U.S. Girls ‘Bless This Mess’ Embraces Materiality, Creativity, and Dance Grooves
In Bless This Mess, U.S. Girls identify funk and R&B grooves as conduits for the very pulse of life. It’s brilliantly conceived and executed.
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Zolita’s Pop-Punk Confessionals Blaze at Brooklyn Show
Dazzling singer Zolita’s current tour in support of her new EP ‘Falling Out / Falling In’ also benefits the LGBTQ community. Lulu Simon opens the show.
Philip Selway Stretches the Canvas Wide for ‘Strange Dance’
Philip Selway makes up for what he lacks in melodic strengths with little hooks, and he’s the Radiohead member to sound the least like them when solo.
10 Alternative Songs for Your Valentine’s Day Playlist
These songs for Valentine’s Day playlists live on the fringes, outside that neat little box of what we consider to be typically romantic.
Caroline Polachek Ascends to Greatness on ‘Desire, I Want to Turn Into You’
Caroline Polachek dives into the contradictory crux of the human experience on Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, an album of breathtakingly original pop songs.
Young Fathers Are Back and Getting ‘Heavy Heavy’
Young Fathers declare their awareness of what’s going on but take it a step further. Heavy Heavy urges the audience to do the heavy lifting and “have fun”.
Pop Savant Anton Barbeau Beholds the ‘Stranger’ in the Mirror
In a sea of indistinct pop music, Anton Barbeau’s sheer unmistakability and inimitability prove he is a significant and successful artist, regardless of his level of fame.
To Ride Into ‘Paradise’: Lana Del Rey’s EP at 10
What’s most striking about Lana Del Rey’s Paradise EP and its music videos, are the ways they cement her transgressive and hallucinatory aesthetic.
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The 15 Best Indie Pop Albums of 2022
The best indie pop of 2022 provided a much-needed melodic boost to our daily existence. From Hatchie to Jockstrap, these albums are the best.
Johanna Warren’s ‘Lessons for Mutants’ Is Beautiful and Uncategorizable
Johanna Warren’s Lessons for Mutants is state of the art. It rings with an uncategorizable quality that our age seems not to value very much, to our own peril: beauty.
Natalia Lafourcade Finds the Heart in Darkness
Mexican pop-rock and folk singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade releases her first album of original songs in seven years and tells PopMatters all about it.
Sobs’ ‘Air Guitar’ Singapore Pop-Rock With Fortitude
Sobs’ Air Guitar is a jubilant, unapologetic salute to dynamic pop-rock for listeners who prefer their bubblegum with a bit more fortitude and viscosity.
