Genre Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Rethinking Musical Genre for the Streaming Era
Is “genre” really dead, dissolving, or disappearing? Are traditional categories like hip-hop, rock, R&B, folk, soul, and jazz less meaningful than before?
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Best New Songs: Conal Kelly, Bailey Tomkinson, Shady Baby, Fionn
This playlist spotlights the best new songs across the varied genres PopMatters covers. Today features Conal Kelly, Bailey Tomkinson, Shady Baby, and Fionn.
Best New Songs: Emeli Sandé, Robert Glasper, Pillow Queens, Yard Act
The PM Picks playlist spotlights the best new songs across the varied genres we cover. This week features Emeli Sandé, Robert Glasper, Pillow Queens, and more.
PM Picks the Best New Songs: LVRA, Princess Century, CLAVVS, Jodie Nicholson + ISLA
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature LVRA, Princess Century, CLAVVS, Jodie Nicholson, and ISLA.
PM Picks the Best New Songs: KEiiNO, Jaga Jazzist, Cold War Kids + More
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature KEiiNO, Jaga Jazzist, Cold War Kids, Left Vessel, and Paragon Cause.
PM Picks: The Best New Songs – 17 June 2021
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature MAD CIRCUIT, Thomston, Natalie McCool, Scuba + DOMiNii, and koleżanka.
PM Picks: The Best New Songs – 16 June 2021
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Ida Mae, Diamond Thug, School of X, Tamaraebi, and Psylla.
PM Picks the Best New Songs: Butterfly Ali, Elina, W.H. Lung
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Butterfly Ali, Elina, W.H. Lung, Reliant Tom, and Luna Morgenstern.
PM Picks the Best New Songs: Dylan Cartlidge, Lenka, Tilda Allie + More
The PM Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Dylan Cartlidge, Lenka, Tilda Allie, Beharie, and Ana De Llor.
PM Picks: The Best New Songs – 1 June 2021
PopMatters Picks playlist features the best new songs. Today, we feature Kara Connolly, Hannah Slavin, LiAurora, Christopher Paul Stelling, and Attacca Quartet.
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.
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Coronavirus Tunes: A Brief Playlist for Our Times of Self-Isolation
As coronavirus spreads throughout the world and many of us hunker down with online media, we offer eight songs that share our feeling of seclusion.