Grace Womack Creates Warm Funk Pop on “How We Met” (premiere)
Rising singer-songwriter Grace Womack impresses with her sophisticated soul-pop on “How We Met” from the upcoming EP, Yellow Cowboy Hat.
Sarah Zupko
Sarah Zupko founded PopMatters, one of the largest independent cultural criticism sites, back in the Internet's early days of 1999. Zupko is a former Executive Producer for Tribune Media Services, the media syndication arm of the Tribune Company. Her other pursuits involve writing historical fiction and research in the fields of Slavic and German history, as well as general European cultural and intellectual history. Zupko studied musicology, film, and art at the University of Chicago and media theory and journalism at the University of Texas, where she received her M.A.
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The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Bashar Murad, LEEPA, Izo FitzRoy, murloe, and Icons 2 Ashes.
Shannon McNally Says “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (premiere)
Shannon McNally performs a stunning and brilliant take on Kris Kristofferson’s classic “Help Me Make It Through the Night”, and it’s pure country gold.
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The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature KEiiNO, Jaga Jazzist, Cold War Kids, Left Vessel, and Paragon Cause.
PM Picks: The Best New Songs – 17 June 2021
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature MAD CIRCUIT, Thomston, Natalie McCool, Scuba + DOMiNii, and koleżanka.
Afrobeat’s El’Vee Celebrate the Love of Football on New Single “Balotelli”
British-Nigerian twin sisters El’Vee bring thrilling Afrobeat textures to UK electronic club music on their latest single, “Balotelli”.
PM Picks: The Best New Songs – 16 June 2021
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Ida Mae, Diamond Thug, School of X, Tamaraebi, and Psylla.
PM Picks the Best New Songs: Butterfly Ali, Elina, W.H. Lung
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Butterfly Ali, Elina, W.H. Lung, Reliant Tom, and Luna Morgenstern.
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The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Dylan Cartlidge, Lenka, Tilda Allie, Beharie, and Ana De Llor.
PM Picks: The Best New Songs – 1 June 2021
PopMatters Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Kara Connolly, Hannah Slavin, LiAurora, Christopher Paul Stelling, and Attacca Quartet.
Swedish Dream-Poppers ViVii Deliver a “Smackdown”
Swedish pop trio ViVii play the dreamiest of dream pop with pristine melodies, gossamer harmonies, and enthralling textures.