From Disney star to alt-pop go-getter, Joshua Bassett arrives in Manchester at the latest peak in his creative journey.
Tag: alt-pop
In this Review Round-Up, there’s exceptional modern metal from Ad Infinitum and ho-hum alt-pop from Loyals, both overshadowed by the mountains of controversy that Escuela Grind find themselves under.
A grander turn through cinematic ambition gives Mothica’s alt-pop the boost into true strength that it’s needed all along.
With colour and creativity in abundance, and superstar potential on full display, Remi Wolf’s new album is an undisputed pop highlight of 2024.
In this Review Round-Up, the grand return of Pijn takes the top spot, followed by emotional hardcore from top talent in Love Letter, and a pair of super-strong breakout EPs from beccs and Terminals.
In this Review Round-Up, good pop-rock from The Dollyrots and great tech-metal from The Hirsch Effekt are joined by some unfortunately disappointing alt-pop from Aiko.
HUNNY’s new album finds itself caught between real alt-pop ingenuity and feigned, cheapened style of warmed-over virality, with them just about coming out on top.
It’s an edit or two away from being a great pop album, but Mariel Loveland’s newest is still her strongest body of work under the Best Ex moniker yet, to a considerable degree.
In this Review Round-Up, Annisokay and Samurai Pizza Cats respectively hit heavy and fall short in metalcore; Guilt Trip deliver a strong metallic hardcore debut; and Rocket Pengwin establishes some decent contemporary pop-punk.
The good qualities of NOT A TOY’s debut full-length are far outweighed by how bland and uninteresting this angle in alt-trap-pop has become