Category: electropop
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“I’m gonna swing from the chandelier,” Sia sings enthusiastically during the massive chorus of her new single, “Chandelier,” which is without a doubt the best song she’s written during the past few years, which have seen her writing songs for a myriad of other artists with her solo career on pause. We’ll be the first…
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We find everything Petite Meller does to be rather exquisite. She’s easily one of the most interesting quote unquote pop stars on the rise today. If you like Say Lou Lou or Foxes, you’d be wise to check her out. With some practically operatic vocals by Joe Fleisch, “Icebear” might not be Petite’s most accessible…
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) You may recall our January interview with Lily McKenzie, an extremely talented singer/songwriter 0f the pop variety with strong garage (a.k.a. drum ‘n’ bass) and 2-Step influences, which she strongly emphasizes in her gorgeous music. Today our song of the day is the title track from her EP Support Machine, which will be released…
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It’s not every day that high school students release an album. And it’s even less common for high school students to release a truly fantastic album with a serious wow factor. But that’s precisely what Ugly Bunny have done with their stellar debut, Tokyo You may recall Ugly Bunny from my very positive review of…
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I read a lot of artist bios and they tend to all sound the same after a while. It seems like they’re all about growing up in a small, rural town and then moving to New York City or Los Angeles to make it big in the music business. While it’s nice to read about…
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I must admit that I don’t know a whole lot about Florent Marchet. The only other album of his that I have is Noël’s Songs, which, as you could probably guess, is a Christmas album. I simply grabbed that one for the heck of it because, as my loyal readers must have figured out by…
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On her fourth solo album, St. Vincent – otherwise known as Annie Clark – has created a lusher, more fully realized take on the pristine pop of her last album, 2011’s Strange Mercy. This is where heart-swelling melodies meet cool, unflinching beats. Using two live drummers — Homer Steinweiss of the Dap-Kings and Midlake’s McKenzie…
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Dan Black and Kelis are both supreme talents with a knack for making electro-flavored pop. So, this pairing is a match made in pop heaven. And so, surprise, surprise, it’s heavenly. Pure sonic bliss. This remix of “Hearts” is by Louis The Child. It’s the first time we’ve heard anything by Louis The Child, but…
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Today’s song of the day is a red hot slice of K-Pop heaven by SNSD (as they’re known in Korea), otherwise known as Girls’ Generation. The song is called “Mr.Mr.” and it’s the title track of their incredible new EP, which was just released on iTunes here in the States (and probably much of the…
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Yesterday we unveiled our review of Slo Light, the debut solo album by Massive Attack collaborator Davidge. As promised, today we’re presenting our exclusive interview with the man himself. Did you write the songs on Slo Light entirely by yourself and then find people to sing them or did you write them with the singers?…
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If you like trip-hop and/or electronic music in general then chances are you’ve already heard the music of Davidge (full name: Neil Davidge), being that he has collaborated with none other than trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack for well over a decade now. Working closely with Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja (3D) in both a co-writing…
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You may recall our January interview with super talented up and coming UK garage singer/songwriter Lily McKenzie: https://loveispop.com/interviews/exclusive-interview-lily-mckenzie-goes-back-to-the-garage/ https://soundcloud.com/lilymckenzie/lily-mckenzie-where-i-belong Now she’s giving away a free download of her forthcoming EP’s lead single, “Where I Belong,” on Soundcloud (see above). Also, check out her new single “Support Machine” featuring the famous U.K. rapper Giggs: https://soundcloud.com/lilymckenzie/lily-mckenzie-ft-giggs “Support…
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When Brian Burton, otherwise known as Danger Mouse, and James Mercer, the vocalist of The Shins, first joined forces as Broken Bells in 2010, nobody quite knew what to expect. But plenty of people were curious, hence their self-titled debut popping up in the Billboard Top 10 the week of its release. At the time,…
