Category: Pop
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MULTI-PLATINUM BANDS TO PERFORM ACROSS NORTH AMERICA ALL SUMMER LONG TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 22nd VIP FAN CLUB PRESALE AVAILABLE MARCH 17th PRESS RELEASE: March 10, 2014 – Burbank, CA – Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated bands Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry will hit the road in June for an extensive summer amphitheatre and arena tour. Also on the…
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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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Today’s #songoftheday is “Our Time,” a brand-new tune by Lily Allen, which we’ve already listened to a half dozen times. The adorable video features Lily playing four unique characters, all of which we assume are different sides of her personality. Well, maybe not the one where she’s dressed up like a hot dog, but at…
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As you’re about to find out, Jann Klose is an eclectic artist who’s equally at home singing, writing songs, composing music and acting. The amazing thing is that he’s brilliant at every single one of these things. Last year when I reviewed his superb album Mosaic I wrote that, stylistically, his voice and songwriting split…
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I discovered Charlotte Martin by chance in 2007. I was browsing the CDs at Newbury Comics — this was before I started buying vinyl 95% of the time — and I came across a used copy of Charlotte Martin’s Stromata. I was immediately intrigued because, well, she looked awfully pretty on the cover. But reading…
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Lemaitre’s “High Tide” is one of those wonderful songs that defies genre distinctions. On one hand, you could call it pop. You could even get specific and call it piano pop — and it’s got plenty of invigorating piano, to be sure… Meanwhile, Lemaitre’s vocals are R&B smooth, though it’s not actually an R&B song……
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of Montreal’s “Jigsaw Puzzle” was recorded during the Lousy with Sylvianbriar sessions and will be available as a limited edition 7″ on Record Store Day 2014. And, wow, we are quite impressed with it! It’s just bursting with kinetic energy. One of their most upbeat and rockin’ tracks to date. “If I could finish this…
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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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Stefanie Sun’s “Kepler” is a beautiful, mid-tempo C-Pop — that’s Cantonese pop — ballad, which begins with mellow guitars. Guitars that initially sound acoustic, but then there’s a bit of a twang there and it starts to sound like an American country ballad with electric slide guitar. It never quite becomes a country song, but…
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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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Erik Hassle continues his big leap into R&B territory with “Innocence Lost” featuring the always brilliant Tinashe… It starts off very minimalist, evoking James Blake, but soon trap-style beats kick in, giving the song a hip-hop meets R&B groove that’s utterly contagious. Next thing ya know, Tinashe is delivering some gorgeous voccals. Better still, the…
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This song has totally made our afternoon. Synthy, almost chillwave R&B that manages to be soothing and punchy at the same time. You could listen to this one when you’re up and want to dance or you could listen to it when you’re coming down and want to chill. Or listen to it any other…
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Recently one of my favorite artists, Charlotte Martin, made a post on Facebook about her new album, Water Breaks Stone. I left a comment asking whom I should contact about covering the album for Love is Pop. A fellow fan of Martin’s work, Michael Rider, saw my post and commented to ask if I’d like…
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The wholly uplifting “Shy” is the first single and title track from Eemia’s upcoming Shy EP. It was written by Eemia herself and she also co-produced the blissful earworm of a track with Danny Andrews. We’re totally in love with her bright and soulful voice and the song’s delicious, up-tempo beats, which are ripe for…
