#experimental pop

PREMIERELydia Ainsworth Puts Self-Doubt in Check with "Diamonds Cutting Diamonds"

"In chess, the opening moves are the most important," Lydia Ainsworth tells me, but won't go into further detail lest future opponents learn to anticipate her strategy. The Toronto-based experimental pop composer took up playing online simulators and later moved to competing with friends and fans...

Lindsey Rhoades

PREMIEREGwendolyn Dot Shares Existential Pop Track "placenta et al"

Like many artists, Gwendolyn Dot’s relationship with music began in the church. The Indianapolis-based producer recalls countless Sundays occupying a pew in the church choir, aimlessly following the monotonous melodies of Methodist church hymnals, singing only partially present in a wispy register....

Sara Barron

PLAYING DETROITValley Hush "Iris"

If rolling your hips in slow motion had a soundtrack, this would be it.

Jerilyn Jordan

TRACK OF THE WEEKPerhapsy "All My Soul Swallowed"

Perhapsy is the main musical project of Derek Barber, a musician from Oakland, CA who has also contributed to bands like Astronauts, etc., In Watermelon Sugar, Chyristian Rawk, Anna Ash and The Winston Jazz Routine. "All My Soul Swallowed" is the first single from Perhapsy's upcoming sophomore...

Emily Daly

ARTIST INTERVIEWDan Arnes

Leapling is a three-piece, experimental pop band from Brooklyn. Their last album was the February 2015 release Vacant Page: Ten misleadingly lighthearted tracks punctuated by the soft vocals and pleasantly dissonant guitar of Dan Arnes, the band's leader. Before Leapling recently left on a short...

Emily Daly