Pop
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Florence + The Machine exercise a bit more restraint than usual on High as Hope.
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Still lacking a distinct voice as a singer and lyricist, Teyana Taylor is frequently outshined by her collaborators on K.T.S.E.
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The fuck am I looking at—a Brockhampton music video that’s not in 4:3? Y’all were right: RCA changed them! Piss-take aside, “1999 WILDFIRE” is the All-American Boyband’s first official single of the year, promoting their upcoming album The Best Years of Our Lives, and it’
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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.
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Though structurally jarring, SOPHIE’s full-length debut is an unforgettable and potentially DNA-altering pop album.
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New York-based singer and avant-garde artist serpentwithfeet will release his debut album soil tomorrow through Secretly Canadian. The album’s singles so far have displayed the artist’s unique mix of soul and electronic music. The latest single, “seedless,” is co-produced with Clams Casino. serpentwithfeet’s trembling falsetto is here
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Zephyr isn’t a particularly cutting edge pop and R&B album, but with all the classy instrumentation, impassioned singing, and thoughtful writing, NIKI has a lot going for her right out of the gate.
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Though Tear has its consistency issues and its concept is sacrificed for the sake of having something for everybody, BTS is making ambitious and passionately performed pop music that puts many of their Western contemporaries to shame.
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In January, James Blake released the mellow, atmospheric single “If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead.” Now he has followed it up with “Don’t Miss It,” a collaboration with Mount Kimbie’s Dominic Maker. The tender ballad has a similarly glitchy aesthetic to its predecessor and features self-reflective lyrics
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The recent reissue of Frank Ocean’s 2016 video album Endless reveals the music to be every bit as fulfilling as its follow-up, Blonde.
