Unfortified Castle

Zedd's serene house-pop production featuring Troye Sivan was the first track of its kind that impressed me with the greater story it told.

Why? It just kind of happened once, and I've kept it up since... but I try to read into it anyway.

It's a powerful reminder of the wide-ranging consequences of not taking care of oneself.

Furthermore, the title echoes a message not as frequently heard in the breakup song canon: kill it off now to save yourself the pain later.

In trying to be productive post-heartbreak, Solange captures the difficulty in resolving to face our most pressing problems.

Alan Parsons and company tenderly embrace this fact in a song that can soundtrack the end of many things.