aespa Straddle Realities on Debut EP ‘Savage’
As a nod to their AI-inspired concept, K-pop group aespa make electronic music that challenges the limits of genres and song structures in debut EP, Savage.
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The 10 Best Experimental Albums of 2015
Music of all kinds are tending toward a consciously experimental direction. Maybe we’re finally getting through to them.
100 gecs Remix Debut with Help From Fall Out Boy, Charli XCX and More
100 gecs' follow up their debut with a "remix album" stuffed with features, remixes, covers, and a couple of new recordings. But don't worry, it's just as blissfully difficult as their debut.
That Kid’s ‘Crush’ Is a Glittering Crossroads for E-Boy Music
That Kid's Crush stands out for its immediacy as a collection of light-hearted party music, but the project struggles with facelessness.
felicita’s ‘hej!’ (Re)Performs Diasporic Traditions
felicita's hej! demonstrates harmony through cultural hybridity, asserting a necessary post-Brexit statement.
SOPHIE’s ‘OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDES’ Advances Pop Music As an Expression of the Marginalized
SOPHIE's debut album OIL OF EVERY PEARL's UN-INSIDES plays with pop motifs, not as parody, but to create the catchiest form of self expression.
Throwing Shade: House of Silk
Whereas Throwing Shade's best material is incisive in its airiness, House of Silk lacks any such bite.
SOPHIE: Product
SOPHIE's Product is a prismatic take on the London producer's work so far that solidifies his controversial aesthetics.
Pop Will Eat Itself: On PC Music’s Twisted Art
PC Music has been a source of controversy since the Internet-based label's inception. Those conversations might help shine light on the way the Internet is changing the way we talk about art.