Pop
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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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Oxnard has a stronger sense of direction than its predecessor and is a breath of fresh air in the current state of pop rap and neo-soul.
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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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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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Joji’s BALLADS 1 has some great songs, but a thin appeal, as most of the tracks don’t function beyond their moody vibe and lo-fi aesthetic.
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Singer/superproducer Clarence Clarity follows up his overwhelming and eargasmic debut album No Now with something a little easier to digest.
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Twenty One Pilots take their catchy songwriting, genre blending, and emotional lyricism up a few notches on Trench.
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Kero Kero Bonito make their Polyvinyl debut with a pretty radical departure from the signature sound cemented on Bonito Generation. Thankfully, Time ‘n’ Place is every bit as good as that album.
