Month: September 2014

  • “Just breathe and breathe once again,” sings Chad Hollister during his latest tune, “Breathe.” It’s a lovely little song that can lift your spirits on a bad day. In fact, I was having a bad day after discovering that I accidentally installed Malware with a Chrome or Firefox extension yesterday. This really freaked me out…

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  • I was recently introduced to the music of Veiga Sanchez, who goes by the name Salt Ashes, and after listening to just a couple of her songs I already fell head over heels in love with her sound.  Like any artist, she has influences and those influences can be heard in her music.  But, here’s the thing…

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  • Inspired by Metallica and Guns ‘N’ Roses, who each released collections of unexpected cover songs, Butcher Babies bring you Uncovered, a collection of killer — and brutal — cover tunes to hold fans over until their next album of original material. Each member of the band selected one tune for the EP, which was produced…

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  • Obviously, if you’re a fan who’s been pining for a new Interpol album your prayers have been answered. And while it doesn’t really have the spark of reinvention, sometimes more of the same is all one needs. If you’ve ever loved this band, it’s impossible not to get enthused about “All The Rage Back Home,”…

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  • interview by Michael McCarthy I won’t brag about the volume of music we receive on a daily basis now, but I will say that it’s often overwhelming.  And it takes a lot to please me these days.  Being good or even great doesn’t necessarily cut it.  I have to fall totally in love with an…

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  • Singtank is a French duo who mostly sing in English, such as during the above song, “Can You Hear Me,” which is a precious blend of synthpop, electropop, dance pop and… reggae! Chances are it’s going to be the most original song you’ve heard, and will hear, this week. But it’s not original in an…

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  • We’d never heard of Anna of the North before, but The Chainsmokers have been sending us tracks to post since long before they had a mega-hit with “#SELFIE” and they’ve never disappointed us once. One thing we like about them is how their remixes never quite sound alike. Usually when you have someone like, say,…

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  • The first thing that I have to say about Simian Ghost’s new album The Veil is WOW. And it takes a lot to wow me lately. I generally choose to review things that I feel positively about, but I am not so easily impressed. This album, however, is nothing short of glorious and a sparkling…

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  • “Kill To Live” is one of the best and angriest tracks from Entombed A.D.’s latest album, Back to the Front, which we gave a positive review a few weeks back. This performance video was filmed at Party-San Open Air in Germany by Oliver Barth from Visions In Fear (www.visions-in-fear.de) and kicks some major ass. Get…

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  • Oh, Neil Diamond, how we love you here at Love is Pop HQ. You’re a true icon, a living legend. And this new song of yours, it’s just further proof of that. We’re so glad that you’re still making music. You’re like the pop version of Johnny Cash and nobody else comes close to that.

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  • I’m always listening to new music, picking things that stand out among the crowd to review for Love is Pop.  The problem is, sometimes you have to listen to a lot of mediocre music before you find something truly marvelous.  I was having one of those days when everything I listened to seemed quite dull when I…

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  • The new Tokio Hotel album is going to rule…

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  • As you can see below, the above video for “Who Killed The Moonlight?” by Nicole Atkins was released way back in July. But, hey, sometimes things fall through the cracks. We subscribe to hundreds of Youtube channels to try to keep up with all of our favorite artists’ videos, but the problem with subscribing to…

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