OH MY GIRL’s ‘Real Love’ Holds Appeal for Britney Spears Fans
If there is such a thing as “alternative K-pop”, OH MY GIRL are strong contenders for the title of this genre’s queens.
alternative pop
DYLYN Soars with Flying Colors Finding Beauty in “Bring on the Blues”
Alt-rocker DYLYN returns with the gorgeous title track of a splendid six-song EP that signals she’s here to stay. She discusses her music and premieres “Bring on the Blues”.
Hatchie Boldly Embraces Uncertainty on ‘Giving the World Away’
By letting her existential anxieties take center stage, Hatchie embraces alt-pop sensibilities on Giving the World Away to process life and loss in all its messy glory.
Caylie Staples Explores Time, Space, and the Choices We Make with ‘Future Memory’
Eclectic Canadian singer-songwriter Caylie Staples embraces ethereal electropop on her stunning new solo album, Future Memory.
King Hannah Blend Influences and Original Impulses on Full-Length Debut
King Hannah’s new album shows the duo honing their sound and posture, building on the more Dionysian and possibly less self-conscious stylings of their 2020 EP.
GOSS Brings the Remedy for the Malady on Infectious ‘I Feel Like Planet Earth’
On GOSS’ sophomore electropop album, I Feel Like Planet Earth the music is our saving photosynthesis, fighting off the darkening times.
Astrid Williamson Moves Mountains and a Few Souls with ‘Into the Mountain’
Astrid Williamson’s songwriting prowess as both a classically trained artist and an alternative rock maven makes the earth tremble on Into the Mountain.
Does Gay Fandom Help Pop Divas?
Looking at Rina Sawayama, Azealia Banks, Charli XCX, and Kim Petras’ rise and fall in the charts one wonders – does gay fandom help pop divas’ careers?
20 Years Ago Marianne Faithfull Went Pop Plotting Late Career Comeback with ‘Kissin Time’
Kissin Time is the sole moment in Marianne Faithfull’s more recent recording period in which she allowed her musical collaborators to shape her sound.
Shamir Thrills with New Album ‘Heterosexuality’
Pop renaissance man Shamir channels trauma, rage, and feelings of angst, and in response to our troubled times, he’s released an album of uncommon beauty.
Andy Bell’s Solo Career Just Keeps Getting Better with ‘Flicker’
Andy Bell’s Flicker is the sound of a musician known primarily in shoegaze/Britpop circles who decided to make a singer-songwriter album, and it’s smashing.