Pop’s Cristina Hart May Be a “Bad Girlfriend” But She’s Honest
London's Cristina Hart may be a "Bad Girlfriend", but she has a way with a catchy dance pop tune.
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.
Ade Mai Sings “I Love You More” as He Celebrates New Adventure
Ade Mai is a rising folk-pop singer originally from Finland but now based in Bournemouth, and his new single "I Love You More" is an instantaneous earworm.
Darlingside’s Folk-Pop Shimmers and Shines on “Green + Evergreen”
Folk pop's Darlingside share "Green + Evergreen" from the upcoming LP, Fish Pond Fish. As usual, Darlingside sport divinely gorgeous harmonies, so beautiful they really drive the song.
Irish Alt-Pop Artist Rebekah Fitch Faces Loss on “Dust” (premiere)
Irish alt-pop singer-songwriter Rebekah Fitch possesses a powerful and moving voice filled with emotion, and her latest single "Dust" is a gorgeous elegy on loss.
BAERS Debut the Cabaret Pop of “Augen Zu”
BAERS are a new pop-rock band out of Germany that marry cabaret-esque vocals to funky bass, hook-filled hummable choruses, and a dash of Weimar flair on "Augen Zu".
GOSS Creates an Electropop Anthem with “Everybody’s Going”
Denmark's GOSS is a rising electropop artist with a penchant for creating anthemic earworms, with "Everybody's Going" the latest.
Leeds Indie Rockers Eades Proclaim “I Want More”
Leeds' Eades are here to proclaim for those doubters in our midst that guitar rock is not dead with "I Want More", and that there is more to life than a dull day job.
Yachtclub101 Mix Synthpop and Cats on “Leave Me Alone” (premiere)
Yachtclub101's "Leave Me Alone" sparkles with glorious pop melodies, bubbly synths, infectious dance beats, sing-along choruses, and cats.
Vancouver’s Yukon Blonde Drift Into Dreamy Neo-Psych on “You Were Mine” (premiere)
Vancouver's Yukon Blonde embrace psychedelia and blissed-out grooves on their latest single, "You Were Mine". The band continue to innovate their sound with upcoming LP, Vindicator.
PYX’s “Wires” Is a Melodic Indie Rock Marvel (premiere)
PYX are a collective out of Southeast England led by front-person Wesley Triffitt, and their sound is slightly lo-fi, indie rock influenced by '60s harmonies and '80s jangle pop and post-punk. Hear PYX's superb new single, "Wires".
Christian Cohle Offers Haunting Electropop on “Wallflower” (premiere)
Dublin's Christian Cohle creates powerfully haunting electropop on his latest single, "Wallflower".
Sola Rosa and Thandi Phoenix Are Onto “Something Good” with Their Soulful New Single
New Zealand dance producer Sola Rosa teams with rising soul singer Thandi Phoenix for the upbeat, discofied, joyful, and positive "Something Good".