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The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2023

The 20 Best Pop Albums of 2023

The 20 best pop albums of 2023 radiate with unstoppable playlist power, much-needed sweet escapism, self-reflection, self-criticism, and killer melodies.

Jessie Ware’s ‘That! Feels Good!’ Is Horny and Accomplished

Jessie Ware’s ‘That! Feels Good!’ Is Horny and Accomplished

Jessie Ware has continued her disco success with That! Feels Good!, which is somehow even more potent than its predecessor.

The 15 Best Pop Albums of 2020

The 15 Best Pop Albums of 2020

The 15 best pop albums radiate with unstoppable playlist power and much-needed sweet escapism.

The 60 Best Albums of 2020

The 60 Best Albums of 2020

Despite a global pandemic, an economic crash, and the shut-down of international touring, 2020 bestowed an embarrassment of musical riches upon us.

Jessie Ware Returns to Form on ‘What’s Your Pleasure’

Jessie Ware Returns to Form on ‘What’s Your Pleasure’

On What's Your Pleasure, Jessie Ware returns to where it all began, the dance floor.

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 So Far

The 50 Best Albums of 2020 So Far

Even in the coronavirus-shortened record release schedule of 2020, the year has offered a mountainous feast of sublime music. The 50 best albums of 2020 so far are an eclectic and increasingly "woke" bunch.

Jessie Ware Embraces Her Club Culture Roots on Rapturous ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’

Jessie Ware Embraces Her Club Culture Roots on Rapturous ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’

British diva Jessie Ware cooks up a glittery collection of hedonistic disco tracks and delivers one of the year's best records with What's Your Pleasure.

Jessie Ware – “Spotlight” (Singles Going Steady)

Jessie Ware – “Spotlight” (Singles Going Steady)

With "Spotlight", Jessie Ware delivers a smooth pop masterpiece of driving rhythms, understated vocals, and lyrics of longing and lust.

The 15 Best Soul/R&B Albums of 2017

The 15 Best Soul/R&B Albums of 2017

2017 has been a banner year for soul music of all stripes with a number of momentous debuts. All the while, R&B keeps pushing forward.

The Best Pop Albums of 2017

The Best Pop Albums of 2017

In a year when your favorite long-dormant musical act finally released new material after a multi-year hiatus, only a precious few releases -- from voices old and new -- were truly able to capture the pop culture zeitgeist. These are those albums.

Jessie Ware – “Midnight” (Singles Going Steady)

Jessie Ware – “Midnight” (Singles Going Steady)

"Midnight" brilliantly balances between an atmospheric R&B dream setting and an upbeat, old-school soul chorus. Some hear "Bennie and the Jets".
Cool Uncle – “Break Away” (feat. Jessie Ware) (Singles Going Steady)

Cool Uncle – “Break Away” (feat. Jessie Ware) (Singles Going Steady)

Simultaneously old and new, "Breakaway" manages to compress about 40 years of R&B history into four minutes.