rolling pop 2018

this song is trollwave in that it exists to troll me specifically

so rita ora return to her run of surprisingly good tunes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCQK6LmhYqc

The vibe is similar to “Your Song,” but it’s not as good IMO.

Some very big-80s sounding tracks I've been digging lately:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy-WhOVbKZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOlVELlP2jk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3yoXph7fgU

yep love all three of these
still need to check out the aces album actually

Rolling most 2018 sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixkoVwKQaJg

DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B • Taki Taki

(Don’t know where Snake got this beat from, but kudos, it’s a great track)

think I'd enjoy it more without the Ozuna guy

Really? What is it you don’t like about him?

i like ozuna. selena gomez is the weak link for me. song is just okay overall.

xp I guess his voice comes across very... loud in the mix, slightly grating

maybe I'll grow to love it

Selena is probably the weakest here (although the Cardi verse surely isn't the best she's done) but I've a lot of sympathy for her and always like to see her have a hit single

shawn mendes track from upthread has been remixed by zedd, who repurposes the 'let's get lost tonight' bridge from the original into a buzzy instrumental hook. it got performed at an awards show and it's the only version i've heard on the radio so far. i'm not sure if i like it better or not? the tweaks are pretty slight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiTCDijrze8

oh and i like the new halsey song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ienljU834

idk if there's been any poppy discussion on these boards or even if this is the right thread for this, the best song i've ever heard

this is getting some push from someplace and I'm sure someone could potentially complain about TEH ALGORITHMS but if TEH ALGORITHMS are swapping out faux-tropical whatever for Kylie/Gaga then they are good actually

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ_IXA-x4hA

xps ah bunch of my friends saw poppy the other night and i had to miss it :(

surprised there isnt a poppy thread tbf, deffo been discussed somewhere - probs big enuff for her own thread now

loving that chater tune too

Miya Folick's album (Premonitions, out last week) is an impressive debut. I hear Fiona Apple in the way her voice flutters sometimes - but it's also a serviceable replacement (like the October album from earlier this year) for the 2018 Sky Ferreira record we're probably never going to get.

man i'm so into aggretsuko poppy. the video came out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbQsxWKfTSU

love it

I'm not convinced by the album, but AURORA live was a joy to look at. Especially the first song (Churchyard).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ANW6Kn_2o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a2bVCMZPms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L17e4-VXV7g

Here's a post xmas pop playlist with everything discussed on the thread this year.

ILM's 2018 Rolling Pop Spotify Playlist

Couldn't find a 2019 thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTJ-oqwxdZY

justice for yvonne elliman

groovypanda, i was just searching a thread to post the same video.
never cared much about shawn mendes (besides 'nervous') but i'm really enjoying this new one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UToVr_vLnI8

did the 2019 thread never get made?

this is only really notable because the slowed down "better off alone" sample somehow ends up with an air france-esque vibe which is hilarious and incredible and i wish the rest of the track was anywhere near as good as those first few seconds when those dual realisations hit

this bangs :D

the new camila cabello record is excellent

I just can't with her voice :(

i love her voice!!!! but i get it's divisive