TOPS

Montreal pop band TOPS wrap complex emotions in a smooth delivery, softening lyrical themes of alienation, messy relationships, and interpersonal power dynamics with breezy sophisti-pop melodies. The group grew artistically over a series of self-produced albums, with work like 2014's Picture You Staring meeting with critical praise for its blend of outsider perspectives and classic songcraft. After a series of releases for Arbutus Records and their self-released fourth studio LP, 2020's I Feel Alive, TOPS signed with Ghostly International for the release of 2025's Bury the Key, an album that combined emotional ambivalence with a broader stylistic palette that included forays into disco.