Dance Pop – Fresh Out The Deli

BRAT – Charli XCX

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Brat Charli XCX ★★★½ 78 Pop Dance Pop Charli XCX has probably become my favorite pop artist of the past decade. The base quality of her tracks is so consistently good – they’re fun at the very least, and often time reach greatness.Her sixth album, Brat, is noContinue reading “BRAT – Charli XCX”

Girl With No Face – Allie X

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2024 Girl With No Face Allie X ★★★½ 78 Pop Synth Pop Dance Pop Girl with No Face is an energetic indie pop record that fuses dancy beats and 80s synths with the emotional energy of a dark wave/post-punk project. Allie X really wears her influences on her sleeve,Continue reading “Girl With No Face – Allie X”

The Loveliest Time – Carly Rae Jepsen

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 The Loveliest Time Carly Rae Jepsen ★★★ 68 Pop Dance Pop Disco At this point, Carly Rae Jepsen is a dependable, seasoned pop professional. She has yet to have another song explode the way “Call Me Maybe” did in 2012, and none of her albums have topped 2015’sContinue reading “The Loveliest Time – Carly Rae Jepsen”

That! Feels Good! – Jessie Ware ★★★½

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware ★★★½ 77 Pop Dance Pop Disco Jessie Ware continues to get better and better with each release, and her 2023 album, similarly, gets better and better as it goes. After 2020’s What’s Your Pleasure? saw her fully embrace disco music, That! Feels Good!Continue reading “That! Feels Good! – Jessie Ware ★★★½”

Mid Air – Romy ★★★

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Mid Air Romy ★★★ 61 Pop Dance-Pop Electronic Romy’s solo debut Mid Air ignores many of the cutting edge trends and tropes of modern indie electronic music. Instead, she draws from the trance and Eurohouse sounds that peaked her interest growing up in the 1990s and early 2000sContinue reading “Mid Air – Romy ★★★ “

Renaissance – Beyonce ★★★★

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Renaissance Beyonce ★★★★ 86 Pop Dance Pop R&B What are the two things you want from a DJ when you’re out dancing? You want them to play something that you recognize, and you want the music to transition seamlessly from one track to the next. On Renaissance, BeyonceContinue reading “Renaissance – Beyonce ★★★★”

Crash – Charli XCX ★★★½

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 CRASH Charli XCX ★★★½ 74 Pop Dance Pop While not nearly as daring or interesting as Charli XCX’s previous album, Crash is just as fun and hones in more on nostalgic sounds and paying homage to big songs of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. A lot of theContinue reading “Crash – Charli XCX ★★★½”