 2023 comeback show; and reassessed the legacies of musicians such as Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, and Cass Elliot. She has been a cultural critic for over a decade and graduated from American University with a dual B.A. in literature and visual media.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/lindsay-zoladz

80%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

95%

Examples:

  • At times, the album is a return to form. Its first two songs are potent reminders of how viscerally Swift can summon the flushed delirium of a doomed romance.
  • Many Swift songs get lost in dense thickets of their own vocabulary, but here the goofy particularity of the lyrics is strangely humanizing.
  • Swift has operated under the guiding principle that more is more.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Charli XCX had difficulty choosing a track from her album for a Friday Playlist and ultimately chose 'Girl, So Confusing'.
  • Swift described the album as having themes of fatalism, longing, pining away, and lost dreams.
  • Swift remains prolific and unwilling to edit for length.
  • Taylor Swift released a surprise double album called 'The Tortured Poets Department' with 31 tracks on a given day.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • Many Swift songs get lost in dense thickets of their own vocabulary, but here the goofy particularity of the lyrics is strangely humanizing.
  • The Tortured Poets Department is a full-throat return to her specialty: autobiographical and sometimes spiteful tales of heartbreak

Recent Articles

Charli XCX and Lorde's Past Tension: From Jealousy to Collaboration in 'Girl, So Confusing'

Charli XCX and Lorde's Past Tension: From Jealousy to Collaboration in 'Girl, So Confusing'

Broke On: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 Pop musicians Charli XCX and Lorde, who once harbored feelings of jealousy and insecurity towards each other, came together to create the collaborative track 'Girl, So Confusing'. Their past tensions around success and body image transformed into a powerful expression of vulnerability and creativity.
Celine Dion's Brave Battle with Rare Neurological Disorder: A Raw Look into Her Life and Career in 'I Am: Celine Dion'

Celine Dion's Brave Battle with Rare Neurological Disorder: A Raw Look into Her Life and Career in 'I Am: Celine Dion'

Broke On: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 Celine Dion, the iconic Canadian singer diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome in 2022, shares her journey in the documentary 'I Am: Celine Dion.' Born at 12, she gained fame with hits like 'My Heart Will Go On' and 'Because You Loved Me.' Despite challenges from a rare neurological disorder, Dion continues to perform and inspires fans with her resilience.
Exploring the Introspective World of Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department': A Deep Dive into Her Latest Musical Offering

Exploring the Introspective World of Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department': A Deep Dive into Her Latest Musical Offering

Broke On: Friday, 19 April 2024 Taylor Swift's surprise double album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' released April 20, 2024, showcases her signature storytelling abilities with relatable themes of longing and heartbreak. Standout tracks like 'My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys' use vivid imagery to explore lost dreams and pining away. Potential references to Swift's personal life add intrigue, while collaborations with Lucy Dacus and Jack Antonoff result in compelling tracks. The album received overwhelmingly positive reviews for its lyricism and storytelling abilities.