What is pop music really? On today’s episode, we listen back to interviews with artists operating on the outskirts of pop, exploring its more experimental and avant-garde possibilities. Kicking us off is one of the most enduring and dynamic icons, Robyn, whose recent reemergence into the pop-sphere has cemented her reputation as a singular voice of uncategorizable expression. We hear from Panda Bear, the cofounder and chief lyricist of Animal Collective, who has explored sound with a nomadic curiosity for the better part of two decade, and from Rostam, the former Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter, on producing for Haim and Carly Rae Jepsen. We'll explore various pop corners, getting a taste of R&B with the poetic-electro stylings of Perfume Genius and the avant-garde, futuristic work of DAWN; listen in on bedroom-pop with shoegazer Japanese Breakfast and fragmented electro experimenter U.S.
