Category: Pop
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“I’m not your springtime fantasy,” goes “Return,” a gem of a new song from Strange Names, a band consisting of recent New York transplants Fletcher Aleckson, Francis Ximenez and Liam Benzvi. The irony here is that “Return” actually feels like a red hot spring fling, coming at you from out of nowhere, laying it on…
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Everybody loves a cheesy bubblegum pop ballad once in a while, right? Well, if so, then you’ll be tickled pink by Jessie J’s joyous song “Flash Light,” which is from the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack. Although you might find it a little too similar to Beyonce’s “Halo” and Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone.”
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Oh, this is a good one… As he always does, Monsieur Adi has created a remix that feels so natural you’d swear it was the original album version of the song and those tend to be my favorite remixes. I also appreciate the fact that it’s not so much a dance remix as just a…
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“It’s all good with me if I know it’s all good with you,” sings The Wombats’ frontman Matthew Murphy during “Pink Lemonade,” just one of many fun songs from their infectious new album, Glitterbug. And, guess what, it’s all good to me! It’s hard to believe it’s only the band’s third full-length album, considering their…
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Steve Aoki is known for making EDM that’s so heavy and aggressive that it’s practically metal. So, it should come as no surprise that he’s collaborated with Linkin Park on his latest single
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Róisín Murphy’s delightful “Exploitation” sounds like the sort of song you’d come down to after being out all night partying at Ibiza or some other electronic dance festival. To that end, it is a wonderful come down song. Somewhat hyperactive, but its anxious beats aren’t too punchy, just lively enough to command your attention.
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This one is so good my jaw dropped the first time I listened to it. I’ve now listened to it three times in a row and I’m still in awe of how superb it is. Which shouldn’t surprise me because Todd Terry and Armand Van Helden have been two of my favorite remixers since back…
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Armed with just the guitar and the sound of Chris Chu’s voice, POP ETC deliver an inspired cover of Tom Petty’s classic “I Won’t Back Down.” Their rendition is true to the original but there’s a different vibe about it just the same with Chu delivering more of a pop vocal and singing the chorus…
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If the tremendously talented Banks made grandiose dance pop songs, they would sound an awful lot like the music of Charlotte OC, who has a similar flair for haunting melodies and insightful lyrics. “If my house was burning / Would you run or stay?” she asks during the lead track “If My House Was Burning,”…
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Janine and The Mixtape, otherwise known as Janine Foster, started off playing open mic nights in her native Auckland when she was just 14 years old. It wasn’t long before she’d concocted her own unique blend of pop, soul and R&B. She released Dark Mind on her own label, Little Mixtapes Records, back in 2013,…
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A slightly new, more accessible sound for Janelle Monáe, featuring slick and propulsive hip-hop beats. Very, very nice. Jidenna, one of the artists on Monáe’s Wondaland label, guests on the track, delivering some fine rap toward the end.
