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#songoftheday = ANNIE: “THE STREETS WHERE I BELONG”
Annie, Annie, Annie... Welcome back!...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = MICHAEL RIDER: “BREAKTHROUGH”
As a thick bass line lulls you in and gently massages your brain while stabbing piano keeps you from getting overly relaxed on Michael Rider's intoxicating new single, "Breakthrough." ...
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#songoftheday = Lolo Zouaï: “Alone With You”
"I'd rather be alone / Than be alone with you," purrs pop songstress Lolo Zouaï on her luscious new single, "Alone With You," which hails from her recently released Beautiful Lies EP, something I've been listening to on a loop lately. ...
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MICHAEL RIDER, AMERICAN FIGHTER: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
interview by Michael McCarthy I’ve known singer/songwriter/painter Michael Rider for several years now. Their piano-centric indie pop blends irresistible pop hooks with thought-provoking lyrics that sometimes feel like poems and occasionally sound like journal entries, which I mean in the best way possible. Insightful is the first word to describe Michael that came...
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#songoftheday = Emeli Sandé: “HOPE” (#songsforourtimes #22)
I've always loved this little ballad by Emeli Sandé and was surprised that it wasn't a single. In fact, so far as I could tell, the audio hasn't even been officially posted on Youtube, hence this fan-made lyric video. ...
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#songoftheday = DAVID ARCHULETA: “AIMING FOR HOPE” (#songsforourtimes #19)
The chorus of this gorgeous ballad by David Archuleta says it all: "When you're alone And don't know when the night will end...
#songoftheday = Ilse De Lange: “Carry Hope” (#songsforourtimes #17)
"When I can't see tomorrow / I carry hope," sings Ilse De Lange on her beautiful 2006 ballad "Carry Hope" from her album The Great Escape. If you're listening above, you don't need me to tell you what a beautiful, dreamy and...
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#songoftheday = BRITNEY SPEARS: “TILL THE WORLD ENDS” (#songsforourtimes #16)
What could be more uplifting right now than a high octane Britney Spears dance track about, you guessed it, dancing until the world ends?...
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#songoftheday = KODALINE: “HIGH HOPES” (#songsforourtimes #15)
Kodaline often churns out inspiring songs, but none seem more appropriate right now than "High Hopes," the chorus to which goes...
#songoftheday = BEN GIBBARD: “LIFE UNDER QUARANTINE” (#songsforourtimes #7)
Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard will be releasing a new single called "Life Under Quarantine" any day now, but in the meantime, you can watch him perform it from home in the video above. ...
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#songoftheday = ASH: “THERE IS HOPE AGAIN” (#songsforourtimes #6)
We thought we'd go with something with a more upbeat with #songofourtimes #6, hence our choosing "There Is Hope Again" by Northern Island rockers Ash, a spirited, uptempo number that would surely make you want to sing and dance if you heard it...
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#songoftheday = MANDY MOORE: “I’D RATHER LOSE” (#songsforourtimes #5)
"If the only way to win / Is by breaking all the rules / I'd rather lose," sings This is Us star Mandy Moore on "I'd Rather Lose," the first track from her gorgeous new album, Silver Landings. ...
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#songoftheday = OH LAND: “I MISS ONE WEEK AGO” (#songsforourtimes #3)
"I Miss One Week Ago" by Danish singer/songwriter/composer and Love is Pop favorite Oh Land is the first COV-19-inspired song we've come across. Although it's somber, it does put things in perspective as she contemplates how a week ago she was stressing...
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#songoftheday = LENKA: “THE END OF THE WORLD”(#songsforourtimes #2)
Today's song of the day is Lenka's "The End Of The World," which hails from her exquisite sophomore album, Two. ...
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