pop-rock

Joyce Manor’s ‘Never Hungover Again’ Is a Timeless Snapshot of Fading Youth

Joyce Manor’s ‘Never Hungover Again’ Is a Timeless Snapshot of Fading Youth

Joyce Manor’s ‘Never Hungover Again’ still sounds urgent and endlessly replayable cranked up loud with the windows down, and it will stay that way.

Salim Nourallah Goes Nuclear

Salim Nourallah Goes Nuclear

PopMatters has checked in with songwriter Salim Nourallah over the years, and in a world where Covid ravaged so many plans, he gives us reams of insight.

The 25 Best Demi Lovato Songs

The 25 Best Demi Lovato Songs

Demi Lovato is her unabashed self, everything else be damned. If you need some of that energy right now, these are 25 songs to make you a “Lovatic”.

Demi Lovato Smashes the Narrative on ‘Holy Fvck’

Demi Lovato Smashes the Narrative on ‘Holy Fvck’

Empowering and cathartic, Demi Lovato has created a refined and sophisticated collection of songs with Holy Fvck that is their best work lyrically to date.

Francisco Martin Gets Real with Pop-Rock Scorcher “hate you to love myself” (premiere)

Francisco Martin Gets Real with Pop-Rock Scorcher “hate you to love myself” (premiere)

Singer-songwriter Francisco Martin opens up while trying pop-rock on for size with the electric guitar-driven “hate you to love myself”.

Eliza & the Delusionals Need More Hooks ‘Now and Then’

Eliza & the Delusionals Need More Hooks ‘Now and Then’

Genuinely catchy moments on Eliza & the Delusionals’ Now and Then are too few and far between, which means the songs don’t have hooks to make them memorable.