#pop-production tag

Kim Gordon: PLAY ME

Kim Gordon's third solo album PLAY ME embraces declarative, literalist surfaces with populist appeal, featuring clearer hooks and steadier beats than her previous work, reflecting her observation that nuance has disappeared from contemporary discourse.

fromPitchfork

3 weeks ago

Hilary Duff: luck... or something

Thankfully, both Duff and Koma have moved on from the thumping theatrics of the mid-2010s. luck... is less Zedd and more Carly Rae Jepsen, another former Koma collaborator, whose bright, princess-y vocal tone resembles Duff's. The album's base notes are chirpy synths and strummy acoustic pop, embellished with gated drum fills and swoopy strings-softer, pliable sounds that offer a more natural foundation for Duff.

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fromPitchfork

3 months ago

Jane Remover: EP

Jane Remover's EP revitalizes party-pop with playful juvenility, indulgent production, and minor reworkings of older tracks that showcase digital-era release experimentation.

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fromPitchfork

4 months ago

Carly Rae Jepsen: Emotion (10th Anniversary Edition)

Carly Rae Jepsen's E*mo*tion deluxe edition reaffirms the album's sparkling, unabashed pop craftsmanship, with bonus material enhancing the original's vibrant pop pleasures.

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fromwww.theguardian.com

4 months ago

Tame Impala: Deadbeat review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

Kevin Parker shifted from guitar-led psychedelia to pop-oriented production with Currents, achieving mainstream success and production collaborations while maintaining a persistent melancholy in his music.

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fromwww.theguardian.com

5 months ago

Vegas vignettes and killer karaoke staples: Katy Perry's greatest songs ranked!

Katy Perry's songs blend catchy, varied pop production with uneven lyrical choices, spanning glam revival, understated acoustic moods, hip-hop hybrids, 90s house, and soft-rock balladry.

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fromThe Atlantic

5 months ago