2026

And now it's been four weekends

2026 Mix 14: A song of the year still shines after a few weekends, plus pop as the new indie(?) b/w mild teenage reminiscence and an indie block stuck…

Apr 9 • Dave Moore

Sometimes I look for the answer in my glass

2026 Mix 13: Best of March, A-pop (but not the one you'd think), straining to hear the Postal Service in meme-rap and V-pop, and a long stretch of…

Apr 2 • Dave Moore

My head is already full of pebbles

2026 Mix 12: A re-introduction, the continued fall (or rise?) of A-pop, winners in the post-windowpane sweepstakes, and memes and larks from all over

Mar 26 • Dave Moore

Couture from 2004

2026 Mix 11: Speculative interzones, partying like it's 2011 and/or 2004, fast drivers, Dutch punks, and pop hyphenate videography

Mar 19 • Dave Moore

The American dream (how annoying!)

2026 Mix 10: The search for Saudi Arabian bangers, then on to more dependable banger sources Brazil, Mexico, Poland, and Japan, plus the US's golden age…

Mar 12 • Dave Moore

A bloom you can’t seize

2026 Mix 09: K-pop and J-pop both eclipse A-pop's ambitions, the best of February, and checking in with 3-step, hyperpop, and stuff that will…

Mar 5 • Dave Moore

More bad news coming out of the woodwork

2026 Mix 08: Playing "real or fake" with Britney, A.I. novelties, and country music, and then some additional corporeality with Iggy Pop's torso and a…

Feb 26 • Dave Moore

With Zendaya watching Wimbledon

2026 Mix 07: January in review if you've missed a few, then odds & ends from all over: Brazil, Japan, celebrities' children, and Côte D'Ivoire with the…

Feb 19 • Dave Moore

Maybe you'll happen to write

2026 Mix 06: Slop and spam briefly considered, then gems from Theodora, Lella Fadda, Brazilian funk doing Latin pop, K-pop doing hypertrap, and Daptone…

Feb 12 • Dave Moore

I saw a fly going to Miami

2026 Mix 05: A quick one while he's away—sneak preview of my '10s ballot, Latin American alt-pop, Caribbean hits, and my occasional reminder that Baby…

Feb 5 • Dave Moore

I made myself a star

2026 Mix 04: The decade with no name, girl groups meta and otherwise, stiff competition from Spain, and loose jams from everywhere else

Jan 29 • Dave Moore

You got a new jean

2026 Mix 03: Applecore, new routes for Naija pop, old routes for South African house, plus new music from Imarhan of "Imarhan" from *Imarhan*.

Jan 22 • Dave Moore

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