Category: Pop
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“Oh, baby, baby…” never sounded so sweet as it does on Tove Styrke’s luscious cover of Britney Spears’ very first single, “…Baby, One More Time,” which Tove has given a new bass groove, equal parts funky and electro. The basic construction and tempo of the original song are still there; for the most part, Tove…
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White Sea is an enigma. “Stay Young, Get Stoned” is your new mantra. Understood? OK, so you don’t have to get stoned to enjoy this track, but it probably helps. And, stoned or sober, it should help you feel young with its au courant electro-sound that sparkles and radiates like warm summer sunshine on a…
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When I heard Demi’s first two albums, which were pop rock, I wondered who was going to listen to it. Who her target demographic was. Because I couldn’t see the teeny boppers getting into it. And I don’t think many did because before long Demi debuted the powerful pop song “Skyscraper” and things have gone…
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“Absolute Zero” is the second single from SIRUS’ soon to be released debut album LEAP. And what a glorious single it is. Duo Lindsey and Dave Mackie — a real life couple — have truly created something special with LEAP, which we’ll be reviewing shortly. In the meantime, we just had to turn you onto…
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If I’m being entirely honest, I expected this album to be incredibly dull. I’m not a fan of your average R&B and that’s what I thought this album would be, based on songs and collaborations by Miguel that I heard in the past. But, wow, this is an experimental mix of R&B, pop, funk, rock,…
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I don’t think there was anyone on the planet who didn’t love CHVRCHES debut album, The Bones Of What You Believe. If there was, well, clearly they have bad taste. If there was one album from 2013 that was universally loved, it was that one. After all, it was electronic enough to please the electro-pop…
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Cool. Catchy. Carly.
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Ezra Furman is a restless warrior. He well-established this on his first two solo albums and with his late band the Harpoons. One has only ever needed to hear a few of his songs to realize that he’s a guy who can’t sit still, not even inside his head. He is always brimming with manic…
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Yes, it’s true — Lana Del Rey has posted her brand new song, “Honeymoon,” on Youtube. It’s presumably from her next album (rumor has it, it’s the title track), and it’s fabulous! Everyone had been saying that her next album would be like Born To Die Volume 2, that it was supposed to be full…
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I love it when artists do covers and give them their own interpretation rather than going the paint-by-numbers route. And Australia’s Green Buzzard have totally re-envisioned Tobias Jesso Jr’s “Hollywood” here. Where the original version was a somber piano ballad, Green Buzzard’s version is uptempo and even upbeat, guitar-centric alternative rock.
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review by Barnaby Thornton Reviewing this album was no easy task. I tried to be smart. I tried to be a “music journalist”. I tried every analogy under the pale green sun; sick with responsibility as I wrote my way through reawakened volcanoes and uncaptured Polaroid with too much sweetener in my veins, yet not…
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BY POPULAR DEMAND, BAND WILL NOW RELEASE ALBUM ONE WEEK EARLIER IN THE U.S. FOR A GLOBAL STREET DATE OF SEPTEMBER 11TH July 9th, 2015 – Burbank, CA – Multi-platinum superstars Duran Duran have announced that, due to popular demand, they will move the U.S. release date of their 14th studio album, Paper Gods, up from…
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IAMX is the solo moniker of Chris Corner, formerly of Sneaker Pimps. (I only mention Sneaker Pimps because they were one of my favorite bands and I still love them.) Thus far, IAMX has released five studio albums along with a live album, a remix album and a few EPs. His first release was the…
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“Bright” is one of my favorite songs on Echosmith’s colorful album, Talking Dreams, and this new version featuring Lindsey Stirling on violin is even better, her instrument adding a whole new layer of emotion to the already gorgeous and inspiring song. Très optimistique!
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This is one of my favorite Moby songs and I adore Skylar Grey but her vocals are too far back in the mix here… Otherwise, I would’ve made it song of the day.
