"Pop music shouldn't always get a bad rap," says
Top Pops!, a recurring selection of pop music highlights across a selection of styles, updated throughout every month to bring you the best of the funk.
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Dutch Uncles - "Bellio"
Vocally one part Bear In Heaven and one part Field Music, Dutch Uncles have a lot of fascinating things going on as far as the world of pop music goes. Cascading instrumentation, unforeseen breakdowns, and minimalism in occasionally suitable points make "Bellio" a track that may not be initially mind-blowing, but shifts here and there into a rainbow-clad Battles. Their upcoming record,
Out of Touch in the Wild, will be released on Memphis Industries on April 2nd, and is a busy-body piece of work that will dazzle some and overwhelm others.
Kisses - "Huddle"
Kisses' verbal simplicity often infuriates me to no end (note their band name and generic song titles galore), but in my humble opinion, they repeatedly redeem themselves with their tried-and-true methods of stripping down pop songs to only their catchiest necessities. With the release of "Huddle" and
last month's "The Hardest Part", Kisses miiiiight be giving away all of their best tricks prior to the release of their next full-length, the again obnoxiously-named
Kids In L.A.... but whatever gets them (and you) in the door, I guess.