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Category Archives: electropop
#albumoftheday REVIEW: ST. VINCENT: ST. VINCENT
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...
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#songoftheday Dan Black: “Hearts” feat. Kelis (Louis The Child Remix)
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...
#songoftheday GIRLS’ GENERATION (SNSD): “MR.MR.”
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...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DAVIDGE
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...
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#albumoftheday REVIEW: DAVIDGE: SLO LIGHT
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...
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FREE DOWNLOAD: LILY MCKENZIE: “WHERE I BELONG”
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/ 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: “Support...
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#albumoftheday REVIEW: BROKEN BELLS: AFTER THE DISCO
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...
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#albumoftheday REVIEW: PHANTOGRAM: VOICES
When Phantogram’s debut album, Eyelid Movies, was released on the indie label Barsuk in 2009, I knew almost nothing about them. Just that they were a duo. I simply bought the album after reading a few positive reviews and hearing samples online. And I immediately fell in love with its quirky electronic music,...
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FEATURE REVIEW: MIKA: SONGBOOK, VOL. 1
Normally, I find “greatest hits” and “best of” or “essential” compilations to be useless. If someone asks me about an artist, I’m going to tell them to check out whatever album by that artist that I either like most or that I think they would like most. And when I tell people to...
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AUDIO: TEGAN & SARA + THE LONELY ISLAND: “Everything is AWESOME!!!”
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STREAM NEW SONG BY M83 COLLABORATOR WHITE SEA + NEWS ON TOUR WITH PHANTOGRAM
White Sea, who is thus far perhaps best known as M83 member Morgan Kibby, has been chosen by Phantogram to open for a leg of upcoming shows. Click "read more" below for tour dates and information about her upcoming album......
THE LOVE IS POP INTERVIEW: POLLY SCATTERGOOD
Interview by Michael McCarthy There isn’t much that one could say about the immensely talented Polly Scattergood that I haven’t said already. After all, I gave her new album, Arrows, a very positive review HERE and named it my favorite album of the year HERE in my Best of 2013 list. So, it...
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SINGLE SPOTLIGHT: KYLIE MINOGUE DIVES “INTO THE BLUE”
Well, suddenly the internet is ablaze with Kylie Minogue’s fantastic new single, “Into The Blue.” And I do mean FANTASTIC. Wow. Everything about this song is perfect. It starts off with some jangly, almost frenzied piano and soaring strings but soon that goes away — temporarily — and we’re smacked with a slamming...
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SINGLE SPOTLIGHT: LILY ALLEN: “AIR BALLOON”
OK, I have to say it — Lily Allen is bouncing back with her delicious new single, “Air Balloon,” which dropped today on January 13th, 2014. (Well, OK, she already came back with recent singles “Hard Out Here” and “Somewhere Only We Know,” but now she’s back again, so that’s good enough for...
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