Category: Pop
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OK, there’s no denying that this song is just plain silly. I nearly laughed the first time I listened to it. But, it’s pretty original, aside from being reminiscent of M.I.A., so I decided to make it song of the day for that reason alone. Thing is, I played it a couple more times before…
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If you miss the days of ’90’s club music, you’re going to rejoice when you hear this one. Massive, jumpy beats that call to mind old school techno merge with trip-hop percussion on speed; it’s an audible Frankenstein’s monster, comprised of the best bits of so many things that were previously alive, died, and have…
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Erik Hassle does his best Michael Jackson impersonation on his new song, “Natural Born Lovers,” which is a sweet mix of R&B and synth pop. “Natural born lovers never die,” he sings in a most sultry manner, making your internal temperature rise. Boy, is this a hot one.
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I was born in ’70’s and grew up in the ’80’s with a fondness for synthy pop like the Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys and so many others. Practically every song on the radio relied heavily on sythesizers. It was wonderful. Even when my beloved heavy metal bands (now called hair metal) came along,…
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PHASES. Remember that name. Because, simply put, they’re the best new synthy pop band to come along since CHVRCHES. In fact, they’re easily as brilliant as CHVRCHES. No kidding or exaggerating. Perhaps that shouldn’t be a surprise, though, being that they’re essentially a supergroup, as three of their members have previously found fame elsewhere. First…
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Ellie just keeps getting better, doesn’t she? Best of all, she never writes the same song twice, unlike many “pop stars.” I put that in quotes because Ellie isn’t exactly your typical pop star. She doesn’t hire 12 writers to come spend a weekend writing songs for her when it comes time to make a…
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“Better Love” is awesome. “Better Love” is great. “Better Love” is better than whatever is currently stuck in your head.
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It seems like we’ve lived with Lana Del Rey’s music forever. Yet, Born To Die, her official debut as Lana Del Rey, only arrived in January of 2012. Ever since then, though, she’s been a constant source of music. There was November 2012’s Paradise EP, which was eight songs long, currently considered a full-length album.…
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“Every time I think I’m better / Pick my head up / Getting nowhere,” Troye Sivan sings, slightly melancholic, on just one of the hooks contained within his delicious new single, “EASE,” which might sound familiar and that would be because it features Broods, who lend it their trademark propulsive beats and electro-pop details.
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OK, so I already praised this gem of a song (“Pressure Off”) in my review of Duran Duran’s new album, Paper Gods, but it’s one of the best tunes I’ve heard all year, and they’ve just released this nifty 360 lyric video, so I’m writing about it again… Not that there’s really anything I can…
