To spherical out my mid-year countdowns, I’ve acquired a highlight on a few of my favourite songs and albums from music markets that aren’t Korea or Japan. To simplify issues, I simply name this class “pop.”
What had been your favourite singles and albums through the first half of 2024?
Bentley Robles – IAM IAM IAM
Bentley Robles was such a discovery for me this yr. IAM IAM IAM‘s pulsing synth beat climaxes in a killer refrain that leverages the whole lot it may well from two easy syllables.
Blusher – Accelerator
This jogs my memory of Icona Pop’s I Love It in the very best means. The manufacturing on the refrain is so satisfying.
Confidence Man – I Can’t Lose You
A brilliant addicting Euro-rave observe for the summer season. The vocal manufacturing is attractive and the vitality by no means lets up.
Dagny – Strawberry Dream
Large choruses are an indicator of my record this yr, and Strawberry Dream excels on this realm. It’s pop bliss, via and thru.
Electrical Fields – One Milkali (One Blood)
The mix of conventional Australian music and surging pop vitality works completely right here. Incredible melodies tie all of it collectively.
Florrie – Trying For Love
Refrain, refrain, refrain! What else can I say?
Gothminister – We Come Alive
My favourite novelty hit from this yr’s Eurovision hopefuls.
Jannika B – SOS
A banging surge of electro fantasia. Finland is such a hub of pop magic.
Käärijä & Erika Vikman – Ruoska
Talking of Finland, two of the nation’s pop titans be part of forces for this aggressive, guitar-fueled spotlight.
Neea River – By no means Made It Out Alive
Yep, we’re nonetheless in Finland! Neea River has an ideal observe report, releasing banger after banger.
Silence Wang – One Hundred Thousand Volts
Over to China now for this pummeling EDM standout. I like when he goes full-on dance music.
UBLU – Planetary Hearts
That is my form of pop meets glam meets rock meets synth standout. I want extra music from these guys!
Velvet – Lovely Ache
Sweden’s pop queen is again with a complete banger. The refrain is unbelievable, as is the strings-powered instrumental.
Vincint – Lean / Good II Me
I’ve been following Vincint for awhile, however his 2024 work is on one other stage. These two dance tracks have grow to be staples on my playlist.
Zee Machine & Bentley Robles – Anybody However Him
Only a excellent pop tune with pounding, synth-and-guitar propulsion.
Bentley Robles – Ugly Crier
A near-flawless run of pop bangers. The melodies are improbable, the manufacturing is massive and glistening and Robles’ perspective feels idiosyncratic.
Bonnie McKee – Sizzling Metropolis
A callback to the megawatt pop of the early 2010’s as a result of… it was initially supposed to come back out in that period! This makes for a enjoyable time capsule however sounds much more potent right now.
Dagny – Elle
Brief and candy, this eight observe album captures Dagny’s pop prowess with surging melodies and hazy, nostalgic manufacturing.
Florrie – The Misplaced Ones
It’s good to listen to Xenomania carry their melodic, synth-powered sound to one thing a bit smaller in scale. The Misplaced Ones is moody however upbeat, hinging on sturdy melodies and evocative manufacturing.
Jannika B – Tetris
Jannika B delivers an all killer, no filler suite of mammoth pop songs, coalescing the adventurous sound and excessive vitality dominating this nook of Finland’s music scene.