dance pop
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Róisín Murphy’s disco throwback is hindered by some of its more leftfield elements.
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On their sophomore album, Chloe and Halle take a versatile and tasteful approach to contemporary R&B.
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Chromatica is an enjoyable homage to dance-pop’s most classic sounds.
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Rina Sawayama comes to us as a near-fully formed popstar on her debut album.
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Despite not sticking the landing, Future Nostalgia is a significant leap forward from Dua Lipa’s so-so debut.
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Dedicated mostly sounds like a second helping of Emotion, which isn’t such a bad thing.
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Poppy and her collaborators have gotten a lot better at working her persona into her music and crafting creative pop songs since last year’s Poppy.Computer.
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Poppy’s debut album is a good collection of pop songs, but doesn’t quite live up to her unique Internet personality.
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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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Witness finds Katy Perry heading in exciting new sonic and lyrical directions, but is sometimes held back by Katy indulging in safer, staler sounds and her usual cliches.
