Anyone who can get Wale (pronounced Wah-lay) from Olubowale Victor Akintimehin is clearly pretty f-ing awesome. The DC native has been around for years and finally has an album coming out (in October). The first single, Chillin, is an excellent tune, but after you listen to this remix a few times, the original will sound almost painfully slow. This song also demonstrates Lady Gaga's uncanny ability to sounds exactly like M.I.A.
I love Regina, and I've been listening to her new album Far for a while now trying to figure out which song is my favorite. I think I've finally decided. While the album has lots of excellent tunes on it, this one is the most unique and the most Regina I think.
Here's another Canadian for you. I wasn't a fan of this chicks other tunes I listened to, but this one is pretty catchy. Kind of reminds me of that Amerie song that was so popular few years ago. Also, according to Wikipedia, two of her unreleased songs were featured on The Hills and The City, so clearly she must be the next big thing. ha.
I used to be all over the iTunes free singles, but although they delivered some occasional gems, I kind of got out of the habit of downloading them because of all the crap that was mixed in. I did download this one recently, and I must say it's worthy of potato chip listening. I think it must be the na-nas. Any song with na-nas is like guaranteed to be catchy, probably thanks to Steam. And plus, these guys look so un-band like it's funny. I feel like I'm looking at the cast of the next preachy sitcom about awkward teenage boys.
So this girl group is in no way new, but I find it amazing that a cheesy spice girls ripoff has existed for so long in the UK and even managed to produce some listenable sugar pop and no one I know has ever heard of them. They came out of a reality show, and according to Wikipedia, the Guinness Book of World Records lists them as the "Most Successful Reality TV Group." I mean really? There's a category for that? Anyway, I couldn't choose between these two brit-tastic gems (which I found after weeding through a lot of unbearableness), so here's both. Please enjoy the intelligent lyrics and complex tonality.
All I know about Harlem Shakes is that they are from New York. Surprise surprise. This song falls pretty squarely in the indie rock genre, and it definitely grows on you.
I wasn't a huge fan of Little Boots' single when I first heard it, but it's definitely grown on me. It finally reached 10 plays in my iTunes, which must mean something considering I have over a month's worth of music to choose from. Her second single, Remedy, is fairly generic, but considering she is a cute Brit, she will probably become famous at some point, as long as she sunbathes topless, goes to rehab, or gets really fat.
It's probably obvious why I decided to listen to Johnny Flynn, and while I totally thought he was Irish until I looked him up, he still has some pretty good tunes, wrongly-spelled last name and all. He also looks nothing like I thought he would. Apparently he's just an enigma.
While I want to try to stay away from typical radio pop here, I couldn't resist this little gem, mainly because CCH (soon to be CCC!) has a vehement dislike of Mandy. I still don't quite understand her hatred, but she once told me it is because she heard that Mandy is just like the character she played on Entourage. Right...
Little J, otherwise known as Taylor Momsen, has a new band called The Pretty Reckless, and their first single is not half bad. The girl can even sing. And keep in mind she just turned 16.
In a similar jump-up-and-down vein, Ed Westwick sings in a band called The Filthy Youth with some of his buddies from merrie olde England. Nothing to write home about, but here it is.
And finally Blair Waldorf, I mean Leighton Meester, has been trying to launch a singing career for a while now. She apparently now has a record deal, and a new single called Body Control that sounds a little like Heidi Montag, Paris Hilton, and Lindsey Lohan all rolled into one. I suppose it's sort of catchy, but there's no way the video will be nearly as entertaining as Heidi's. I like the song below, which she recorded with this band Awesome New Republic. Sadly the version they decided to use on their album does not include Leighton. Ouch.
I first heard about Chester French when they were making waves because Kanye was all about them. These two dudes went to Harvard and just released their first album this year. This song makes me think of Gossip Girl for some reason, probably because these guys look like they just stepped out of an episode. Upper East Side or not, this song is addicting.
When I first heard about Mpho, I thought she went by MPHO, and I wondered what in the world that stood for. Turns out I'm an idiot, and that's just her name (pronounced like Mmm-poh). If you know and like Santogold, you will like this track. If you like this track, you should check out Santogold.
This duo is from Canada, but that's about all they have in common with Robin Sparkles. I can't figure out how to describe this tune without throwing out about six different genres, so just have a listen.
Miike Snow is three guys who apparently named their band after a friend and then added an i "for extra flair." Who knows.
If I had to pick a favorite genre of music, it would most definitely be Brit pop. My love probably stems from my high-school obsession with the Beatles, but I'm always on the lookout for a new Brit band. These guys are from Liverpool, and this song is ridiculously catchy.
So this tune isn't exactly new per se (it's from last year), but it's fairly new to me, and really that's all I mean when I say new tunes. In my history of making new tunes mixes, I only successfully made an "Actually All New New Tunes Mix" once.
Marina is the artist. The Diamonds are her fans.
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