art pop
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i,i is in a sense a refinement of 22, A Million‘s innovations, but Justin Vernon still doesn’t seem particularly interested in tying up his songs’ loose ends.
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The Sailor is by turns impressive and disheveled in its combination of so many rap and pop music styles.
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Return to Center finds Kirin J. Callinan putting a unique and hilarious spin on the covers album, somehow resulting in his most effective character portrait yet.
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Holly Herndon’s new album is partially aided by A.I. and features some creative, futuristic art pop pieces, but there are plenty of half-baked experiments as well.
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Now that it’s officially out, Anthony revisits Jai Paul’s coveted demo project that originally leaked in 2013.
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Weyes Blood comes through with an immaculately produced and performed baroque pop album in Titanic Rising.
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With Mazy Fly, Spellling stands out as one of Sacred Bones’ most exciting musical prospects.
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Xiu Xiu delivers what might be its most adventurous and harrowing album to date… which is saying a lot.
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Despite being bookended by a few awkward detours, Assume Form contains James Blake’s best writing and production since the earlier part of this decade.
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Soap&Skin’s first album in six years is sadly marred by awkward additional instrumentation and songwriting that’s lackluster compared to her previous work.
