{"id":7529,"date":"2026-03-05T11:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7529"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:55:59","slug":"exclusive-shindig-qobuz-playlist-30-the-new-pop-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7529","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE SHINDIG! QOBUZ PLAYLIST #30: THE NEW POP EXPLOSION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We\u2019re very excited to be media partners with the truly unique online streaming platform and download store\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qobuz.com\/\">Qobuz<\/a>. This month, the 30th of our monthly bespoke playlists, which take in all manner of genres and sub-genres, scenes and beyond, then and now, features the movers and shakers that are making 2026 a very special musical year<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7530\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Qobuz-The-New-Pop-Explosion-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Qobuz-The-New-Pop-Explosion-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Qobuz-The-New-Pop-Explosion-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Qobuz-The-New-Pop-Explosion-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Qobuz-The-New-Pop-Explosion.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Play <a href=\"https:\/\/open.qobuz.com\/playlist\/59407722\">here<\/a> or use the scrollable frame with track list below. You can sign up for a free trial today. Plans start from \u00a310.83 per month. For more on Qobuz read our interview with MD Dan Mackta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5784\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.qobuz.com\/playlist\/59407722?zone=GB-en\" width=\"378\" height=\"390\">Your browser does not support iframes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst we won\u2019t live through another \u201cbeat boom\u201d, \u201cteen garage\u201d or \u201cpunk\u201d era, the last couple of years has seen a magnificent rush of bands, predominantly under the age of 30, many under 25, deploying guitars, bass, drums, and back-up vocals like there\u2019s no tomorrow. The \u201960s loving Lemon Twigs have had a lot to do with this, as has Canadian cottage-industry Daniel Romano. Both of these acts play constantly, and all who see them fall under their spell. And when you\u2019re a kid, what\u2019s better than being blown away by a proper rock \u2019n\u2019 roll unit firing on all cylinders?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lemon Twigs have in Bowie-ish fashion been through a number of phases but coalesced their sound and approach on 2023\u2019s <em>Everything Harmony<\/em>, and the following year\u2019s\u00a0<em>A Dream Is All We Know<\/em>. Cementing an exciting live sound that combines \u201960s beat, psych and harmony with \u201970s powerpop, they\u2019ve been a massive force on stage. And other bands have taken note.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Twigs turn up across the playlist \u2013 from their latest single, Brian D\u2019Addario solo, and the boys playing along with their dad \u2013 not to mention the inclusion of drummer Reza\u2019s superb Uni Boys and the connected Tchotchke. Another name that has knocked out crowded venues across the States, Europe and the UK are Kail Slater\u2019s Sharp Pins. Slater is only 21, but totally versed in the history of mod, psych and powerpop. He is also an inveterate songwriter with an innate grasp of melody and songwriting. He\u2019s a talented producer too, hear Tom Henry\u2019s \u2018Close Your Eyes\u2019 and <em>Stranger Things\u2019<\/em>\u00a0star Finn Wolfhard\u2019s \u2018Choose The Latter\u2019 for proof of the qualities he brings to others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we open with a very \u201960s-orientated beat and jangle sound, this isn\u2019t about revival. Kai Slater told me on our Soho Radio Broadcast how a lot of young people are looking for an alternative from the high-tech AI-driven fakeness of the modern world. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to ignore music that sounds like a beam of light. It\u2019s so positive and optimistic and offers different possibilities,\u201d he told me prophetically. \u201cLife can be beautiful and harmonious. That attracts people.\u201d And yes, whilst the influences are apparent, this isn\u2019t a \u201cscene\u201d akin to the \u201cmod revival\u201d or the later \u201cNew Wave Of New Wave\u201d, it is a genuine \u201cnew pop explosion\u201d made by, on the whole, young people who were never part of the subcultures of previous generations. And it\u2019s exactly this that is the driving force here, nobody is aiming to be part of a scene or play the same type of music. Across the beat, folk-rock, psych, glam and beyond styles is a \u201cclassic\u201d ensemble approach to songs that rarely stray much beyond the three-minute mark. This is music that means something, honed and crafted without anything synthetic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is an undeniable revolution in pop on show in 2026. These bands have absolutely nothing to do with the marketed, corporate pap that major labels are still trying to sell to the youth. 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