Music·Curated by Richard

The title stops at one word

Nine songs across rap, electropop, jangle guitar and diss-track paranoia that never extend the title past a single word, and don't need to.

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#01
euphoriano surname needed, everyone already knew who it was about
#01
euphoria
Kendrick Lamar
no surname needed, everyone already knew who it was about
ALSO IN The long fuse
#02
Drake - Warone syllable, entire posture
#02
Drake - War
Drake
one syllable, entire posture
#03
Kanye West - Paranoid ft. Mr Hudsonthe feature carries the hook, the title carries the dread
#03
Kanye West - Paranoid ft. Mr Hudson
KanyeWestVEVO
the feature carries the hook, the title carries the dread
#04
Mon Rovîa - Bloodline | A COLORS SHOWa colors wall and a word heavy enough to hold it
#04
Mon Rovîa - Bloodline | A COLORS SHOW
COLORS
a colors wall and a word heavy enough to hold it
ALSO IN The class of 2026
#05
Joost - Coachella | A COLORS SHOWtitled after a festival, sung like a memory of one
#05
Joost - Coachella | A COLORS SHOW
COLORS
titled after a festival, sung like a memory of one
ALSO IN Songs named after somewhere
#06
The Wedding Present - Lovenest (Live on KEXP)jangle guitar doing the work of a whole sentence
#06
The Wedding Present - Lovenest (Live on KEXP)
KEXP
jangle guitar doing the work of a whole sentence
ALSO IN Same room, no audience
#07
The Wedding Present - Montreal (Live on KEXP)a city name standing in for the whole story
#07
The Wedding Present - Montreal (Live on KEXP)
KEXP
a city name standing in for the whole story
#08
Siamese - Vertigo | Audiotree Livethe word does the spinning so the song doesn't have to
#08
Siamese - Vertigo | Audiotree Live
Audiotree
the word does the spinning so the song doesn't have to
#09
April + VISTA - FOMO | Audiotree Livefour letters, the entire modern condition
#09
April + VISTA - FOMO | Audiotree Live
Audiotree
four letters, the entire modern condition
ALSO IN Two songs, one sitting