Never ever in my life did I think I would enjoy a Dua Lipa album.

This year has been amazing for pop music so far. First, Grimes. Then, The Weeknd. Now, this. Future Nostalgia is flashy, bright, funky, and consistent. The French house / disco beats are amazing, and probably the highlight of the album for me.

Where Future Nostalgia doesn't fare as well for me are in its hooks and its closer. Some of the choruses didn't feel big or catchy enough, and a few of them were just plain stupid. And ... read more

This was a pleasant surprise for me!

Låpsley’s Through Water is a layered, mature, and thoughtful album that knows what it wants to say, and says it in a crisp, concise, 34-minute pop odyssey.

Also the songs are catchy and memorable.

Thanks to @jack for practically forcing me to listen to this, it's amazing.

People this week have been comparing the new The Weeknd album to Prince and Michael Jackson, but honestly if anyone is being compared to these soul/pop legends, it's Gambino right here.

3.15.20 is gonna go up there with some of the greatest, most legendary soul albums of all time. It has the quirkiness, the fun, the soul, power, and emotion, the experimentation, the catchiness, etc.

There’s SO much variation ... read more

80's influenced synth arpeggios. Autotune pop melodies. Electronic dance beats. We've all heard this before a billion times. Or have we?

What The Weeknd does on After Hours is something rarely seen in modern synth pop music. A use of these aforementioned elements in a new exciting way. Whether mixing bright arpeggios with breakbeat drum grooves or soulful vocal passages with slow-burning electronic goodness, it feels as if Abel and his producers (which includes Oneohtrix Point Never, Metro ... read more