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- 6 days ago1h 0m
Ranking The 10 Best Charli XCX Songs
It's time for another rankinig episode and this time we're turning our attention to Charli XCX who just returned with 'Rock Music'. For the past decade plus Charli has been a pop visionary, always operating ahead of the game and churning out some of the most thought-provoking pop music along the way. She's amassed an impressive discography that actually proved quite difficult to rank. That being said, there were 4 songs that really stood out. On this episode of The Pop Pod, Sam & Jono rank the best Charli XCX songs.Follow The Pop Pod on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.poppod/
- 1 weeks ago45 min
Pop Classics With Icona Pop: Swedish Pop, Crying In The Club & Britney Spears
Swedish duo Icona Pop are behind one of the most monumental club-pop songs of the 2010s 'I Love It' but since then they have kept the dancefloor alive. Icona Pop are best friends on and off the dancefloor and have spent their career crafting high-energy songs for the club that also go for maximum emotional effect.With a new album, 'Ritual' on the way, Icona Pop joined The Pop Pod to talk about Sweden's reputation for perfect pop as well as those who contribute from ABBA to Robyn. Plus we got into what makes a crying on the dancefloor song so good. Follow The Pop Pod on Instagram for more.
- 3 weeks ago1h 2m
What Makes The Perfect Dance/Pop Album? Madonna, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX + More
This week on The Pop Pod, Sam & Jono dig into exactly that question. We start with Confessions on a Dance Floor, the Madonna masterpiece that turns 21 this year and still sounds like the future, and we talk about what it means that she and producer Stuart Price are finally returning with a sequel, Confessions II, out this summer. From there we get into the records that have carried that torch in the years since: Robyn's Body Talk, Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia, Charli XCX's Brat, and so much more.What separates a great dance album from an all-time one? Is it the sequencing, the production, the emotional honesty underneath all that euphoria? We get into all of it, with plenty of detours along the way.Follow us on Instagram.
- Apr 16, 202638 min
Pop Classics With Jessie Ware: 'Superbloom', Chappell Roan, Girls Aloud and More
Jessie Ware has spent the last six years quietly building one of the great runs in modern pop. From What's Your Pleasure? to That! Feels Good! and now her sixth album Superbloom, out this week, she's carved out a lane that's entirely her own: disco-inflected, deeply felt, and allergic to cheap shortcuts. Superbloom pushes deeper than its predecessors, trading pure escapism for something more grounded in real love, real relationships, and the fear of losing them, without sacrificing a single beat.This week on The Pop Pod, I sit down with Jessie to talk through the new album, the creative instincts that have guided her since What's Your Pleasure? changed everything, and the pop songs that have meant the most to her. We get into Chappell Roan, Robyn, Rihanna, and more: the records that defined what a perfect pop moment can be, and what Jessie thinks separates a good song from an unforgettable one.
- Apr 9, 202653 min
Talking Pop Classics With Danny L Harle: Dua Lipa, Caroline Polachek, Eiffel 65 & More
Danny L Harle is one of pop music's most quietly essential figures. A founding member of the PC Music collective, the British producer and composer has spent over a decade reshaping what pop can sound like — from the euphoric maximalism of his early solo work to becoming the trusted hand behind some of the most acclaimed records of the last few years. He's the executive producer of both of Caroline Polachek's landmark albums, Pang and Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, co-produced Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism (including "Houdini"), and has worked with Charli XCX, Carly Rae Jepsen, PinkPantheress, Clairo, and Shygirl - among many others. His own debut album Harlecore arrived in 2021, and his follow-up Cerulean dropped earlier this year.This week on The Pop Pod, I sit down with Danny to talk through his collaborations, his new album and what he considers to be a pop classic.
- Apr 4, 202648 min
The Rise of the Niche Pop Star, The Resurrection Of The Album & More Pop Trends w/ Spotify’s Sam Duboff
Sam Duboff from Spotify joins The Pop Pod to break down this year's Loud & Clear report, Spotify's annual deep-dive into the economics of streaming. We get into what the numbers actually mean for artists in 2026 .We talk about the rise of the niche pop star: more than 1,500 artists crossed $1 million in Spotify royalties in 2025, and many of them aren't household names — and may never trend globally. It turns out you don't need a massive hit to build a massive career. We dig into what that means for how pop is fragmenting, and why devoted fanbases are now the most valuable currency in music.Success is being built through deep catalogue engagement, not viral moments - and that has real implications for how pop artists should be thinking about releases.
- Apr 2, 20261h 5m
Two Very Different Records Reviewed: Raye's 'This Music May Contain Hope' & Robyn 'Sexistential' w/ HTHAZE
Robyn returned with Sexistential, her first album in eight years - nine hard-hitting tracks of pure melody and zero filler, picking up where Body Talk and Honey left off. No messing around. Just Robyn delivering straight-up emotion in the most direct way she knows how.Then there's RAYE, who exercised no such restraint. This Music May Contain Hope stretches over 70 minutes across 17 songs - orchestrals, narrative, Hans Zimmer, Al Green - an epic that dares you to sit with it.Sam is joined first by YouTuber HTHAZE to unpack This Music May Contain Hope. Then producer Jono, who caught Robyn live on release night, joins to dig into Sexistential.Don't forget to subscribe to The Pop Pod if you're enjoying the podcast.
- Mar 25, 20261h 4m
What Are The Best Album Openers In Pop Music?
Sam and Jono go deep on one of music's most overlooked arts — the album opener. Does it need to be a banger? A ballad? The lead single? A two-minute intro that sounds like a church service colliding with a rave? Turns out, the answer is all of the above, and none of the above.This week they break down Jono's four-type framework for what makes a great opener (dramatic, undeniable banger, sonic statement, or storytelling intro), why Sam thinks the first lyric does more heavy lifting than any production choice ever could, and what actually separates a great opener from a great closer.The Best Album Openers Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4nRg6D5VUmw8sqnxJxAJJE?si=10ce4ea359114775&pt=0e6ef5cacdc49c23c4dfbd9ec87cc361If you're enjoying the podcast, make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode. And if you want to support the show, leaving a review goes a long way. We read every single one.
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Your ultimate guide to the world of pop.Hosted by music journalist and pop obsessive Sam Murphy (aka @PopSamCam), this podcast keeps you caught up on everything happening across the pop universe. From headline-making news and deep-dive album reviews to hot takes, artist interviews, and bold Grammy predictions, it’s all here.New episodes Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
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