{"id":2694,"date":"2026-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/room-for-the-moon-is-thrillingly-weird-experimental-pop\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:00:00","slug":"room-for-the-moon-is-thrillingly-weird-experimental-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/room-for-the-moon-is-thrillingly-weird-experimental-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"Room for the Moon is thrillingly weird experimental pop"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The cover of Kate NV\u2019s Room for the Moon, a white abstract splotch on a black background.\" data-caption=\"I mean, I guess it kinda looks like the moon? | Image: Kate NV \/ RVNG Intl.\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Kate NV \/ RVNG Intl.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Room-for-the-Moon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tI mean, I guess it kinda looks like the moon? | Image: Kate NV \/ RVNG Intl.\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/19\/20700565\/nasa-artemis-moon-return-landing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obvious reasons<\/a>, I&rsquo;ve had Moon on the mind all week. So I was trying to figure out what I should recommend this week that would thematically fit. Brian Eno&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/apollo-atmospheres-and-soundtracks\/714861155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks<\/em><\/a> is incredible, and if you haven&rsquo;t listened to it, go do that now. But it also seemed a bit on the nose. Radiohead&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/radiohead.bandcamp.com\/album\/a-moon-shaped-pool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Moon Shaped Pool<\/em><\/a> also came to mind. But it also felt a bit obvious. Then I remembered Kate NV&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/katenv.bandcamp.com\/album\/room-for-the-moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Room for the Moon<\/em><\/a>, a record I had on repeat in 2020. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Russian artist Kate Shilonosova chases ideas across 11 tracks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaunt.com\/blog\/kate-nv-marafon-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspired by Russian and Japanese pop<\/a> from the &rsquo;70s and &rsquo;80s, as well as children&rsquo;s movies. This obviously leads <em>Room for \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/910826\/room-for-the-moon-is-thrillingly-weird-experimental-pop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I mean, I guess it kinda looks like the moon? | Image: Kate NV \/ RVNG Intl. 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