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I've been loving Julia Michaels and Lorde recently. (Things I like: they make pop music that is sparsely arranged, heavily vocal-centric, not at all diva-ish, emotionally raw in thoughtful ways, but still unmistakeably pop through and through, and definitely not rock/indie/folk.) Who else might hit these buttons? Assume I live under a rock and even super famous musicians might be new to me. Both my examples are white women, but I'd be even more excited for musicians of other genders and races who do this sort of thing.
posted by nebulawindphone to Media & Arts (15 answers total) 29 users marked this as a favorite
 
I think Marina and the Diamonds and Lana Del Rey both check those boxes (although LDR is very much a "persona"). Both are white women though.
posted by kimdog at 4:03 PM on July 29, 2019


Best answer: King Princess
Teddy Geiger
Emily Warren
Priscilla Renea
posted by xo at 4:13 PM on July 29, 2019


Oddly enough Rebecca Black’s new work is really good.
posted by St. Peepsburg at 4:24 PM on July 29, 2019 [1 favorite]


Check these out: Christine and the Queens, IDER, Ekkah, Bat for Lashes, and Now Now
posted by oxisos at 4:50 PM on July 29, 2019 [1 favorite]


FIONA APPLE
Allie X
Mitski

This is the polar opposite of sparsely arranged and yet there's a certain magic to Carly Rae Jepsen's music that might appeal to your musical sweet tooth.
posted by srrh at 4:55 PM on July 29, 2019 [3 favorites]


Seconding Christine and the Queens, but Tilted is my jam.

Carly Rae Jepsen is my spirit animal. My favourite is Gimmie Love.
posted by sacrifix at 5:41 PM on July 29, 2019 [1 favorite]




From the Kpop world
Solo by Jennie
BbiBbi by IU

Both songs are a mixture of Korean and English
posted by forforf at 7:12 PM on July 29, 2019


Best answer: Sylvan Esso!
posted by D.Billy at 8:53 PM on July 29, 2019 [3 favorites]


Seconding Imogen Heap. Some Massive Attack meets these criteria.
posted by DrAstroZoom at 7:03 AM on July 30, 2019


Best answer: Maggie Rogers reminds me of Julia Michaels.
posted by odin53 at 7:53 AM on July 30, 2019


Wet is also in that vein.
posted by odin53 at 7:57 AM on July 30, 2019


You might want to give a listen to Izaro. Her stuff's in Basque and Spanish. It's pop music that showcases the vocals and doesn't really sound like anything else. A while back I got really smitten by this song, and made an FPP about it.
posted by nangar at 9:05 AM on July 30, 2019


Seconding Billie Eilish. I am not sure where you draw the line between pop and indie, but your description also made me think of Autre ne Veut and Chairlift.
posted by zeusianfog at 1:55 PM on July 30, 2019


Petal
posted by FirstMateKate at 2:28 PM on July 30, 2019


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