Alt-Pop Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/alt-pop/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:18:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Alt-Pop Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/alt-pop/ 32 32 Charlotte Sands stirs up an alt-pop storm with ‘one eye open’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/04/charlotte-sands-stirs-up-an-alt-pop-storm-with-one-eye-open/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:17:29 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042738 Charlotte Sands‘ brand of empower-pop has gotten more brash and bold with each new release. The alt-pop firestorm and Hopkinton native has sharpened her sound through a string of emphatic singles over the past several months, all leading to the release of new album Satellite in March. Now, Sands delivers “one eye open”, a searing new banger that further blurs the lines between pop and metal while providing a compass towards personal preservation — something we all need as we […]

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]]> Artemas knows that ‘you and i could never be friends’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/02/artemas-knows-that-you-and-i-could-never-be-friends/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:02:07 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042716 It feels like a decade ago at this point, but it was around this time last year when we were slotting Artemas‘ unfuckwithable alt-pop bop “i like the way you kiss me” into our Year in ReView column hyping 2024’s best tracks. A lot has happened in the time since, including the release of the English songwriter’s stream-horny mixtape LOVERCORE, but we fast-forward past all that and into the uneven now with a new tune called “you and i could […]

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]]> City Builders dials 666 for a rowdy alt-pop all-nighter in ‘No Sleep’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/11/10/city-builders-dials-666-for-a-rowdy-alt-pop-all-nighter-in-no-sleep/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:03:59 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042629 In this yawning 2025, nothing feels fun. City Builders is sick of that shit. The alt-pop project from Toronto artist Grace Turner drops an electro beat on the kind of all-night revelry we used to have with “No Sleep,” a rowdy banger that throbs with euphoria as the walls of chaos close in around us. It’s a pulsating soundtrack for wild nights, reckless fun, and a sense of unhinged liberation we all seemed to have lost along the way to […]

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]]> Erin LeCount haunts an alt-pop dissociation with ‘MACHINE GHOST’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/10/28/erin-lecount-haunts-an-alt-pop-dissociation-with-machine-ghost/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:58:45 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042568 We’ve all done our fair share of disassociating in 2025, and now Erin LeCount drops a slinky beat to guide our path forward. The London alt-pop singer-songwriter and producer this month delivers “MACHINE GHOST,” a slow-burner single that balances baroque ballroom grandeur with austere bedroom intimacy, where a dreamlike decay drifts across an inner monologue as its cinematic hypnotism unfolds with a haunting emotion. “’MACHINE GHOST’ is a song about dissociation, the feeling of separation from your body in everyday […]

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]]> Kim Petras drops a sultry beat on human attraction on ‘I Like Ur Look’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/10/15/kim-petras-drops-a-sultry-beat-on-human-attraction-on-i-like-ur-look/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:16:23 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042487 October is just not complete without our queen Kim Petras. Way back in 2017 — yeah, almost a damn decade ago — we first hyped the alt-pop superstar as part of our V:Music series, and we’ve followed her glittery ascent ever since, from macabre Halloween bops to full-on global stardom. While Petras now dazzles year-round, it’s Spooky Szn where she truly shines, illuminating 2019 horror mixtape and V forever fave TURN OFF THE LIGHT as one of our most essential autumn listens. We bring all […]

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]]> RIVER crafts a portrait of a fractured self on ‘I AM CANCER’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/10/08/river-crafts-a-portrait-of-a-fractured-self-on-i-am-cancer/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:43:28 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042445 October is the month of haunts, and as we learn each and every day, there’s nothing more terrifying than the real-world bullshit we’re forced to confront and deal with on the regular. And over the course of our dealings with the broken world around us, we tend to create a wall of emotional defense mechanisms. Those come into play through RIVER’s aching new single “I AM CANCER,” an intimate portrait of a fractured self from the Swedish alt-pop artist that […]

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]]> Coach Party raise a noisy ruckus as they ‘Do It For Love’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/08/13/coach-party-raise-a-noisy-ruckus-as-they-do-it-for-love/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:43:33 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042206 At this point, we’re pretty much all doing it for the love of the game. And indie bands are no exception, providing a soundtrack to this fucked up way of life (gestures around towards *everything*) while desperately attempting to stay afloat — mentally, emotionally, and financially — themselves. Coach Party have distilled this sentiment into a raucous new single called “Do It For Love,” a frenzied fit of electro alt-pop that hit the streams on Monday (August 11) and serves […]

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]]> MØ tackles an endless to-do list with the emphatic ‘Keep Møving’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/03/26/mo-tackles-an-endless-to-do-list-with-the-emphatic-keep-moving/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:03:21 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10041039 A famous 20th-century Englishman once said something to the effect of “When you’re going through hell, keep going.” And that’s the vibe of MØ’s emphatic and euphoric new single “Keep Møving,” where the Danish alt-pop artist drops a crunchy electro-punk beat on all the stresses of modern life. Instantly alluring, Keep Møving” has a bit of a throwback mood to Gwen Stefani’s “What You Waiting For?” and “Two of Hearts” by Stacey Q, and this certified banger will be featured […]

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]]> MARIS expresses an ’80s alt-pop attraction with ‘Give Me A Sign’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/03/17/maris-expresses-an-80s-alt-pop-attraction-with-give-me-a-sign/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:09:35 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040989 Chappell Roan may have “won” Boston Calling last year due to sheer crowd size, but perhaps no one brought a mood as colorful and infectious as MARIS. The Montana-raised, Los Angeles-based alt-pop artist has been on a steady ascent in recent years, her aura acting as a gravitational pull that continues to expand her vibrant orbit, and now achieves new sonic heights with a dazzling new tune called “Give Me A Sign.” The effervescent electronic-pop tune, which drips with ’80s […]

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]]> KiNG MALA brings a dark and chaotic energy to a quest for ‘FUN!’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/03/11/king-mala-brings-a-dark-and-chaotic-energy-to-a-quest-for-fun/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:04:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040950 When we served up word of Lights playing Brighton Music Hall this May, we were stoked to see KiNG MALA on board as direct support for the entire North American run. The Los Angeles alt-pop artist will be headlining rooms of similar, or even grander, size very soon, and the spooky proof resides in tracks like “FUN!”, which hit the streams late last month. Serving up a chaotic energy that hypnotizes through its shadowy seduction, swerving into almost nu-metal territory […]

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