Tag: pop
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Spectreview: Róisín Murphy – Róisín Machine
Róisín Murphy holds a mirrorball to the world in the liberative disco grooves of Róisín Machine, her best record to date.
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Archie – 613 [EP]
Archie’s 613, her second release, does everything a great pop EP does, focusing on a style while keeping the variety fresh and the quality control tight.
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Spectreview: Hayley Williams – Petals For Armor
Hayley Williams’ first solo record finds the Paramore singer in her element, laying down one smartly-crafted pop song after another.
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Spectreview: Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
Kevin Parker’s fourth album under Tame Impala, while his first to produce diminishing returns, is still a sublimely optimistic groove that can’t fully mask his anxieties.
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Spectreview: FKA twigs – MAGDALENE
FKA twigs’ MAGDALENE is all raw nerve and emotional nudity, fashioned with the confidence and exacting care of a truly great artist.
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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club FINALE – Amy Winehouse
Today on the Tape Deck: a fitting finale for a series of tales about death, the heartbreaking story of world-domineering 2000s soul/R&B/jazz singer Amy Winehouse.
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Spectreview: Carly Rae Jepsen – Dedicated
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Dedicated bubbles over with smart, effusive pop songs.
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Spectreview: Beyoncé – HOMECOMING (THE LIVE ALBUM)
The career victory lap of HOMECOMING cements Beyoncé’s legacy as one of the greatest musical artists in American history.
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Spectreview: Weezer – Weezer (Black Album)
Weezer’s sixth eponymous album is embarrassing at best and vaguely offensive at worst.
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Spectreview 2/11/19 – Ariana Grande, Jessica Pratt, Panda Bear, sunking
Cathartic pop, profound hushed folk, chill vibes in your headspace and more in this week’s Spectreview.