This edition of Alt Pop BOPS explores the edges of genre and emotion. From haunting jazz-pop introspection to heart-on-sleeve alt hip hop and visionary art-rock futurism, these three artists prove that alternative pop still thrives when it dares to sound human.
Jemily Rime – Angel
Jemily Rime builds worlds that shimmer with melancholy and wit – music that aches, glows, and never lets go
French jazz-pop artist Jemily Rime closes her Phantom Feels trilogy with Angel, a haunting exploration of timing, friendship, and the ache of almost-love. The track embodies the spirit of the EP: ghostly, tender, and richly emotional. Blending jazz sensibilities with pop precision, Angel takes the shape of a gargoyle waiting for connection – still, stone, but full of yearning.
Self-written and produced, the song balances lush horns and intricate rhythms with Jemily’s luminous voice. Her lyrics twist between poetry and confession, carried by production that feels simultaneously classic and contemporary. It’s clever, cinematic pop that feels lived in, every note dripping with intelligence and feeling. Angel confirms Jemily Rime as a rare artist who turns heartbreak into fine art.
Tony Gravyboat – Losing Touch
Tony Gravyboat delivers confessional alt-pop with bruised beauty and brutal honesty
From Thorold, Ontario, Tony Gravyboat has evolved from tongue-in-cheek art rap into a more emotional, cinematic sound that fuses alt hip hop and R&B. Losing Touch, recorded with Ghost Note in a Saskatoon hotel room, captures the intimacy of isolation – heartbreak unfolding in slow motion.
The track’s atmosphere is hazy but deliberate, every beat wrapped in melancholy. Lyrically, it’s a modern hymn for the lost and the restless, pairing sharp wit with a raw sense of empathy. Tony’s delivery sits somewhere between spoken word and melody, an emotional grey space that feels painfully real. With Losing Touch, he finds the intersection of art and vulnerability, proving that evolution can sound both tender and thunderous.
Transgalactica – Reweaving a Rainbow
Transgalactica reinvent progressive rock as a language of hope, colour, and imagination
Polish art-rock band Transgalactica turn their cosmic creativity toward something unexpected: a prog-infused children’s anthem that celebrates unity and enlightenment. Reweaving a Rainbow is built on neoclassical foundations, inspired by Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, yet feels strikingly modern.
Vocalist Lukky Sparxx swaps his usual metal intensity for melodic grace, delivering a performance that’s both powerful and tender. The song’s message – equality, science, and freedom as colours in a new rainbow – feels universal and disarmingly genuine. While playful on the surface, it’s grounded in purpose, showcasing the band’s vision of music as both education and art.
Reweaving a Rainbow is as fearless as it is uplifting, a reminder that even progressive rock can still find new ways to inspire.
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