Dark Pop
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Wind Atlas – Arche-Fossil Review
Synth goths return for their biggest album yet
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Introducing… Blanche
Blanching the seeds of europop
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Introducing… Jennifer Touch
80's synths for the witching hour
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Luis Mojica – How A Stranger Is Made Review
Piano pop from the witches cauldron
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Angel Olsen – All Mirrors Review
A musical journey back to yourself again
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ANIIML – ‘Oh Awe’ Review
The various guises of Lila Rose and her varied musical career to date have seen her evolve into ANIIML. Under the ANIIML persona she is…
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Introducing… Leprous
When metal does pop better than pop does...
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Introducing… Bombay Gasoline
The seduction of anger
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Brudini returns with new single
Soul dancing
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Delhia De France – Oceanides Review
Nymphs of France
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Introducing… SHHE
Finding out who you are by returning to greener roots
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Introducing… HEZEN
London based singer songwriter HEZEN has an excellent backdrop for her new single ‘Bring your Alibi’. Her dark alt-pop anthem tells a story where the…
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Tunng – Songs You Make At Night Review
The perfect example of Folktronica Tunng have quietly become one of my favourite folktronica bands over the past few years. Their albums fall somewhere on…
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Elsiane and Rich Shapero – Rin, Tongue and Dorner Review
Scoring a novel with your own album and sound Writing a soundtrack for a novel must be quite a challenging experience as you have only…
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Galapaghost – Sootie Review
Ghosts in the frequency Galapaghost’s previous music has usually revolved around a guitar and piano based rock ala Wainright. With his second release of 2018 “Sootie”,…
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Introducing… Elza
Completely independent artist Elza returns from her debut EP Glories, released 4 years ago, with a new alt-pop anthem “Swayed”. The catchy chorus, big drums…
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Introducing… Hero Fisher
Hero Fisher (what a real name – props to the parents!) blurs the line between danceable dark dance music and gritty rock in a way…
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Balloon Ride Fantasy – BRF Review
Over the last few years, synthpop acts that bleed across into indie pop or indie rock has gathered more and more momentum and I’ve really…
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Rodney Cromwell – Rodney’s English Disco Review
The Pet Shop Boys are often maligned but their brand of synthpop in the 80’s symbolised quite a few great things that I have personally…
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Introducing… Delhia de France
Soulful, dark electronica is exactly what you’ll be getting with producer and songwriter Delhia de France. Her debut single “Waterfalls” sounds like a slow-motion apocalypse…
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Introducing… Ishani
Trip hop beats and dark midnight treats
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ANML returns with new single and EP
Cinematic gospel electronica? HELL YES!
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Ticktock – “A Violence of Innocence” Review
Awkward genre shifting pop for the artsy inner self
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Sarah Blasko Returns for Sixth Album
Pop rock songstress is back with another collection of dark pop
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WE ARE TEMPORARY – “Embers” Review
Electro-Art-Pop that you can dance and cry to at the same time
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Tune-Yards – “I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life” Review
Art Pop album of the year already?
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Introducing… Helga Arvesten
Sweden's budding alt-pop princess
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Minute Taker – “Reconstruction” Review
Lusciously marching towards dreamlike madness
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Introducing… Galapaghost
Haunting single from a manwithout a place to call home
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Zola Jesus – “Okavi” Review
A melting pot of a varied career
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Video Vault – Seeming
A return from one of my most hyped for artists of 2017
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Elsiane – “Death of the Artist” Review
The most unique voice you'll hear in 2017
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Video Vault – s a r a s a r a
A circular film for a seance
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Ionnalee Kicks off Solo Project In Style
Returning the weirdos to the dancefloor with glee
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Introducing… Tempers
The darker side of electronica
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Introducing… Zola Blood
Introspective electronica for the city drones
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Bat For Lashes – “The Bride” Review
A concept album of emotion and story over melody
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Higher Plain Music’s Top 25 Albums of 2016
My 25 best albums of 2016. Happy New Year!
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Introducing… Anousheh
Dancing the demons away
