art pop
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Susanne Sundfør teams up with former Czars frontman John Grant on “Mountaineers,” probably her spaciest track to date – with an amazing ending to boot. It’s the second single from the Norwegian singer-songwriter’s upcoming album Music for People in Trouble, which will be released August 25 via Bella Union.
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Glitchy singer-songwriter Olga Bell has a new EP out called America, which takes its name from and includes three different mixes of the closing track from her 2016 album Tempo. But the highlight of the set is the non-album cut “Special Leave,” which features one of Olga’s most stunning
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Thanks to some clearer production, more up-front performances, and a zany new wave influence, GT ULTRA is the most I’ve ever enjoyed a Guerilla Toss album.
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On her sophomore album Melodrama, Lorde makes a few Top 40 concessions, but shows a ton of promise with the stylistic and formal risks she does take.
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Australia’s Kirin J Callinan delivers one of this year’s most colorfully eccentric pop records with Bravado.
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For an album inspired by the cosmos, Planetarium is lacking quite a bit in the way of flow and harmony.
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alt-J’s third album is the UK art pop outfit’s most inconsistent yet.
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No Shape is Perfume Genius’ grandest and most eclectic musical statement to date.
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With “S.A.D,” Kirin J. Callinan delivers a cheesy, industrial-tinged ballad about drugs that may lack the sex appeal of previous single “Bravado,” but is still too slick and weird for me to resist. Kirin’s new album, also titled Bravado, is out June 9 via Terrible Records.
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Arca’s voice is a welcome addition to her otherworldly production style on her self-titled album, but sadly, many of my reservations about her past full-length efforts still stand.
