Well, it’s been a busy few weeks. I’ve recently moved and am settling in nicely to my new pad. Once the dogs get used to the new schedule, my blog postings should pick up. I’ve been really happy with the response I’ve gotten so far. Drop me line if you have any music suggestions for me. In the meantime, here’s a few short ones for you that I figured would look better as a combo:
Dragonette are back! Their sound has warped into something more…clashy and buzzing, but fundamentally, they’re still a great pop band.
Download new single Fixin’ to Thrill here:
http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/8229k6
www.dragonette.com
Dance Yourself to Death are a hip new band from Toronto that, in the same vein as New Young Pony Club, channel 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s pop/rock and fuse it into a highly danceable mix. Recommended! Check out their video for We Are All Made of Stone below. The lead singer reminds me of a Sapphic Justine Frischmann crossed with Dragonette’s Martina Sorbara. It’s a nice hybrid, and a band I’m going to be watching…
http://danceyourselftodeath.com/
All my electro friends are going bat shit crazy over La Roux. We’ve discerned that La Roux is actually a duo and not just some chick who crushed hard on Duckie’s hair in Pretty in Pink. If you can get past the vocals, which border on shrill at times, you’re in for a great pop ride. Check out the video for Bulletproof below.
www.laroux.co.uk
This one’s a guilty pleasure. Don’t laugh, but I think that Mandy Moore’s new single, I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week could be my summer driving song…I’m sure it can at least get me through June. Check out the video below. I’m still deciding whether or not the video enhances the song or just kills it; it’s a bit Kill Bill on a budget. If only they’d had enough money to put her in a yellow biking outfit…
www.mandymoore.com
Lastly, and let me say this doesn’t happen enough in pop music, is the video for Adele’s Hometown Glory. I loved the song when I heard it on the album, but after seeing the video for it…there’s a craftsmanship that’s missing in pop music, where things are sloppily put together, and this video is amazing piece of visuals that compliments the song perfectly. One enhances the other!
www.adele.tv
