Pineross’ ‘Dragoon’ Is Southwestern Electropop Cinema (premiere)
Electropop’s Pineross delivers a cinematic exploration of Southwestern history on his unconventional new LP, Dragoon, and he discusses the LP with PopMatters.
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Oliver Sim Gets Frank and Frightening on ‘Hideous Bastard’
The xx’s Oliver Sim goes solo with Hideous Bastard, which deals with deconstruction and learning to surrender to desire as a means of a resurrection.
Hercules and Love Affair Return with the Blistering ‘In Amber’
Instead of offering reassurance or solace, Hercules and Love Affair’s In Amber reflects our unsettling times with themes and lyrics that are challenging and worrying.
Sylvan Esso Evolve Their sound on ‘No Rules Sandy’
Sylvan Esso’s No Rules Sandy disavows much of electropop’s iconography, preferring to disrupt the well-trodden paths of radio-friendly bangers.
Sziget Days 5 and 6: Tame Impala Relax Us While Arctic Monkeys Rock Us to the End
Days 5 and 6 of Budapest’s famous Sziget festival again the event is a triumph, with 452,000 visitors and more great gigs by artists like Tame Impala and Arctic Monkeys.
Hot Chip Hone Their Electronic Songcraft on Anxiety-ridden ‘Freakout/Release’
Hot Chip’s Freakout/Release is an extraordinary display of synthpop versatility and invention, born of collaboration, improvisation, and the psychological mess of lockdown.
Hayley Kiyoko Widens the Breadth of Pop on ‘Panorama’
With Disney deep in her past, pop star Hayley Kiyoko’s Panorama navigates queer relationships with self-assuredness, packaged in accessible pop hooks.
ODESZA’s Superb ‘The Last Goodbye’ Performs Great Emotional Work
ODESZA’s The Last Goodbye is impressively diverse and wide-ranging; there are moments of elysian pop, broody angst, thrilling dance, and smart wit.
The Range’s ‘Mercury’ Is Engrossing, Danceable, and Nostalgic
The not-to-be-missed fourth album by EDM artist James Hinton aka the Range is simultaneously his most retro sounding and forward-looking. Mercury is engrossing.
They Kiss and Sandflower Reimagine Julian Lennon’s “Lookin’ 4 Love” (premiere)
Electropop outfit They Kiss join forces with Sandflower and Julian Lennon to recreate the latter’s “Lookin’ 4 Love”.
Winona Oak’s ‘Island of the Sun’ Is Heartbreak Enveloped in Intoxicating Synths
Winona Oak’s Island of the Sun scores stories of sorrow and anguish with a thrilling cornucopia of sounds that practically spill in luscious waves.
Kazakhstan’s Men Seni Suyemin Wants to Rewrite the Electrorock Rulebook
Moving from Kazakhstan to Russia to pursue her electro dreams, Minona Volandova’s Men Seni Suyemin project harbors surprising influences from Foals to Gorillaz.
