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Pop Appreciation
@popappreciation.bsky.social
Celebrating new maximalist pop
To dive deeper: 20+ playlists👇organized by microgenre
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For fans of pop songs that make you move in ecstatic ways. Notice how the rhythm of the melody plays off that driving beat. The debut album from Perrie drops 9/26. open.spotify.com/track/2FXZpT... #NewMusicAlert #Perrie #DiscoverMusic #NewMusicDiscovery #PopMusic
Cute Aggression
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September 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For fans of dynamic, high-contrast pop with a chorus that opens up on you. What do you like most about this song? open.spotify.com/track/3NFs3X... #NewMusicAlert #LadyGaga #DiscoverMusic #NewMusicDiscovery #PopMusic
The Dead Dance
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September 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
For fans of breathtaking melodies in pop music. The latest from Catie Turner is a stunner. open.spotify.com/track/6EMytZ... #newmusicdiscovery #NewMusicAlert #catieturner #discovermusic #popmusic
Tourist Attraction
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September 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
New from Chandler Leighton. You might enjoy how this song strides confidently in the chorus, and how she uses contrast (in melodic phrasing, chord movement) to create this effect. open.spotify.com/track/17sCbA... #newmusicdiscovery #NewMusicAlert #chandlerleighton
Late To The Game
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September 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New from Benjamin Amaru. Mindful listening prompt: notice the way the melody weaves around the beat, and the atmospheric 80s touches like the synths and flickering guitars. open.spotify.com/track/6B4zn4... #newmusicdiscovery #NewMusicAlert #benjaminamaru #swisspop
Dancing Alone Again
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September 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Digging the glittering retro flourishes like that tight disco groove and the #keychange from Fm to Dm in the chorus. open.spotify.com/track/42VUCX... #newmusicdiscovery #NewMusicAlert #sabrinacarpenter
Tears
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September 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
New from Zach John King. On a first listen, the melodic rhythm grabbed me. On the second, it was the major ninth chord in the chorus, and the nostalgic feeling it evokes. What grabs you? open.spotify.com/track/3Y5JcH... #newmusicdiscovery #NewMusicAlert #discovermusic
Space
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September 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What I Am from Johnny Orlando has a wonderful unfolding quality—as if it keeps growing over the course of three minutes, showing new sides of itself. What grabs you when you listen? open.spotify.com/track/2NzIHr... #newmusic #newmusicdiscovery #johnnyorlando #music
What I Am
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September 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I love the different sound textures Hannah Jadagu is blending here, the major seventh chords and that steady, rolling rhythm. What are you drawn to? open.spotify.com/track/208Oy9... #newmusicdiscovery #NewMusicAlert #hannahjadagu
Doing Now
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September 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Wistful
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September 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm struck by how Charli Lucas builds intensity through the use of space in the melody and the layering of mysterious sounds and backing vocals. What speaks to you in this song? open.spotify.com/track/73djeP... #newmusicdiscovery #NewMusicAlert #discovermusic
How To: Ruin Everything
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September 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Tell You About It is another lovely track from Marley Chaney. Things to savor: the ethereal quality of the song, and the way its melody soars in the chorus. open.spotify.com/track/0eoW7F... #newmusic #discovermusic #singersongwriter
Tell You About It
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August 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Stunning song released in the past week: Sea Song by Unflirt. I'm struck by the harmonic movement in the chorus and the wistful, washed-out-photo feeling it creates. What did you think of this track? open.spotify.com/track/09QzSa... #newmusic #newmusicdiscovery
Sea Song
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August 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM