May 02, 2022 By Austin Saalman

The current decade has proven itself fertile ground for the reimagining of art pop, which spent the ’10s largely withering on its vine. Remarkable—if initially misinterpreted—genre releases such as Lorde’s Solar Power suggest the imminence of a 2020’s art pop renaissance, and South African-born New Zealand-based singer/songwriter Chelsea Jade Metcalf’s sophomore album, Soft Spot, lends its hand in perpetuating this niche replenishment. More