Category: Pop
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AlunaGeorge are a British duo comprised of Aluna Francis (vocals and songwriting) and George Reid (production and instrumentation), who’ve made it well-known that their wide array of influences range from Mariah Carey to Radiohead to Destiny’s Child to The Knife. Not that they needed to tell us that, as they proudly wear their influences on…
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Kitten’s charming frontwoman Chloe Chaidez grew up in a musical household. Her father was a drummer from LA’s early punk scene and he introduced her to artists like David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and Mott The Hoople during their long drives to her gymnastics classes when she was just a kid. They spent an hour and…
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Halcyon Days is an expanded — or reloaded — version of Ellie’s album Halcyon featuring ten new tracks. And, honestly, every song is wonderful, so they could have just released it as a new album instead of tacking it onto Halcyon. I’m really curious as to why they didn’t do that. I’ve never really understood…
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Sophie Maurin is a new French pop singer/songwriter who seems to be taking France by storm, or at least that’s the impression I’ve gotten from the things I’ve read about her online. Regardless, her music is amazing. And the artists I’d most compare her to aren’t even French artists, actually. Her style of whimsical songwriting…
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We Are Twin is a duo consisting of Germany-raised, Sri Lankan producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nicolas Balachandran and New York-born and bred singer/songwriter Gabi Christine. They first met at a 2009 songwriting session, during which they wrote fifteen songs together. And so We Are Twin was born. The duo’s self-titled debut E.P. opens with a…
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The genre-bending sisters Haim once again prove that they’re the best percussionists in the business with their blistering new folk-rock-ish tune “Let Me Go.” It starts off with a faint humming, and barely any percussion at all, as lead singer Danielle almost raps the lyrics (and does so barely louder than a whisper): “Gimme out…
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It seems like just yesterday Travis were riding high on the success of their 1999 album The Man Who, which yielded the massive hit single “Why Does It Always Rain On Me” and sold 2.7 million copies in the U.K. alone, earning them a BRIT Best Album Award. They did relatively well here in the…
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It starts off on a simple note with melancholic piano and a subtle beat. “When your soul finds the sword it was waiting for / When someone walks into your heart / Through an open door,” Demi sings soulfully. Then we hear birds faintly whistling in the background along with some atmospheric electro-beats and it…
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“A friend’s a friend / An enemy is an enemy / So who are you? / It’s getting close to war,” sings Ulrika Uma during “I’m Gonna Do Me,” the fiery opening track of her sugary, sweet new EP, DO IT. The gorgeous, blonde singer/songwriter hails from the land of perfect, pristine pop — and…
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I always find it interesting when a musician was trained in a certain style, or with a certain instrument, but then they go and take that knowledge and apply it to something totally different. Such is the case with Atlanta, Georgia’s Joshua Worden, who was trained in jazz guitar but makes music that’s a blend…
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White Lies’ impressive 2009 debut To Lose My Life rose straight to number 1 on the UK albums chart and performed well on plenty of other charts as well, although it only reached number 146 on the Billboard 200 here in the States. While it received its fair share of negative reviews, by and large…
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Hey! Hello! is one of many side projects by the prolific front man of The Wildhearts, Ginger. These days he goes by Ginger Wildheart, apparently to ensure that fans of The Wildhearts will realize it’s him when they come across his releases and not just some other dude named Ginger. (Or should I say bloke?…
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“Pop culture was an art now art’s in pop culture in me,” sings Lady Gaga during the first single from her impending album #ARTPOP. I’ll admit that it’s a pretty clever and catchy lyric. And, you know what? It’s a pretty catchy song. At least once you’ve heard it a half dozen times and it…
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According to Wiki, “A paracosm is a detailed imaginary world, or fantasy world, involving humans and/or animals, or perhaps even fantasy or alien creations. Commonly having its own geography, history, and language, it is an experience that is often developed during childhood and continues over a long period of time: months or even years.” The…
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“I know you will be fine / when I’m around,” sings The Polyphonic Spree’s frontman Tim DeLaughter during “You Don’t Know Me,” the peppy, flute-laced opening track to the choral symphonic pop band’s new album Yes, It’s True. During the chorus he continues to be uber-positive when he sings, “There’s always more to you than…
