What The Heck Is Hyperpop?

Digitally-altered vocals. Speaker-busting bass. Lurid synths. Is this hyperpop?

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 27/11/2020: Saba, SOMBRA, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and more...

 

Tunes to listen to while buying shit you don’t need in the Black Friday sale. FIFTY QUID FOR A PORTABLE SINGING TOASTER?! BARGAIN!!!!!

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 20/11/2020: Tierra Whack, Martin Gore, Lil Pump and more...

Martin Gore gets menacing, Tierra Whack gets wacky and Lil Pump goes pro-Trump, plus more...

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 13/11/2020: System of A Down, Foo Fighters, Billie Eilish and more…

A LOT has happened in the last two weeks. Biden has won the US election. The UK has gone back into lockdown. A potential Covid vaccine has been announced. And a plethora of new music has been released. I missed last week’s track roundup, so this week’s selection is a little lengthier to make up for it. NINE TRACKS THIS WEEK. You’re getting spoilt.

Review of 'The Ascension' by Sufjan Stevens

 

Sufjan’s new record is an outpouring of frustration – and the perfect soundtrack to 2020.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 30/10/2020: Skrillex, Oneohtrix Point Never (ft. The Weeknd), Erroneous and more...

Skrillex sounds spiritless and The Weeknd embraces his weird side. The rest are underground gems. 

Review of 'Ohms' by Deftones

 

Deftones are back sporting 9-string guitars, seagull sound effects and tighter songwriting.