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This week is the one we wait for all year- when we submit to our inner-most stans and host our very own "Best Of" awards show to celebrate the most dominant pop music 2024 had to offer!
Throughout the show, we recap this year in music while awarding recognition to songs, albums & artists that showcased pop excellence in categories honoring Opening Tracks, Closing Tracks, Ballads, Bridges, Late-Album Smashes, Collaborations, Choruses, Verses, Vocals, Deep Cuts, Bangers, Ad-libs, Production AND of course we tackle the be-all, end-all of categories: Best Song & Album of 2024. Grammys, who?
Also featured are our predictions (hopes? dreams?) for pop music in 2025!
Join in on the fun for the season 4 finale of Dom Pop!
If you've enjoyed the pod at all this year Please Please Please by Sabrina Carpenter give us a rate/review/subscription/follow/kiss on the cheek so we can come back bigger, better & stronger in the spring :*)
See you next year!!
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This week is one we've been foaming at the mouth for since the dawn of DP: the 10-year celebration of WALK THE MOON's second major label album 'Talking is Hard'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our individual journey's with the record 10 years ago, the memories we've built with it since, the decadent synth palette this album is painted with, and in the end we somehow determine our favorite tracks.
ALSO discussed: DOMMY AWARD teases, Spotify Wrapped (Apple Music Replay), and TAYLOR SWIFT's book.
At the SPA: KESHA (Delusional), DAMIANO DAVID (Born With a Broken Heart), CHRISSY CHLAPECKA (I Only Want You), HAUTE & FREDDY (Scantily Clad), CAROLINE KINGSBURY (I Really Don't Care!), and MAGDALENA BAY & GRIMES (Image [Grimes Special]).
Next Week: The 4th Annual Dommy Awards!!
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This week we're swiping our keycard to Access All Areas of FLO's aptly titled debut album. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the record's rich vocal textures, the ad-libs to end all ad-libs and the secret sauce that makes this girl-group group so well.
ALSO discussed: the Wicked of it all & the categories for this year's DOMMY AWARDS!
At the SPA: LAUREN MAYBERRY (Crocodile Tears), ROSEMARY JOAQUIN (28), MICHAELA JAE (Wasting My Time), LO LAUREN (Before the Kiss), LITANY (Jelly Tot), BEACH BUNNY (Clueless), and BONAVEGA (Power Trip).
Next Week: 10 Years of 'Talking is Hard' by WALK THE MOON!
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This week we're diving into the expansion pack of KYLIE MINOGUE's heralded 2023 album TENSION, TENSION II! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the dual identities across both projects, why we love sexy Kyle so much, and we attempt to master a tracklisting across both records.
ALSO discussed: MAUDE LATOUR's Sugar Water tour, WICKED's final arrival, MARINA's latest M6 snippet, and the 4th Annual DOMMY Awards!
At the SPA: JENNIE (Mantra), ARIA WOOD (Paris), ROSE GRAY (Wet & Wild), SUB-RADIO (Pink Lemonade), TATE MCRAE (2 hands), MOYKA (Already Gone - Heartbreak Edition), MOODY JOODY (El Camino High), and ALICE CHATER (Come Alive).
Next Week: 'Access All Areas' by FLO!
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This week we're turning back the clocks... to 15 years ago when LADY GAGA released the followup to her critically acclaimed debut album: THE FAME MONSTER! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the lore at the heart of the record, the different fears explored by Gaga, and the lasting impact this project had on her catalogue and beyond.
ALSO discussed: MARINA's upcoming sixth album, BETTY WHO's prolonged absence, CHAPPELL ROAN's new song 'The Giver' and Grammy nominations!
At the SPA: ALLIE X (Our Lady of Sorrows), FLO (AAA), ZEE MACHINE (F*****y Myself), FICKLE FRIENDS (Feral), BLUSHER (Somebody New), TOM ASPAUL (Cabin Fever), GRIFF (Last Night's Mascara) and THE WEEKND & ANITTA (Sao Paolo).
NEXT WEEK: 'Tension II' by KYLIE MINOGUE!
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This week we dive head-first into the 4th LP from British indie darlings PALE WAVES: Smitten. Across our track-by-track, we discuss our long history with PW, the tenured quantity (and quality) of their output, and how this album stacks against their others.
ALSO discussed: CHARLI XCX & TROYE SIVAN's Sweat Tour, MARINA's upcoming album (& new poetry book), and new music from CHAPPELL ROAN!
At the SPA: JADE (Fantasy), ADDISON RAE (Aquamarine), OLLY ALEXANDER (Cupid’s Bow), REBECCA BLACK (Trust!), ROSÈ & BRUNO MARS (APT.), BETTY WHO (Wings ft. e.l.f. Cosmetics), ARIA WOOD (Swimming), LADY GAGA (Disease), ADÈLA (Superstar) and SKYE RILEY & NAOMI SCOTT (Blood on White Satin).
NEXT WEEK: We're off but when we return its time to celebrate 15 Years of The Fame Monster by LADY GAGA!
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This week is a big one as we wade into the deep waters of MAGDALENA BAY's 2nd LP Imaginal Disk. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the journey from Mercurial World to now, the rich nature of our main character True, and the journey the titular disk takes her on.
ALSO discussed: some hot hot tea in a DP Blind Item, the BRAT remix album & Kylie Minogue's Tension tour!
At the SPA: ST. LUCIA (Fear of Falling), HYRA (Gone Girl), GREGORY DILLON (Burning Kisses), KELLY LEE OWENS (Love You Got), LOREEN (Warning Signs), DOM DOLLA & TOVE LO (Cave), BAD SUNS (Lovefool), MOODY JOODY (Ground Control), and CHARLI XCX & ARIANA GRANDE (Sympathy is a Knife remix).
NEXT WEEK: 'Smitten' by PALE WAVES!
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This week we bravely go where few men seem to have gone before.... a listening party of KATY PERRY's new album 143. Throughout our track-by-track we discuss the marred rollout of this record, the lyrics that left us wanting, the glimpses of greatness we know KP is KPable of and of course- the choice to include Dr. Puke.
ALSO discussed: BETTY WHO's 10-year-anniversary showcase for Take Me When You Go.
At the SPA: TOVE LO (Jealousy [From the Vault]), LAUREL (Kissing With the Top Down), JOJO (Porcelain), ALLIE X (Bong Voyage), SYD SILVAIR (Fugitive), LAUREN MAYBERRY (Something in the Air), JOE JONAS (What This Could Be), LISA (Moonlit Floor), CASCADA (Studio 54) and GRIFF (Apple [Triple J Like A Version]).
Next week: Imaginal Disk by MAGDALENA BAY!
(sorry for the l8 post life got crazy for a second <3 u guys mean it)
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This week is one Quincy's been waiting eons for- the deep dive into LIGHTS' 3rd LP ' Little Machines' in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the record's rich themes of nostalgia and transition, the euphoric sounds of steady synths and LIGHTS' road traveled since this week's entry in the SPA!
ALSO discussed: LADY GAGA's Joker: Folie à Deux companion album 'Harlequin' and MARINA's self-leaked M6 tracklist!
At the SPA: AVA MAX (Spot a Fake), KYLIE MINOGUE (Lights Camera Action), SELF ESTEEM (Love Second Music First), SNOW WIFE (Crazy), ROSE GRAY (Switch), LULU SIMON (Not Crying Anymore), LIGHTS (Damage), ESSY (Dream Come True), RAHIM C REDCAR (Deep Holes), and NOTD & MAIA WRIGHT (Lover Online).
Next week: '143' by KATY PERRY!
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This week is a no-brainer as we take a dive into one of the biggest albums of the year - SABRINA CARPENTER's 'Short n' Sweet'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our history with Sabrina, the stratospheric impression 'Espresso' has left on her career, and of course we attempt to narrow down our favorite tracks.
ALSO discussed: LADY GAGA's 'Harlequin' aka LG 6.5, CARLY RAE JEPSEN's engagement (and what it means for that rumored self-titled album) KATY PERRY's 143, and the lingering absence of new BETTY WHO music.
At the SPA: TATE MCRAE (It's Ok I'm Ok), THE WEEKND (Dancing in the Flames), SLAYYYTER (No Comma), ADÉLA (Homewrecked), JADE (Midnight Cowboy), ALY & AJ (Sirens), FKA TWIGS (Eusexua), THE ACES (The Magic), PALE WAVES (Kiss Me Again) and CHARLI XCX & TROYE SIVAN (Talk Talk Remix).
NEXT WEEK: 10 Years of 'Little Machines' by LIGHTS!
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This week is one the indie-darlings have been waiting for: our deep dive into the depths of 'Sugar Water', the debut LP from MAUDE LATOUR! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the long road to this first album, the MARINA-tinged excellence of 'Cursed Romantics', and how Maude's philosophical studies informed the record.
ALSO discussed: MARINA's M6 collaborator CJ BARAN, Pop Star Academy's KAYSEYE, THE WEEKND's new album & single, & MAGDALENA BAY's 'Imaginal Disk'.
At the SPA: HALSEY (Ego), MADELLINE (Crazy Bitch), RALPH (Stacy's Mom), MIMI WEBB (Erase You), LE SSERAFIM (1-800-hot-n-fun) and DEVAULT, TOMMY GENESIS & SLAYYYTER (Never Like Me).
NEXT WEEK: 'Short n' Sweet' by SABRINA CARPENTER!
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This week is one we've been counting down to since the dawn of this podcast as we submit ourselves to the second LP from indie-pop masters MUNA: Saves the World. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the heavy-hitting themes of the record, which of these songs have made it onto our all-time playlists and touch on our rich personal lores with some of these here tracks...
ALSO discussed: SABRINA CARPENTER's 'Short & Sweet', LADY GAGA's LG7 (& those Joker reviews), and we oh-so-bravely wade into the waters of CHAPPELL ROAN discourse.
At the SPA: Pop Star Academy's KATSEYE (Debut), MOTHICA (The Reaper), LULU SIMON (Feel Better), SYD SYLVAIR (Featherlight), FLO (Bending My Rules), FLORRIE (Swimming Pool), ST. LUCIA (Falling Asleep), and ALLIE X & EMPRESS OF (Galina).
NEXT WEEK: 'Sugar Water' by MAUDE LATOUR!
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This week is one for the gays as we dive into the brand new EP 'Can I Be Honest?' from indie-pop songstress (we're all together on this?) ZEE MACHINE! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss Zee's many notable influences (several of our favs), the stages of a breakup as tracked by these songs, and Quincy's Bonnie McKee moment at the EP release party in LA!
ALSO discussed: MAUDE LATOUR's 'Sugar Water' and the latest in the CHAPPELL ROAN discourse (yes, we're tired too).
At the SPA: HALSEY (Lonely Is the Muse), ALLIE X (Weird World ft. SIDEWALKS AND SKELETONS), PALE WAVES (Gravity), MOODY JOODY (Velvet Connection ST. LUCIA Remix), KATIE GAVIN, (Casual Drug Use), LISA (New Woman ft. ROSALÍA), MADISON ROSE (Haus), LAGOONA BLOO (Can't Make You Love Me), and LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS (Die With A Smile).
Next week: we're off but when we return... MUNA 'Saves the World'!
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This week, we had a big idea ourselves!! We decided to submit to REMI WOLF's second LP 'Big Ideas' in our first-ever Remi ep! So Hello! Let's celebrate that! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album's studio origins, its themes of fame, sex & beyond, and we get into the very- er- specific name Remi has given to her stans.
ALSO discussed: MARINA's new M6 snippet, the everlasting BETTY WHO supremacy, and our hopes for the rest of the year in music (RIHANNA, LAURA MVULA, DAGNY & THE DOMMY's!
At the SPA: KATY PERRY (Lifetimes), ADDISON RAE (Diet Pepsi), SMALLPOOLS (Socio-Empath), BLEACHERS (Wild Heart), YO GABBA GABBA (I am the Wind ft. BETTY WHO), ESSY (Dream Come True), and NOTD & CORBYN BESSON (Panic).
NEXT WEEK: 'Can I Be Honest?' from ZEE MACHINE!
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This week is one the grifters have been waiting years for: a deep dive into the debut album from pop songstress GRIFF: 'Vertigo'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our history with Griff (including Quincy's controversial opinion on her SIGRID collab), the non-chronological journeys of a breakup and how the only true closure requires accepting there will never be closure... or something like that.
ALSO discussed: 10 years of BETTY WHO's debut album 'Take Me When You Go' and our bets on the horse that'll win the race to score the world's first CHAPPELL ROAN feature.
At the SPA: CHARLI XCX (Guess ft. BILLIE EILISH), BLUSHER (Overglow), MAUDE LATOUR (Whirlpool), CARLITA & SG LEWIS (The Moment), PALE WAVES (Glasgow), FLO (Check), FABIANA PALLADINO (Deeper), OSTON (Burton St.) and MAGDALENA BAY (Tunnel Vision).
NEXT WEEK: 'Big Ideas' by REMI WOLF!
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It's time for part 2 of our AURORA deep dive! Throughout the second half our track-by-track, we get into the thick of some of the album's harsher moments & unpack what messages lie behind the poetic lyricism before narrowing down our top tracks across the entire record.
ALSO discussed: KATY PERRY's incoming "lead" single 'Lifetimes', LADY GAGA's LG7 tease, & the mystery behind BRITNEY SPEARS & HALSEY's 'Lucky' debacle.
At the SPA: REMI WOLF (Soup), ZEE MACHINE (Killshot), ROSE GRAY (Free) MISTERWIVES (End of My Rope ft. BETTY WHO), HALSEY (Lucky), CALVIN HARRIS & ELLIE GOULDING (Free), KISSISSIPPI (Smaller Half), GWEN STEFANI & ANDERSON .PAAK (Hello World), THOMSTON (Upstate), and VANESSA WILLIAMS, TRIXIE MATTEL & LION BABE (Bop!).
NEXT WEEK: 'Vertigo' by GRIFF!
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This week, we begin our (topically Olympic-sized) dive into AURORA's new album 'What Happened to the Heart?' as we discuss the first half of this monumental album. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album's rich themes, the textured soundscapes that vary across the record and and of course we attempt to glean just wtf this girlie is trying to tell us.
ALSO discussed: CHARLI XCX & CHAPPELL ROAN's co-sponsored effort for Kamala 2024 & Drag Race Canada's continued influence on our music libraries!
At the SPA: ALESSIA CARA (Dead Man), ALICE CHATER (Don't Let My Boyfriend Get In Your Way), KATIE GAVIN (Aftertaste), MADISON BEER (15 Minutes), SKAAR (Something Like This ft. DAGNY), JOE JONAS (Work It Out), ESSY (Fire Alive), and JADE (Angel of my Dreams).
NEXT WEEK: Part 2 of our Aurora deep dive!
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This week is maybe the biggest of the summer as we take on the soundtrack of the season itself - 'Brat' by CHARLI XCX! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the delicate persona that lies beneath the shiny veneer of the titular 'brat' character, how the industry at large shaped the record AND how Charli has mastered the art of the remix.
ALSO discussed: MARINA's album 6 news and solo tunes from MUNA's KATIE GAVIN!
At the SPA: KESHA (Joyride), KATY PERRY (Woman's World), MAGDALENA BAY (Image), MADISON ROSE (Falling Outta Heaven), GRIFF (Tears for Fun), ISAAC DUNBAR (Take It Slow), MISTERWIVES (Organized Chaos), DANI SYLVIA (Somebody Who People Leave), and KYLIE MINOGUE (My Oh My ft. TOVE LO & BEBE REXHA).
NEXT WEEK: 'What Happened to the Heart?' by AURORA!
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This week, we're diving headfirst into the album those of us in the know (Hayden) have been waiting a decade for - BONNIE MCKEE's instant 2010 throwback classic 'Hot City'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the record's arduous rollout, the industry's abysmal treatment of Ms. Mckee, as well as her impact on the sound of the pop landscape at large.
ALSO DISCUSSED: MUNA's sickening new live album from The Greek, DEBBII DAWSON's EP 'How To Be Human', the MINOGUE sisters' everlasting impact on the culture, and the tea-up of KESHA vs. KATY PERRY.
At the SPA: LISA (Rockstar), PARIS HILTON & RINA SAWAYAMA (I'm Free), PEACH PRC (Touchy Subject), SNOW WIFE (Pool), MAUDE LATOUR (Comedown), TINASHE (Getting No Sleep), LIL NAS X (Here We Go!), and JESSIE WARE & ROMY (Life You Up).
NEXT WEEK: 'Brat' by CHARLI XCX!
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This week, we're swimming through the nordic oceans to take a closer look at one of our go-to Scandinavian pop queens DAGNY and her latest "mini-album" 'Elle'. Throughout our track-by-track (complete with a few extra additions from yours truly), we discuss the album's at-times tortuous rollout, the changes made to the era after it was already on its way and what we hope for the next two chapters in the trilogy.
ALSO discussed: ALLIE X's 'Girl With No Face' tour, MUNA's upcoming live album, & Hayden's experience with AURORA's 'What Happened to the Heart?'.
At the SPA: CHARLI XCX (The Girl, So Confusing Version with LORDE), GRIFF (Anything), BROZE AVERY (Heatwave), ADAM LAMBERT (Cvnty), PVRIS & LIGHTS (The Blob), VINCINT (Love Me Tonight ft. BETTY WHO), and PURPLE DISCO MACHINE & CHROMEO (Paradise).
NEXT WEEK: 'Hot City' by BONNIE MCKEE!
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