Single Artist: Jockstrap Sub-genres: #alternative #indie #electronic #hyperpop #pop Label: Rough Trade Records When buying perfume a couple of years ago, I kept trying to make connections with other scents in my memory. The lady selling the perfume then told me I shouldn’t try to do that. “Don’t do that. Just smell it. How does it make you feel?” she said. At first I was taken aback but then I realized she was right. Trying to relate one scent to another sometimes diminishes

Album/Single: Player of Games Artist: Grimes Genre: #artpop #ethereal #pop Label: Columbia Records Grimes’s new single “Player of Games' ' is the musical version of her infamous post-breakup Karl Marx/Dune-inspired photoshoot. While it might be hard to imagine a photoshoot as a song, the post-ironic feeling both give off are oddly similar: getting photographed in an outfit costing thousands of dollars while reading the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, living with Elon Musk a

Album: An Evening with Silk Sonic Artist: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic Genre: #RnB #Pop Label: Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Recording Corporation ​ I am nothing if not a Bruno Mars stan. He is an absolute essential in any Filipino household. If there’s a karaoke machine, most likely there are already 10 of my titos, 5 of my titas, and 6 of my cousins all singing “Just The Way You Are”- and they are all trying to prove they’re the best singer. Point is, I fee

Album: W.L. Artist: The Snuts Genre: #alt #pop Sub-Genres: #scottishrock #hiphop Label: Parlophone Records Non-Airable Tracks: All Your Friends, Don't Forget It (Punk) ​ Description: This album has a really interesting mix of genres. Many subgenera can be seen as used as experimental pieces in the song. Overall, it is a really complex album full of many different songs that fit drastically different situations. I think that this is both good and bad. While it offers diversity

Single: Mad Addictions Artist: six:42 Genre: #indie #pop #alt Sub-Genres: #grunge #softrock ​ Description: This all female band consisting of five members gained a lot of popularity from a viral video on tiktok. This was before they got the chance to release any music, but they quickly came out with their first single, "pluto" in 2020. This song gives me soft rock vibes with light vocals and a softer melody and slower pace. They have since changed up their sound with their re

Album: Poster Girl Artist: Zara Larsson Genre: #Pop Sub-Genres: #DancePop Label: Epic Records and TEN Music Group Non-Airable Tracks: Ruin My Life ​ Description: Since gaining traction in 2015 with summer hits like "Never Forget You" and "Lush Life", Zara Larsson has proved herself as not only a pop vocal artist to be reckoned with, but also a master at creating feel-good anthems through her artistry. This is why it came to no surprise to her listeners when Larsson released h