experimental pop

Joe Sparks, the Berkeley graduate and multi-instrumentalist, combines sophistication and immediacy in his new project. By self-producing the album and playing every instrument himself, Sparks cultivates a unique sound driven by complex melodic rhythms and transcendent tonal energy. Today, Sparks shares “Nice Little Refrain,” a high-octane, catchy, meta-examination of what a song can be. Combining witty lyrics and an intense mix, Sparks seeks […]

John Beckmann, the songwriter, producer, and restless architect behind The Mortal Prophets, announces Utopia PKWY, a new project that marks a decisive turn toward brighter weather. The debut album, Debut, due for release November 6th, reframes Beckmann’s long-standing fascination with haunted atmospheres, poetic instability, and cinematic sound design through a more melodic, optimistic, and sunstruck lens. Named in reference to Utopia Parkway, […]

ZOON, the Anishinaabe-Canadian musician, makes music that feels like storytelling. Today, ZOON returns with their highly anticipated third full-length album, HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL, out now via Paper Bag Records alongside the release of focus track, “You Can’t See Me (This Low).” Across the record, ZOON refracts heartbreak, relapse, racial trauma, and spiritual recalibration through a cosmic blend of moccasin-gaze and dream-pop […]

MAHA (Make America Human Again) is the debut concept album by emerging cultural artist Pridhvi Sunain Zoro, structured as a three-act musical narrative exploring the collapse and renewal of human connection in modern society. Set for release September 11, 2026, the project is divided into three phases — Collapse, Humanity, and Ascent. The nine-track album, including additional alternate versions, unfolds like […]

Los Angeles-based producer, multi-instrumentalist, and film composer Reza Safinia composes dance-floor bangers for the end of the world. Five years after his last albums, 2021’s paired releases Yin and Yang, the electronic artist now returns with 1/∞, a double album sequenced, in meticulous fashion, with each vinyl side serving to represent one of the four elements: fire, water, air, and earth.  Today, Safinia shares “Vapor,” an […]

Princess Goes first met onstage over a decade ago while performing in the award-winning rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The band — composed of vocalist, lyricist, musician, and actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Lazarus), keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndi Lauper), and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood) — had so much fun pretending to be in a band together that, when the show […]

Today, ZOON the Anishinaabe-Canadian shoegaze project led by Daniel Monkman is announcing the arrival of their highly anticipated third long player, HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL out June 19, 2026 via Paper Bag Records.  Zoongide’ewin, or ZOON—meaning “bravery” and “a strong and fearless heart”—was given to Monkman during a traditional sweat ceremony. Daniel is the second name they use as they move through the world. To kick off the new […]

Norwegian multi-disciplinary cult artist Vilde Tuv—hailed as “Norway’s finest one-woman orchestra”—returns with “Start/Stop,” the final single ahead of her anticipated third album, Truthbomb, out September 19th via Poesy Records. Known for her bold, genre-defying fusion of sincerity and experimentation, Tuv has carved out a unique space in the Nordic avant-garde, with support from artists like Smerz and Jenny Hval, […]

Dark, experimental pop.