Eliza Shaddad Depicts Our Isolation in “Now You’re Alone”
Eliza Shaddad’s “Now You’re Alone” is emotionally powerful pop music performed with passion and meaning, and born of the pandemic’s forced isolation.
Sarah Zupko Kondeusz
Sarah Zupko founded PopMatters, one of the largest independent cultural criticism sites, in the Internet's early days of 1999. Zupko is a former Executive Producer for Tribune Media Services, the media syndication arm of the Tribune Company. Her other pursuits involve writing historical fiction and research in the fields of Slavic and German history, as well as general European cultural and intellectual history. Zupko studied musicology, film, and art at the University of Chicago and media theory and journalism at the University of Texas, where she received her M.A. She calls west London home.
KEiiNO’s Happyfest aka “Summer of My Life” Is the Summer Song You Need
Norway’s Keiino take the prize for the catchiest, hook-filled happy-fest of the week, “Summer of My Life”. It’s the summer song you need right now.
Pop Singer-Songwriter Mabes Grooves on Love in “Sugarush”
Essex folk-popper Mabes adds some soulful grooves to her latest single “Sugarush”, with some rocking guitars for extra emphasis.
Bellatrix Makes “Golden” and Inventive Electropop
“Golden” is so superbly composed that it shifts through different moods and approaches with ease. Bellatrix has a “golden” touch indeed.
Eddie 9-volt Unleashes His Bluesy Soul with “3AM in Chicago”
Eddie 9-volt unleashes some hot Georgia soul on “3AM in Chicago”, a single from his upcoming album, Little Black Flies.
New Electro Act Sylph Shares the Primal “In the Morning Light” (premiere)
Electro’s Sylph creates an ode to raves’ communalism on the psychedelic, industrial techno of “In the Morning Light”.
Pushpin’s Experimental Pop Is Delightful on “Apples”
Experimental pop’s Pushpin impress with “Apples”, a song that seems wholly conceived within their own vernacular.
Luminous Kid Taps Phoebe Bridgers for Poetry on “Mountain Crystals”
Swedish alt-pop artist Luminous Kid shares his dreamy and psychedelic imaginings via his latest single, “Mountain Crystals”.
Presenting Travis in Conversation with Steve Lillywhite (premiere)
Travis recently engaged in a video interview with producer Steve Lillywhite to discuss their rocking 1997 debut album ‘Good Feeling’.
Electropop’s Rampton Prom Say “Give Me Something”
On “Give Me Something”, electropop’s Rampton Prom fully embrace their hip-hop influences, with synth-based grooves.
The Weeping Willows Find a “Black Crow” Following Them (premiere)
The Weeping Willows’ “Black Crow” sports stunning acoustic guitar work, heavenly harmonies, and a haunting melody rooted in American gothic.
Stockholm’s Holy Ship Find a Trippy “Rabbit Hole”
For their second single, “Rabbit Hole”, Holy Ship up the psychedelic quotient considerably.