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Pop
TuneFountain covers new pop music from independent artists, emerging talent and established names exploring fresh creative territory. Our pop coverage spans polished chart-ready releases, intimate bedroom pop, alternative pop, synth-pop, indie-pop and genre-blurring songs that refuse to stay in one lane.
Rather than treating pop as a single sound, we focus on the songwriting, production choices and personality that make each release stand out. You will find reviews, news, profiles and interviews featuring artists working across bold electronic production, stripped-back confessionals, guitar-led hooks and ambitious crossover pop.
This archive brings together TuneFountain’s latest pop coverage, from debut singles and rising artists to major creative reinventions. New stories are added regularly as we continue discovering and supporting the musicians shaping tomorrow’s pop scene.
Orchidelia make their triumphant hometown return in their biggest headline show to date.
After releases spanning pop, R&B and dance, Macy reconnects with the music she grew up hearing.
Shouted vocals and singers spelling out the title give Shannon plenty to take to the stage. I want to hear…
‘I’m Sorry’ supplies the most adventurous moment, while ‘Let Me Fall’ makes an immediate impression through its easygoing melody and…
Following the crushes and romantic expectations of her earlier singles, Jess wants love from someone offering only lust.
Elijah Chase’s boy-band vocal quality complements Gracie Val on the five-piece’s debut, a song about uncertain attraction.
An abandoned electronic version, a bank-robbery opening and a few days of dance practice sit behind James’s latest single.
A proposal which refused to follow the plan inspired a song about security, acceptance and choosing a life together.
Ascending piano and rainfall make ‘Rain’ a favourite, while the opening drums of the title track pull me straight back…
Her EP, 'In No Particular Order' as enough to put Flora Fiora on our radar, but the video for 'Kick…
Burton puts on a big show and its free! Headlined by Pale Waves but showcasing a load of local artists.…
Welly are headed straight to Top of the Pops, even if it isn't on any more!
A voice that raises goosebumps moves from playful hooks and heartbreak to warm romance and funky guitars.
A love song changes meaning at its close, while the next single follows the aftermath.
Six songs follow the thrill of wanting more, from a fleeting holiday romance to a wound someone else failed to…
Harpsichord, huge harmonies and an irresistible ABBA-esque pop instinct give Florence Jack a theatrical new setting with nobody waiting around…
A move from Sweden to the UK changed Samira Manners’ perspective on a relationship that had already left its mark,…
Macklemore spoke up for Palestine and lost his remaining stadium appearances. Music cannot pretend neutrality carries no consequences.
The Nashville-based Australian singer-songwriter turns bad habits, old baggage and rose-coloured thinking into a knowing new country-pop single.
Written by the beach in the Philippines, ‘The Ocean’ turns the struggle to express new love into a warm, unhurried…
Six songs give Zoe Unsworth space to be tender, sharp, sultry and properly country, with Rob Jones helping the title…
Natalie McCool has blown me away for years, but Good For The Soul feels bigger, stranger and more alive than…
Seeing an old love with somebody new sends buried feelings rushing back on Gabriella Cilmi’s latest glimpse of her first…
The new record finds Natalie Imbruglia taking creative and financial control, with ‘Beautiful Love’ closing the album and a run…
No games, no shrinking yourself, no wondering where you stand. Stella Lain makes a persuasive case for romance without the…