Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 30 songs ...

Perfume Genius sings about being shattered ... pointing to a larger feeling of social collapse that, as the song progresses, dovetails with personal struggle. “I don’t know who you want ...