World Pop Spherical-Up: April 2025 Version

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4 months ago

The Bias Listing is a Ok-pop weblog that additionally covers a good quantity of J-pop. However identical to most music followers, I take pleasure in tracks from all all over the world. So, I assumed I’d begin a month-to-month round-up of a few of the non-Ok-pop songs which have caught my ear. No rankings — simply highlights!

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Alesso x Becky Hill – Give up

An excellent stable trance banger.

Arwin – Spaceboy

That is even higher than his Melodifestivalen entry! Laborious-hitting, early-2010’s electro pop with an enormous refrain.

Bess & Käärijä – Kaistaa

Bess and Käärijä have each been gathering duet accomplice like loopy recently. Right here, they lastly come collectively for a banging dance monitor from Bess’s new album.

Betty Who – Run!

The vocal mixing drives me loopy however in any other case this can be a shot of anthemic 80’s pop with huge stabs of guitar.

Bingo Gamers – Take It Sluggish

This has such an old-school home sound.

Chrissy Chlapecka – Cherry Do You Love Me

Chrissy takes a rock detour to sensible impact. This one explodes.

DE’WAYNE – Organic

Jangly indie rock with a satisfying pop sheen.

Donkeyboy – Galileo

Donkeyboy are again as catchy and melodic as ever.

Ed Sheeran – Azizam

I’ve been no huge fan of Sheeran’s music previously, however this shift in sound may be very welcome. Azizam is sort of too catchy.

Eino – Haamuja

Yet one more new Finnish artist to maintain our eyes on.

Frankmusik x Shirobon – Imposter Syndrome

When my playlists moved nearly solely to Ok-pop/J-pop in 2016, I misplaced monitor of lots of my early-2010’s pop favorites. It’s enjoyable taking part in catch-up now. It seems Frankmusik has been churning out high quality dance music continuous and this new collaboration is a mega-successful electro banger.

Gorgon Metropolis – Run It Again (ft. Caroline Byrne)

I like dance music that looks like summer time.

Grant Knoche – Speak

This track strikes him even additional into the dancefloor.

Gustaph – The Feeling

Gustaph lastly launched his album late final month. Each track is a winner, however this euphoric membership banger calls for your consideration. The refrain simply glistens.

Jessica Winter – All I Ever Actually Needed

I am keen on the distinction between the rugged instrumental and candy, ethereal vocals. I can’t await her album. This track jogs my memory of Xenomania’s mid-2000’s productions.

Jonas Brothers – Love Me To Heaven

I would like to withstand Jonas Brothers’ music, however they maintain churning out 80’s stadium-rock hits like this.

The Knocks & Dragonette – Goals

The Knocks and Dragonette have been churning out a string of retro synthpop hits. This would possibly simply be my favourite but. It’s so optimistic sounding. I like a spoken-word verse in a track like this.

LEXXE – Oh Mary

LEXXE launched a killer EP just lately and it appears to have flown approach below the radar. This track is completely MASSIVE and deserves everybody’s consideration, however the entire EP is magic.

Marina – Cuntissimo

I’m absolutely again on board the Marina prepare with this one. It’s so foolish and catchy and campy.

Miley Cyrus – Finish Of The World

Candy, ABBA-esque melodies collide with a euphoric instrumental to craft a sentimental spotlight. That is miles higher than Flowers.

Neea River – Volcano

This isn’t a patch on her glorious Nightmares from earlier this 12 months, but it surely’s one other super-solid dance-pop banger so as to add to her unimpeachable checklist of highlights.

Nova Might – STARBOUNCE

Nova Might is mining “recession pop” sounds for all they’re value and this is likely to be her most convincing hit but.

Punchbag – I’m Not Your Punchbag

This new duo has my full consideration with their thrashing, bombastic pop/rock sound.

Say Now – Can’t Hold A Beat

This truly sounds so much like Ok-pop, but it’s bought extra vitality than most woman group songs this 12 months.

Sleigh Bells – This Summer season

Sleigh Bells’ new album is improbable and that is most likely my favourite track. Pummeling guitar riffs match anthemic melodies and a bittersweet sentiment to craft an actual basic.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Relentless Love

She’s in her disco bag with this one.

Tom Aspaul – That Woman

This track actually snuck up on me. It completely captures a selected hazy 80’s comfortable rock/dance sound with an excellent refrain and even higher guitar solo. I’m excited to listen to his album.