Pop Music Column #2: Carly Rae Jepsen x Gryffin / Twenty One Pilots / Charlotte Lawrence / Taylor Swift

Words: Saam Das

Our sporadic and loosely themed Pop Music Column makes a triumphant return! Possibly. This edition features pop icon Carly Rae Jepsen teaming up with producer Gryffin, relative newcomer Charlotte Lawrence, Taylor Swift and Twenty One Pilots - turns out there aren't even twenty one of them, only two. And they're probably not even pilots!

Pop Music Column #1: From Eurovision 2019 To Slipknot's Return

Words: Saam Das

The dawn of a new era. The birth of a nation. Nah, just the start of a new column dedicated to new pop music. Partly inspired by this weekend's Eurovision Song Contest, which was controversial for a number of reasons, but also new tracks from the likes of Charli XCX, Gryffin, and Halsey. Oh and Slipknot, obvs.

Listen: Gryffin & Bipolar Sunshine - Whole Heart [New Single]

Words: Saam Das

In all honesty, Gryffin is a name that's completely unfamiliar to me. However, New Yorker Dan Griffith looks set to build on his burgeoning fanbase with this new uplifting single, 'Whole Heart'. Mancunian Bipolar Sunshine is on hand to contribute vocals, and lend a cautious optimism.