i feel like the last time i heard a bea miller song she wasn't singing quite like that :\
partying to escape depression/anxiety
there's a clunky but i guess sort of #relatable line in "mood" that aims right at this idea: "we play games of love to avoid the depression" etc.
i've gone back and listened to the original "be happy" and it's uneven as a song; they definitely retained all the best parts/lines for the remix, which is overall an improvement. mosey's verse is also cute and while blackbear's contribution just kind of takes up space, it's at least ignorable.
― dyl, Thursday, 24 September 2020 04:21 (three years ago) link
love Bea miller's chorus on k/da's 'the baddest'.
― oscar bravo, Thursday, 24 September 2020 05:36 (three years ago) link
"thin" is the best descriptor for a lot of the folksy-electronic self-affirmation whining I'm finding on exploring "Billboard/NOW THAT'S what the kids are listening to" playlists. Feels like a throwback to 70's mainstream AM US pop, all buttermilk flavor.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 24 September 2020 17:57 (three years ago) link
Nice song & performance, IMO:
Charlotte Lawrence - Slow Motion (Johan Lenox Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCLBQCGf9xQ
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Friday, 2 October 2020 22:54 (three years ago) link
Not even sure where this new Beabadoobee album goes, here or indie pop or what, but it's good!
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 16 October 2020 16:57 (three years ago) link
If only we had a category for "Not Pop"/"Not Indie". Something starting with the letter S.
― MarkoP, Friday, 16 October 2020 17:43 (three years ago) link
She’s legit pop, in terms of streaming/TikTok success, but for my money her lyrics keep her in the “Rolling Worst Music” threads.
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Friday, 16 October 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
i like her song "care" that i guess is on the album
― dyl, Saturday, 17 October 2020 03:33 (three years ago) link
I think this is a nice, sophisticated track (I particularly like the little horn stabs):
Rudimental - Come Over (feat. Anne-Marie & Tion Wayne)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN0iPfZUkUA
― bagel in the streets, donut in the sheets (morrisp), Monday, 19 October 2020 22:17 (three years ago) link
I don't know who this zoomer doofus is, but his stuff is pretty catchy:
Role Model - Going Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufoLLZN-hZw
Role Model - Blind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh2b-17zhp8
― bagel in the streets, donut in the sheets (morrisp), Monday, 19 October 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
No 2021 huh?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ7hdZZw7aE
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 29 March 2021 15:59 (three years ago) link
and as long as i'm herehttps://dirt.substack.com/p/dirt-does-pop-music-still-exist
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 29 March 2021 16:04 (three years ago) link
dissing Gibbs and Eilish as "zero calorie" not helping make a very compelling case there (second link)
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Monday, 29 March 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
I...hadn't checked the first link yet obviously
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Monday, 29 March 2021 16:37 (three years ago) link
I’ve tried to keep my ears open, but the most notable pop song I’ve heard so far this year (“Driver’s License”) already has its own thread. Would be great to get tipped to some other good ones, though.
― beer drops on my keytar (morrisp), Monday, 29 March 2021 16:54 (three years ago) link
lol yeah it's almost april and i still haven't heard any pop songs that i found particularly good or noteworthy that didn't already have their own thread ;_; 'pop' music truly is dead y'all
i'm currently fairly obsessed w/ kali uchis "telepatía" -- the tik tok kids are right sometimes! lil nas x song also pretty good but obviously that's already generating abundant discussion on his thread
but yeah anyone pls feel free to start a thread for 2021 and/or share some good stuff! or we can just keep talking here about how slim the pickings are recently lol
― dyl, Monday, 29 March 2021 17:50 (three years ago) link
if I may be so bold to recommend: Eurovision 2020 (now featuring Eurovision 2021)
the yearly fix for my sweet pop tooth
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 29 March 2021 20:32 (three years ago) link
kinda into this?
The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber - "Stay"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTJczUoc26U
― sean gramophone, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 03:00 (two years ago) link
desperately needs a garage remix?
― ufo, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 03:15 (two years ago) link
charlie puth & cashmere cat co prod/wrote so it had a chance at being good. i like it ok but it left me a bit cold, idk could be more dynamic melodically or something
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 13 July 2021 18:35 (two years ago) link
^ the chorus is SO puthy
i actually would kinda like it but it's too short and ends so abruptly!
― dyl, Sunday, 12 September 2021 02:18 (two years ago) link
Josie Dunne, a singer/songwriter I’m into (someone on here described her song Back to It as “if Meghan Trainor were good”), has been rolling a new project called Tennis — each track is released monthly as an Episode. It’s good stuff, if you’re into her sound.
― tumblin’ dice outro (morrisp), Sunday, 12 September 2021 02:56 (two years ago) link
^the new one she just dropped ("Episode 3: Cooped Up") is particularly nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtYqiFVXC5s
― juristic person (morrisp), Friday, 17 September 2021 22:33 (two years ago) link
New Foxes single is great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cqddw9iUDE
― groovypanda, Saturday, 18 September 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
that's good but that lyric is ridiculous
― ufo, Sunday, 19 September 2021 00:49 (two years ago) link
really into the josie dunn, thank you! gettin CRJ energy myself
― sean gramophone, Monday, 20 September 2021 14:00 (two years ago) link
The entirety of that Josie Dunne album (Tennis) is now out – it's nice, sort of "experimental," in that some of the tracks are more sketches than fully fleshed-out songs (by design).
― Bob Dylan's iconic Ray Ban sunglasses (morrisp), Friday, 20 May 2022 21:10 (one year ago) link
thanks for the bump, i really liked what i heard before!
― sean gramophone, Saturday, 21 May 2022 02:31 (one year ago) link
lol this thread's title should just be updated to rolling pop 2020s
― dyl, Saturday, 21 May 2022 22:01 (one year ago) link
^I may make that mod request, lol
Has anyone heard A-N-Y good stuff lately? I'm in the mood for something new, but the usual playlists have pretty dire stuff – fake Olivia, fake Billie (...and that's the better slice of it).
Here's a gem for y'all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPe9MJMn7i4
― “Lawman,” Slick (Grunt) (morrisp), Tuesday, 12 July 2022 16:53 (one year ago) link
Have had this on heavy rotation the couple of months
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMfIuOooDIc
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 07:59 (one year ago) link
Great song! Her voice is raspy in almost a Kim Shattuck kinda way.
― peace, man, Thursday, 14 July 2022 13:04 (one year ago) link
I like this new song by NIKI, an artist on 88rising... it's sort of literate, emo-ish, singer-songwriter pop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMqcb16umH0
(the whole album is nice, though it's mellow... this is probably the poppiest track)
― Panda bear, my gentle friend (morrisp), Monday, 15 August 2022 17:16 (one year ago) link
A little more on Niki, as I'm really digging this Nicole album (btw, I mischaracterized it above... all of the first four songs are really poppy).
Her previous LP, 2020's Moonchild, is an exercise in basic trend-hopping: there's a Reputation-era–Taylor style song; an Ariana clone (complete with "yuh"s); a tasteful nu-disco tune; a Billie Eilish ripoff... etc. (these are all in a row, btw). The songs aren't bad, but they're obv. not distinctive, and Niki's voice isn't strong enough to create interest ("Plot Twist," another Taylor soundalike, is pretty good IMO).
She also had an earlier single, "Lowkey," which people seem to know (it has 237mm plays on Spotify). It's fine, but fairly generic pop/r&b.
So it's fascinating how Nicole suddenly features a "voice" (both literal and metaphorical) – the songs are personal, specific, compelling, and don't really sound like anyone else in particular. Turns out that many of these are re-recordings/recreations of old songs she released online... she cites the "Taylor's Version" projects as a comparison, but it sounds more like a Car Seat Headrest–type thing to me.
It's really cool to hear an artist evolve like this, even if the "evolution" actually involves circling back to an earlier approach (which clearly plays to her strengths more than simply aping chart-toppers).
― Porcine-lina of the Pig Oceans (morrisp), Thursday, 25 August 2022 16:58 (one year ago) link
Sorry to triple-dip on this... but after listening to Nicole a few dozen times, I'm convinced it's a truly top-tier album. Her songwriting is really strong, the production is on point, and every song is good. Anyone who's into Taylor, post-Taylor (or, heck, pre-Taylor) personal singer-songwriter pop really should check it out.
I think it's hard to write a big, emo-y ballad like "Oceans & Engines," and stay on the right side of corny (...tho I may have an atypical tolerance for corn):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ0pazUc3ZA
― mosh pit insurance agent (morrisp), Tuesday, 13 September 2022 18:15 (one year ago) link
It's a good album!
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 13 September 2022 20:29 (one year ago) link
I like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPgN4EfzUrU
Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down
― Obviously Five Beliebers (morrisp), Wednesday, 21 September 2022 22:02 (one year ago) link
REMA : days of Rave & Roses (& of course Bangers)
there is a rema thread
"calm down" rules but gomez was not a good fit at all
― ufo, Wednesday, 21 September 2022 22:08 (one year ago) link
Thx
― Obviously Five Beliebers (morrisp), Wednesday, 21 September 2022 22:21 (one year ago) link
Heard this playing in a coffee shop... I dig it. Sorta nü-Sheryl Crow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_miaFW4nRYk
(Ashe - Another Man's Jeans)
― Wet Legume (morrisp), Wednesday, 14 December 2022 18:35 (one year ago) link
Here's a really nice ballad ("Love Is Letting Go") from the same album – featuring Diane Keaton, of all people:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBqh2CiDPyM
― Wet Legume (morrisp), Wednesday, 14 December 2022 19:06 (one year ago) link
Feel like this year was kinda… good??Hottest Record Of The Year 2022 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001fv8t
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 16 December 2022 07:46 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MUPTcjjiCAKlara Keller - Sad Thinking of You
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 18 January 2023 21:39 (one year ago) link
I guess this is Bebe doing Miley, but I like it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrGhXL9zCPQBebe Rexha • Heart Wants What It Wants
― at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Saturday, 11 March 2023 18:12 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSMryyB315A
not totally sure where to post this incredible jam with all of 9k views but an early soty for me
― ivy., Sunday, 24 March 2024 18:24 (three weeks ago) link
This is a good place for it! I like to see this thread revived… :)
― let’s get intertwined (morrisp), Sunday, 24 March 2024 18:35 (three weeks ago) link
I've got this vibey jam on repeat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYBlOxyB3sU
Audrey Nuna ft. Teezo Touchdown - Starving
― Malicious Complier (morrisp), Saturday, 6 April 2024 00:04 (one week ago) link