“What you heard is true but I can’t stop thinking about you…” Taylor Swift: Style Taylor Swift’s 1989 was among my favourite records of 2014; the album is pop in weaponised form, so potent that it leaves listeners with little choice but to obey its siren call. However, what really makes 1989 stand out in T-Swizzles…
This week Kevin Lawson takes a leaf out of Thom Yorke’s Kid A playbook and randomly draws the songs from a pre-selected pile of 20 odd tracks and proves that chance can be the cruelest mistress of them all. Artist “Song” [Album] Prince “This Could Be Us” [Art Official Age] SOLEMN SUN “Children” [§] Grouper…
This week on [edit] radio a cold ridden Kevin Lawson returns from his short holiday from the podcast to deliver 46 minutes of the his favourite new music from an eclectic mix of genres. Artist “Song” [Album] Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” [1989] Zella Day “East Of Eden” [Single] Weatherbox “Kick-Flips” [Flies in All Directions]…
It’s been a little quiet on the quality pop releases front this August, sure there have been new singles from the likes of Iggy Azalea, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Maroon 5; but they’re very much business as usual for all the acts involved. So this month on Pop Smarts we’re looking at the pop acts who are, or…