Pop
Baroque/Chamber-Pop
Amaury Laurent Bernier – “Groundhog May”
Amaury Laurent Bernier shows a charming pop sound throughout new album 34 Days in Lockdown. Written, recorded, produced, and mixed in the referenced time-frame, the seven tracks show a pop-friendly whimsy with bouncy, addictive...
Electro-Folk
Xelli Island – “02 20 20”
A catchy and hypnotic slice of pop magic, “02 20 20” consumes with ease. The track comes from Xelli Island, the dreamy pop project of Lianna Vanicelli. Reminiscent of The Knife’s pulsing synth-laden hypnotics,...
Pop
Wilderman – “Cope Trip”
Projecting a feeling of much-deserved tropical escapism, “Cope Trip” is a hooky track out today from Wilderman, the project of Rob Gungor. Based out of Marfa, Texas, Gungor makes the track’s intentions as a qu...
Pop
Erich Mrak – “Girls”
A catchy new track from Erich Mrak, “Girls” tout a funky rhythm section and suave vocal lead — with a vibe fit for dance-floor yearning. “Initially “Girls” was titled “Boys” and c...
Electro-Pop
Tape Tension – “Moving Pictures”
Released today from Tape Tension, “Moving Pictures” is an alluring new track touting a lushly melodic synth-pop charm. Fans of Caribou and Toro y Moi will find a familiar comfort with the bouncy synth-laden backbone...
Folk
Albon – “Colombia Biological Reserve”
“Colombia Biological Reserve” is a soaring, shimmering track from Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Albon. From the Other Niceties EP, the track emphasizes a folk-friendly vein of pop, akin to The New Pornographer...
Pop
Florence Rose – “Open Your Eyes”
A shimmering, upbeat pop success fit for easing into the weekend, “Open Your Eyes” is a delight from Florence Rose. The Tulsa, OK-based band write that “Open Your Eyes” is “meant to be played loud,...
Pop
Goldmyth – “My Mistake”
The gorgeous “My Mistake” was released today from Goldmyth, the Utah-based singer/songwriter who impressed in 2017 with the track “Lover’s Letdown.” Compared to that effort’s punchier pop dis...
Pop
ALLY NINE – “wabi sabi”
Anthemic pop track “wabi sabi” succeeds on excitable production, with punchy vocals and effervescent synths leading the way. The third release from solo artist ALLY NINE, “wabi sabi” grows from lusher, s...
Pop
K. L. Mazlin – “Middle Ground”
“Middle Ground” is a track released this week from Melbourne-based artist K.L. Mazlin. Serving as “an ode to getting older,” “Middle Ground” opens nicely with a piano-driven soulfulness, comp...
