It's a return to the podcast for Jessie Ware with her fifth record 'That! Feels Good!'. It delves further into the dance world that she concocted on 'What's Your Pleasure' but it goes even bigger. It's cheekier, hornier, poppier, and dancier in the best way. We delve into how Ware has found an artistic hot streak with this sound and how this may be one of the best albums of the year.
hellloooooooo!!!!! i'll put a more concise description in soon! instead, here's a copy paste of the runsheet! What’s been happening this week? / Coming Up The Met Gala Big week of album releases: Jessie, Bebe, Ryan Beatty Frank Ocean/Rosalia collab leaked Miley’s Angels Like You is going viral Bop or Flop Kesha - Eat The Acid Bebe Rexha - Seasons Coi Leray - Bops Miguel - Give It To Me Ryan Beatty - Bruises Off The Beach Dagny - Heartbreak In The Making Peach PRC - Kinda Famous Jess Glynne - Sil...
Back for the Pop In for another week! Our adjacent podcast to Flopstars where we run through the big releases and moments in music this week. THERE'S SO MANY SONGS. Today: SZA makes history, Fred Again did Coachella but is it a good thing? Kim Petras & Nicki Minaj FINALLY put out Alone and we find a resolution on the Chorus Fiasco (please consult past episodes for further information) and we have new music from… Fatboy Slim & Rita Ora - Praise You The Weeknd & Future - Double Bubble ...
Welcome back to The Pop In! The adjacent podcast to FLOPSTARS where we run through the big new songs & music moments of the week. On this show: Sam's cooking some sort of confusing tomato dish, we wrap the response to last week's Flopstar Frank Ocean's divisive Coachella headline performance + the vibe around BLACKPINK, Bad Bunny & Becky G's sets from Weekend 1, we've got a new chapter and absolutely no closure on the saga of Where Is The Chorus Actually In Kim Petras & Nicki Minaj's...
Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' is considered by many to be the best album of the 2010s. It's one of the most influential albums of our time; a wonky, off-kilter listen that's deeply personal. It's so mysteriously affecting that it's difficult to put into words exactly what it makes you feel but on this episode of Flopstars we give it our best shot.
These two Swifties are devastated to bring you the Pop In this week, the adjacent podcast to Flopstars. Is true love dead? We explore. Along with talking about The Weeknd's potential surprise appearance at Coachella this weeknd (yes), previewing the headliners, talking about the Nicki Minaj & Kim Petras thing and what the f*ck a chorus is, as well as new music from Mahalia, Ellie Goulding, Jonas Brothers, Drake, Shygirl and one more I can't quite remember at the point of typing. THERE'S ALSO...
Sabrina Carpenter is the subject of Flosptars this week as she makes her podcast debut with 'emails i can't send'. Her fifth album was a career breakthrough for her coming off the back of a highly publicised relationship, that brought new ears to an intimate project. It's a weird and wonky pop record that challenges at points but ultimately shows her off as a unique artist.
The Pop In is the adjacent podcast to Flopstars wrapping up the big music news stories & new releases of the week! Jimin becomes the first Korean solo star with a US #1 album (for a record under 20 mins), we finally get a chance to dissect the Lana album (including the song Nic calls "The one about the fisherman" plus HUGE news if your name is Sam Murphy, Kelly Clarkson's back! We've also got new singles from Ellie Goulding, Chloe, Melanie Martinez (WARNING: BABY VOICE), Khalid, Bebe Rexha, ...
SO MUCH TO SAY about the biggest new pop music and stories in the land! Taylor Swift's Eras tour lands - are we happy with the setlist? Pinkpantheress phones in her SXSW and we think it's entirely deserved, are we getting Endless Summer Vacation Part 2 from Miley? plus new music from Taylor herself, Ryan Beatty, Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, Lewis Capaldi and more goes under the Bop or Flop treatment.
Rina Sawayama's second album 'Hold The Girl' is a bombastic, emotional journey. Written as a device to process trauma, Sawayama leaves nothing off the table as she wades through the weeds on a trek toward healing. Along the way, we encounter movie-ready pop, widescreen rock, and edgy garage. It's thrilling and a lot to unpack.
Hi! Pop In's here with the new Lana Del Rey song making us wonder whether this might somehow be her best album yet. And it's Nic writing this and everything. Miley's album - is it underwhelming? Rihanna & Lady Gaga both did an Oscars performance, we'll tell you our favourite. We're DIVIDED over new Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding's third team-up together and the new Meghan Trainor song, plus there's new music from Pnau + Khalid, Christine & The Queens, Gayle & Mae Muller. + Taylor...
Lily Allen's fourth album 'No Shame' is on the Flopstars radar this week. The confessional record was released around the time of her tell-all book and saw Lily at her most honest and vulnerable. Musically, it trips through genres marking her first LP without Greg Kurstin at the helm. It's a moving listen that manages to be both devastating and fun.
It's the Pop In! The adjacent to Flopstars wrapping up the big music stories & new songs of the week. We've got details on the Miley album, we talk the shitshow of Glastonbury's headliners, Rosalia fans taking matters into their own hands, a wrap of Sydney World Pride & new songs from Nicki Minaj, Kali Uchis, Peach PRC, Boygenius, Mimi Webb, Eliza Rose, Oliver Tree & David Guetta.
The Weeknd is the most streamed artist in the world so how is it possible that his last era was a flop? 'Dawn FM' was a challenging concept record that came out at the top of 2022. It was a much-needed reprieve for the time but it was also overshadowed by longlasting hits from his previous album 'After Hours'. In this episode, we explore whether the album actually had the juice to create hits.
It's the Pop In! Today we've got new music from The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Jonas Brothers, Kali Uchis, Lola Young, Blusher & Halsey plus details on another collaboration between Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding and P!nk's regretful of some things she said but it's okay we forgive.
P!nk's 'Funhouse' may be the most successful album of her whole career so why does it appear on Flopstars? Well, P!nk is the ultimate Flopstar. An artist who the public has fallen in and out of love with. 'Funhouse' is an excellent jumping block to discuss an artist who saved herself from flops by being her unfiltered self. 'Funhouse' - a breakup record - is wild, devastating, vulnerable and silly. We get into all of it.
As her sophomore album is unleashed, we take a moment to check back in on Caroline Polachek's ethereal, sometimes operatic, pop borderline skirting debut album Pang. With mixed reviews from critics but a runaway smash in So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings, we'll dive deep on why Pang already feels like a modern cult classic. Join the conversation on TikTok & Instagram !
Hello! This is our adjacent little moment called the Pop In, comes out every Tuesday, the full show is every Thursday. Fine with you? Great. We'll unpack the Rihanna Superbowl halftime show and work out if it was understated or underwhelming. Sam's disdain for the British is on full display as we unpack the BRIT Awards and we've got new bops from Tove Lo, Jessie Ware, CXLOE, Paramore, SZA & Lizzo, BENEE, Budjerah & Rebecca Black plus someone's dared to make a whistle-based EDM song again...
We're back for Season 7 and we're kicking it off with pop royalty, Taylor Swift. Her seventh album caught her at a crossroads in her career. She was struggling to hold onto huge chart hits and also experimenting with different sounds. It's an uneven album that's hiding a brilliant album and it displays Swift at the boldest point of her career.
The Pop In is our adjacent podcast, a weekly wrap of the biggest moments and music in pop. This week - Beyonce's shock GRAMMY loss and record breaking moment, we went to a Fred Again... concert and the RAYE album is out, plus new music from Peach PRC, Shania Twain, Caity Baser, Daine, Caroline Polachek, Anne-Marie and one I've probably forgotten. CATCH YA THURSDAY FOR OUR FIRST PROPER EPISODE BACK!
HI FRIENDS! We are back for 2023. The first proper Flopstars show of the year is coming next week. We're unpacking the mess around Sam Smith's album release, who we think might win the GRAMMYs, Miley's return and the new songs from Ava Max, Kid Laroi, Zara Larsson, Rosalia and many more. OUR FIRST IRL EPISODE. See you next week for our first big album of the year - if you wanna know who it is, stalk Sam's TikTok!
We're finished with our albums for season 6 but we're keeping it going with a few 2022 wraps. This episode focusses around Spotify Wrapped for the year - both our personal lists and the global lists. We talk the dominance of Harry Styles, Bad Bunny's global takeover, Lizzo's year and heaps more as we unpack this rollercoaster of a year.
We're rounding out the year with our final album unpack - Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. The challenging, experimental record was dropped for free in 2015 after her biggest era 'BANGERZ'. It was a wild move not seen by any of her contemporaries but Miley has always led with feeling. It's an imperfect - at times - meandering record that has some very special moments too. We talk about why it's underrated and what the public perception of Miley was at the times.
The Pop In is our weekly new music and news wrap.
Kacey Musgraves gets her first episode on Flopstars this week as we dig into 'Golden Hour'. The Grammy Album of the Year winner was a turning point for Musgraves' career introducing new crowds to her psychedelic brand of country music. It's a record that appreciates what's around her and basks in a love-lorn haze.
It's Nic's turn to pick an album to bring to the podcast and he's taking it back to 2007 with Mika's 'Life In Cartoon Motion'. The debut record by Mika was a commercial smash but it was absolutely trashed at the time by the critics reflecting a time of homophobia and pop shyness. We go deep on it to spotlight its highlights and understand why it was so influential for Nic.
The Pop In is our weekly new music and news wrap. Why we won't be watching the Selena Gomez doco, Rihanna's letting us down, plus there's new music from Pink, Jason Derulo, Fletcher & one of the best alt-pop songs of the year from Hemlocke Springs. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok !
Lorde's 'Solar Power' is powering the podcast this week. It was the testing third album from the 'Melodrama' artist who brought us from dark sounds straight to the beach. It tested both critics and fans as her 'genius' label was put to the test. A year later, it's starting to collect its flowers. Follow us on Instagram & TikTok and join the conversation....
The Pop In is our weekly new music and news wrap. 0:30 - Is Rihanna's return with 'Lift Me Up' enough? 3:45 - The astonishing chart records Taylor Swift's Midnights has achieved in Australia & the US 8:05 - We touch on the sad passing of Takeoff 9:40 - SZA's dark moment Shirt 11:30 - Ruel's new single - has the Australian prodigy plateaued for a bit? 15:10 - Dove Cameron's Bad Idea & the Billie effect 20:20 - Viral artist RONIN returns with his most ferocious pop song yet 22:00 - Austral...
We think Carly Rae Jepsen is the ultimate Flopstar in the best way so we had to react to her most recent record 'The Loneliest Time'. It's only new but it's already winning us over with its diverse range of sounds exploring love and loss. We talk about her recent TikTok success, how to discuss loss of a loved one in a pop song and play a few silly games.
