Pop
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Italian psych-pop duo Dumbo Gets Mad is prepping a new album and has allowed us to share its first track. We’re still trying to get “Plumy Tale” out of our heads five years later, but “Misanthropulsar” here is maybe every bit as much the earworm. The twosome is sounding
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The lead single from Baltimore dream pop duo Beach House’s upcoming album Depression Cherry, out August 28 via Sub Pop. We’re properly excited for this album seeing as we’ve loved their last few releases. Here’s Anthony’s review for 2012’s Bloom:
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In honor of Father’s Day, Future Islands shares a video for Singles highlight “A Song for Our Grandfathers.” Singles is out now via 4AD. Our review:
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Florence + The Machine pull together a succinct and tastefully written pop record on their latest effort here, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra comes through with their most eerie, catchy, soulful, and idiosyncratic record yet.
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Hot Chip embraces house music and takes some vocal risks on their new record.
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The bubbly and danceable singles from Shamir’s debut LP are fun and fantastic, but the rest of Ratchet is weighed down by a series of off-the-mark ballads.
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Ohio pop/rap/rock/electronic music duo Twenty One Pilots chases 2013’s breakout Vessel with a series of radio pop and reggae-infused tunes on Blurryface.
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Electronic music producer Holly Herndon’s latest release here is an expansion of the glitchy and abstract ideas on her last album, tossing some art pop tracks into the mix in the process.
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On their major label debut, Hiatus Kaiyote delivers over an hour of faintly adventurous neo-soul.
