art pop
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A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships is bolder in theme and aesthetic than The 1975’s previous albums, but not all of the band’s risks pan out.
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Rosalía makes a fantastic transition into modern pop aesthetics without sacrificing her flamenco roots.
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Aviary allows patient listeners an opportunity to sink into the depths of pure beauty.
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Twisted Crystal is all the zany pop fun of GT Ultra, but set in space and on LSD.
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For as enjoyable as many of them are, Yves Tumor’s pop tunes and comparatively experimental soundscapes don’t really reinforce one another on Safe in the Hands of Love.
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Be the Cowboy is arguably Mitski’s most mature release, but most of the songs feel like a faint breeze.
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While the trap-goth direction of “Pictures of You” could use some work, this debut EP solidifies HMLTD as one of the most promising post-punk groups out right now.
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Let’s Eat Grandma’s sophomore album is a hodgepodge of mostly great ideas.
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Back to being a band, Dirty Projectors squanders a fair bit of potential on Lamp Lit Prose.
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serpentwithfeet’s debut album adeptly presents love in a simultaneously sweet and unsettling light, only occasionally being held back by some uneventful instrumentals.
