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Bishop Ivy's new EP, parasocial, explores loss and loneliness through the lens of glossy electronic pop. Imagine if the two Justins (Bieber, Timberlake) got their hearts broken, teamed up, and went on a Shlohmo binge; parasocial resembles the fruits of that hypothetical collaboration. Digitized drums boom, pulses of bass worm their way beneath darkly sleek … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Bishop Ivy – CAN’T IMAGINE
Bishop Ivy returns with another dose of sleek, widescreen indie-pop. "Tunnel vision" is a futuristic torch ballad that sees Ivy affix his heart firmly to his sleeve, pleading with a partner, "I'll throw away the world/If that what makes it work." Organ-like synth drones provide dramatic backing for a shuddering, metronomic beat interspersed with electronic … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Bishop Ivy – tunnel vision
Bishop Ivy is a Pittsburgh-based artist who blankets sleek pop compositions in lush, ambient production. The word "if" is one of the English language's most painful, its two letters conjuring all sorts of alternate universes, most of them better than the one we inhabit. Bishop Ivy begins "In Spring," the highlight from his May EP, … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Bishop Ivy – In Spring
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