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    Category: Avant Pop

    New Nick Hudson Single to Benefit Ukraine Charities

    Nick Hudson and Kianna Blue of The Academy of Sun released a new single on Friday that will benefit Ukrainian Red Cross Society and Razom for Ukraine.…… Read more “New Nick Hudson Single to Benefit Ukraine Charities”

    March 7, 2022March 6, 2022 by Kevin Press

    Discussions: Jane Siberry

    Avant-pop fans have long admired Toronto’s Jane Siberry for her lush songwriting and crystalline vocals. The self-taught pianist went on to study music theory before launching a…… Read more “Discussions: Jane Siberry”

    December 1, 2020 by Kevin Press

    OSMR: shiwashiwa – I’m Here

    The week’s best turn-it-up release – hip hop influenced but ultimately a gorgeous example of Japanese avant-pop. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed to spread…… Read more “OSMR: shiwashiwa – I’m Here”

    July 28, 2020July 25, 2020 by Kevin Press

    OSMR: The Icebergs – Add Vice

    Jane LeCroy, Tom Abbs and David Rogers-Berry make the kind of no-rules avant-pop that makes you happy to be alive; truth is though, she had me at…… Read more “OSMR: The Icebergs – Add Vice”

    July 24, 2020July 18, 2020 by Kevin Press

    OSMR: Dan Drohan – You’re a Crusher / drocan!

    https://www.dandrohan.net/merch/youreacrushervinylpreorder In the long, rich tradition of weird records with two-part titles, Dan Drohan’s latest is pure indie gold. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed…… Read more “OSMR: Dan Drohan – You’re a Crusher / drocan!”

    June 30, 2020June 27, 2020 by Kevin Press

    OSMR: Baal & Mortimer – Deixis

    Alexandra Grübler’s debut LP layers emotional vocals over the kind of darkly evocative avant-pop that provides her virtually endless possibilities – she’s absolutely one to watch. Kevin…… Read more “OSMR: Baal & Mortimer – Deixis”

    June 30, 2020June 27, 2020 by Kevin Press

    OSMR: Floating Di Morel – Summer Has Become Cold

    https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/floating-di-morel-summer-has-become-cold-lp/PL.099LP.html Some albums grab you by the shirt collar, demanding your attention like a petulant tween; this nuanced avant-pop beauty is far too smart for that –…… Read more “OSMR: Floating Di Morel – Summer Has Become Cold”

    June 24, 2020June 20, 2020 by Kevin Press

    OSMR: Drift. – Symbiosis

    On her first solo LP, Nathalie Bruno of The Proper Ornaments has delivered a handsome piece of pop art that is a good deal more colourful than…… Read more “OSMR: Drift. – Symbiosis”

    June 24, 2020June 20, 2020 by Kevin Press

    OSMR: NIIKA – Close But Not Too Close

    Warm, deeply felt avant-pop from Chicago – NIIKA is one of those artists who has found that brilliant intersection between new folk and soul. Kevin Press One-sentence…… Read more “OSMR: NIIKA – Close But Not Too Close”

    May 8, 2020May 2, 2020 by Kevin Press

    OSMR: Kalbells – Mothertime

    Led by Rubblebucket vocalist Kalmia Traver, the quartet has delivered a brilliant avant pop EP, informed as much by electronic music as it is radio friendliness. Kevin…… Read more “OSMR: Kalbells – Mothertime”

    April 17, 2020April 11, 2020 by Kevin Press
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