Tag: pop
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“My Molly” dates back to 1999. Then 19, Ariel Pink recorded an EP called My Molly, which didn’t see the light of day until 2006. Originally crammed full of fuzz and distortion, the song is now new wave-ish as performed by Sky Ferreira and Ariel Pink. The video was directed by Grant Singer.
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As the story goes, three-time Grammy-nominated pop singer Leona Lewis wasn’t planning to record a Christmas album this year, figuring she’d be busy writing the follow up to Glassheart, but her mentor Simon Cowell thought that it was time and she subsequently reconsidered. And, hey, you can hate Simon Cowell all you want, but this…
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Lily McKenzie is a singer/songwriter/pianist based out of London. “Where I Belong” would have been a huge 2 step (otherwise known as UK garage) hit circa, say, 15 years ago. But it still feels entirely modern today, just as much as it sounds retro. The synth flourishes in particular sound straight out of 2013. (Click…
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I must admit that I’d never heard of The Rocket Summer before I came across this new Christmas EP on iTunes. But I’m always on the market for new Christmas songs, being quite the Christmas music junkie, so I checked out the previews of these tracks and had to download the EP. While the name…
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It’s time for everyone to get festive! And Kim Wilde’s Christmas album is her best album in 15 years!
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Mindy Smith is an American singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Long Island, New York but eventually ended up in Nashville pursuing a music career. Her music has been called folk, country, Americana, bluegrass and even pop. She’s often compared to Norah Jones and Alison Krauss. Snowed In is her second Christmas release, following…
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Lily isn’t in the video, which I know will disappoint some people, but it’s a truly touching animated video that calls to mind old Disney classics like Bambi and The Fox and the Hound. They also show you how they made the video during the video. I believe the style is called stop animation style.…
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Listen to Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck’s cover of the Jimi Hendrix tune “Hey Joe” from the soundtrack to Lars Von Trier’s upcoming film Nymphomaniac, which stars Gainsbourg. Gainsbourg and Beck have really put their own spin on this classic song. It’s dreamy, down-tempo and has one hell of a bass guitar part. We love it.
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CHVRCHES recently put on Santa hats and performed for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. They did a few of their songs, but they also did this interesting cover of a song called “Stay Another Day,” which was a 1994 single by a British boy band called East 17.
