Music reviews tagged with pop
Best Coast Crazy for You
Lead by blog darling Bethany Cosentino, the California duo's debut album explores different forms of sun pop with subtle touches of alt rock's punkish attitude.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez feels bad for Bethany Cosentino's ex...
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Before Today
Ariel Pink paints surreal Dali-esque landscapes on our aural canvases in his latest recording.
Lukas Clark-Memler thinks Ariel Pink could save pop music...
Stars The Five Ghosts
For their fifth outing, Stars take a bold step by downgrading their confessional reputation and increasing their electronic intake.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...
Christina Aguilera Bionic
Christina Aguilera misses on latest album, Bionic.
Genice Phillips reviews...
Wild Nothing Gemini
Jack Tatum, aka Wild Nothing, drowns his sorrows over an array of indie pop references with not so distinctive results.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez thinks this is appealing if you've just discovered the eighties...
Beach Fossils Beach Fossils
In a time when sun-drenched pop is starting to outstay it’s welcome, Beach Fossils try to outshine their contemporaries with more distinctive melodic hooks and a welcome variation of influences.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews...
Tracey Thorn Love and Its Opposite
Former Everything But The Girl vocalist, Tracey Thorn, gets personal on her latest LP, Love and Its Opposite
Joe Rivers reviews...
MGMT Congratulations
MGMT follow up their frontloaded but catchy debut with an album that tries its best to be difficult.
Andrew Baer is fine listening to this but is far from entertained or intrigued...
Usher Raymond v. Raymond
Top R&B vocalist returns with sixth album, featuring more dance grooves and bedroom escapades.
Genice Phillips reviews...
Dum Dum Girls I Will Be
Revisiting the 60s girl group and examining the teenage heart, Dum Dum Girls’ debut is the sweetest album to come out in a long time. And, I mean that in a good way.
Sean Caldwell reviews...
