pop Archive
02 Oct 2024
Time Well Spent: The Fray Return From a Five-Year Hiatus
This feature appeared previously in SPIN. Early ‘00s hitmakers turn the page and begin a new chapter In the short space of just a few years, Denver-based pop-rock group the […]
19 Sep 2024
Jewel’s Journey to Now (Part 4 of 4)
Continued from Part Three… Early on, you began co producing and then producing your own albums. What did that mean to the kind of music that you were able to […]
18 Sep 2024
Jewel’s Journey to Now (Part 3 of 4)
Continued from Part Two… Did the success – even belated success – of your first album put pressure on you when making Spirit? By the time my second album came […]
17 Sep 2024
Jewel’s Journey to Now (Part 2 of 4)
Continued from Part One… The way it’s often told, the circumstances of your “discovery” some years ago are kind of a fairy tale story… That was a very intense and […]
16 Sep 2024
Jewel’s Journey to Now (Part 1 of 4)
Jewel (Kilcher) has defined success on her own terms. With a fascinating and unusual backstory, the Alaska native sailed against the prevailing musical tides of ‘90s grunge, proving that there’s […]
10 Sep 2024
Davina Michelle’s “All is Ours” (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… You got your start doing covers of other people’s material, and your career has sort of evolved organically from that point. Were the cover versions part […]
09 Sep 2024
Davina Michelle’s “All is Ours” (Part 1 of 2)
This Dutch pop singer-songwriter has a not-evil master plan for world domination An edited version of this feature appeared previously in SPIN. Davina Michelle got her start the new-fashioned way: […]
08 Sep 2024
Album Review: Sparkle*jets U.K. – Box of Letters
Despite their name, Sparkle*jets U.K. are from Southern California, not Leeds, Hull or Manchester. With that bit of housekeeping out of the way, let’s consider the latest release from the […]
31 Aug 2024
Album Review: Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – And Still…
Oftentimes, the listener’s path into an artist’s work goes like this: they hear about new music, listen to those recordings, develop greater interest, and then maybe get the opportunity to […]
26 Aug 2024
Album Review: Yes – Talk
Being a Yes follower has always been a mix of fulfillment and frustration. The group’s lineup has famously mutated over the years; today the group features no original members. There […]