Category: Pop

  • BOSTON BOUND: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALFIE OF HUDSON TAYLOR

    BOSTON BOUND: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALFIE OF HUDSON TAYLOR

    interview by Michael McCarthy I first encountered the music of Ireland’s hugely popular duo Hudson Taylor when I caught them opening for Gabrielle Aplin a year ago this month. I’d been a big fan of Gabrielle’s for roughly a half dozen years and was so excited to finally see her live. So much so that…

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  • ALWAYS A PLEASURE: OUR 4TH INTERVIEW WITH DOE PAORO

    ALWAYS A PLEASURE: OUR 4TH INTERVIEW WITH DOE PAORO

    interview by Michael McCarthy Between the intros for our previous three interviews and the live show and album reviews I’ve done covering Doe Paoro and her wonderful music, I feel like I’ve written everything I could possibly say about her already. However, for those of you who are unfamiliar with her and her sound, let…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = Phildel: “Electric Heights”

    Critically-acclaimed UK pianist-singer-songwriter Phildel’s new single “Electric Heights” hails from her upcoming third album, Wave Your Flags, which is due out on 3/22, and we’ve been listening to it several times a day since discovering it last week.

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening: Vök: “Erase You”

    The too good to be true “Erase You” is Icelandic, electro dream-pop trio Vök’s latest single, following previous album singles “Spend The Love”, “Night & Day”, and “Autopilot”, which have received over 1 million streams collectively across all the usual platforms during the past few weeks.

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = ROBBIE WILLIAMS: “I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO LIKE ME”

    Robbie Williams seems to be juggling three careers these days.  There’s the mega pop star who last released the album Heavy Entertainment Show in 2016.  There’s the swing and jazz star who last released Swings Both Ways in 2013.  And there’s the “b-sides” star who’ll be releasing the third volume in his Under the Radar…

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  • #albumoftheday / #nowlistening = MYLENE FARMER: DESOBEISSANCE

    #albumoftheday / #nowlistening = MYLENE FARMER: DESOBEISSANCE

    Mylène Farmer – often called the Madonna of France – is my favorite female solo artist on the planet and has been ever since I bought her album Anamorphosée back in 1998 and immediately fell in love with her unique voice, both in terms of how her delicate singing pleases my ears and how her…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = Shy FX – “Roll The Dice” feat. Stamina MC & Lily Allen

    As a child of original UK reggae, a student of sound system culture, and a brave innovator on the frontline of the jungle/drum ‘n’ bass revival, DJ and producer Shy FX has his finger pressed firmly on the pulse of today’s British urban music scene.  And that of the rest of the world as well.  I…

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  • #albumoftheday / #amlistening = DOE PAORO: SOFT POWER

    #albumoftheday / #amlistening = DOE PAORO: SOFT POWER

    Doe Paoro’s Soft Power album is her generation’s answer to Carole King’s Tapestry. Heartfelt, earnest singer-songwriter tunes with thought-provoking and insightful lyrics made with real instruments, including lots of smooth piano. All decorated with a wide variety of influences. For example, “Over” has a distinct Motown vibe while other tracks, like “Guilty” and “Cage of…

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  • UP CLOSE WITH JANN KLOSE: HIS SECOND LOVE IS POP INTERVIEW

    UP CLOSE WITH JANN KLOSE: HIS SECOND LOVE IS POP INTERVIEW

    interview by Michael McCarthy When you listen to Jann Klose’s albums, you’ll immediately wonder one thing: why isn’t this guy a household name already?  To my ears, the pop-rock singer/songwriter is his generation’s equivalent of Paul Simon or Paul McCartney. His songs are that varied and uplifting, full of boundless energy drawn from life and…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = SHE WANTS REVENGE: “BIG LOVE”

    “Staring at your own reflection / thinking of the things that you’ve done / you’re hoping for a change of direction / or maybe just a place in the sun,” goes the first part of the chorus to She Wants Revenge’s exquisite comeback single, “Big Love.”

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  • A DRAG QUEEN BUT NOT A DRAG: AN INTERVIEW WITH YAYAH

    A DRAG QUEEN BUT NOT A DRAG: AN INTERVIEW WITH YAYAH

    interview by Michael McCarthy all photos by Chris Bogard (@chrisbogard_ on Instagram) all videos filmed by Rebecca Cave ### I first interviewed Camryn Nichols way back in 2013 when he was one half of the indie pop duo Ugly Bunny along with Gwendolyn Giles. Their album Tokyo was one of my favorites that year and I still…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = LICK NEON: “SLIP”

    Lick Neon has been gathering quite the following from playing basements and bars around their home city (and Love is Pop’s nearest big city) of Boston, but since their adorable folk-pop song “Slip” went live on Spotify about a month ago, they’ve already racked up over 30,000 streams.  Considering what a touching song it is,…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = VANESSA PARADIS: “CES MOTS SIMPLES”

    “CES MOTS SIMPLES,” the beautiful new single by Vanessa Paradis, translates as “these simple words.”  The video of Vanessa swinging with water below her, which she dips her tip-toes in, is rather simple, too. 

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = OBB: “IS THIS A THING”

    “Is This A Thing” is a thing.  A big thing.  A slice of pop heaven that does several different things right.  First of all, the song starts off in the electro-pop vein, which always scores lots of points with me.  Secondly, the bass guitar during the chorus (and other parts of the song) is killer. 

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  • #SONGOFTHEDAY / #AMLISTENING: DONNIE VIE: “I COULD SAVE THE WORLD”

    Donnie Vie is back!  It’s been a long time since he released a new album I’m pleased as punch to say that he has one on the way.  Donnie describes the first single, “I Could Save the World” as, “A big song, full of passion and colors.” And I couldn’t agree more.  I see more…

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