electropop
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It’s a shame that the popularity and promotion behind Billie Eilish has poisoned the well a bit, as When We All Fall Asleep is actually an artful, well-crafted, and unique pop album.
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Weezer’s Black Album resumes the band’s nosedive.
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Sweetener is no longer Ariana Grande’s strongest album.
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Bring Me the Horizon’s blend of pop, electronics, and what remains of their metalcore edge is surprisingly admirable on amo.
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Muse’s foray into ’80s retro-futurism, while at times uninspired and gaudy even by the band’s standards, has resulted in their most palatable album this decade.
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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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Sweetener may be a Top 40 album through and through, but it’s somewhat elevated by some quality production and Ariana Grande’s consistently strong vocal performances.
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Let’s Eat Grandma’s sophomore album is a hodgepodge of mostly great ideas.
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The Now Now is a pleasant mood album while it’s on—especially in comparison to Humanz—but it’s still relatively low-impact.