SZA is back with a sizzling new track “Kill Bill.” “I might kill my ex, not the best idea His new girlfriend’s next, how’d I get here? I might kill my ex, I still love him though” she sings on … Continue Reading
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HEAR/SEE: SZA – “Kill Bill”
Solána Imani Rowe, known professionally as SZA, has created a stunning masterpiece of modern pop/R&B with SOS. Her deeply personal observations are poignantly conveyed in her lyrics and the production surrounding her songs is superb. SZA brings the heat with … Continue Reading
AZRA – “Dirty”
AZRA – “Dirty” AZRA is LA-based Korean American pop artist whose music goes beyond the norm; a point well-represented by her “Kill Bill” style video directed by ZANE. As AZRA states in her bio: “‘Dirty’ is all about rising … Continue Reading
World Pop: Sis – “Night From Scratch”
Sis “Night From Scratch” Gas Station Roses What a strange, lovely album, filled with odd instruments like a gopichand and pan flutes, along with synths, guitars, and other ‘normal’ instruments to present pop music that is richer and more worldly … Continue Reading
Vulnerability: Lana Del Rey – “Fuck It I Love You & The Greatest”
Lana Del Rey “Fuck It I Love You & The Greatest” Norman Fucking Rockwell Lana does it again. These two new songs from her soon-to-be released as two of the best songs since “The Body Electric”, her voice is so … Continue Reading
Hip Hop Hero: Binoy – “Hunger”
Binoy “Hunger” Binoy is going to be the new, huge hip hop/pop star. And he knows it. Name dropping Kanye and saying that he’s like Kanye when he had the hunger. Binoy has that hunger, the voice, the look, and … Continue Reading
Fear and Sex: Lana Del Rey – “Season of the Witch”
Lana Del Rey “Season Of The Witch” From The Motion Picture “Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark” This is an amazing version of the old Donovan song. del Rey manages to add sexuality to a scary song, something she … Continue Reading
The Crooner Is Back: Asher Knight – “Step Back”
Asher Knight “Step Back” Step Back What a great voice Asher Knight has. Coming from Bradford, UK, Knight just has this impressive ability to deliver a song, something that a lot of people don’t understand. What I’m saying is, the … Continue Reading
Mellow R&B Pop: Gajin Wilk – “Selfish”
Gajin Wilk “Selfish” I love Gajin Wilk’s voice. It has this resonance that really brings the pain of the song’s narrator out. Love is often selfish (but is that really love?). The fact is this is a great pop song … Continue Reading
Pure Pop Romance: Parker Matthews – “Good Enough”
Parker Matthews “Good Enough” Parker Matthews, that sensation from PA, has dropped a new single, “Good Enough”, which will melt the heart of any pop fan out there. This is what crooning is all about. Matthews has seriously become one … Continue Reading
Love Is Worth It: Zach Vinson – “Better Man”
Zach Vinson “Better Man” And Yet What a great song, tremendously deep and really unusual. While most love songs fall into two categories: 1. falling in love and 2. surviving the break-up; few songs describe that state in between when … Continue Reading
Fun Pop: Ernest Moon – “Satdeenight Ready”
Ernest Moon “Satdeenight Ready” Ba-Jesus Besides having one of the funniest and politically incorrect video ever, Ernest Moon has one of the most insightful songs about dating in this crazy world. Ernest Moon are Steven Doran and Brian Murphy, two English no-marks brought together … Continue Reading
Pop With A Purpose: Jonathan K – “Best Before”
Jonathan K “Best Before” In Memory Of… This is an amazing artist, with a voice like an angel, and lyrics that are deep. In fact, “Best Before” is the best song dealing with loss of someone through addiction since Neil … Continue Reading
Close Harmonies: Lily & Madeleine – “Just Do It”
Lily & Madeleine “Just Do It” Canterbury Girls Another great song from that sister team, Lily & Madeleine. Only sisters could harmonize so closely (think Pointer Sisters or the Andrew Sisters). Lily & Madeleine, from Indianapolis, is actually Lily Jurkiewicz, Madeleine Jurkiewicz, … Continue Reading
HEAR: Vampire Weekend “Harmony Hall”
Vampire Weekend returns after a 6-year-hiatus with “Harmony Hall” –a sunny, melodic-polished pop song. Check it out below:
New Pop Diva: Corina Seas – “Sonic Erasure”
Corina Seas “Sonic Erasure” Disassociated Corina Seas, proud Honduran-American and Floridian, brings many styles into her music, which she tops with this stunning voice that is equally great in the low and high ranges. With her dance beats and this … Continue Reading
Power Pop Dance: Payson Lewis – “Better Run”
Payson Lewis “Better Run” That dangerously beautiful voice is back again. Payson Lewis makes the best pop/dance music out there, and “Better Run” is no exception. Backed with a video that would be scary if it weren’t so funny. I … Continue Reading
Dark Is Better: Holy Wars – “Born Dark”
Holy Wars “Born Dark” The best indictment of our society’s way of forcing gender behavior on our society since Hole, Holy Wars turns the whole beauty world on its head by forcing us to consider that some of us don’t … Continue Reading
Hip Hop R&B: Toshi – “The Fall (feat. SK)
Toshi “The Fall (feat. SK) What a great hip hop, dreamy pop song, with a stutter drum background that really helps take Toshi’s voice and the song itself from the average to exceptional. Toshi has a gorgeous voice, and when … Continue Reading
Beauty: Kiyomi Hawley – “Meet You There”
Kiyomi Hawley “Meet You There” Meet You There Kiyomi Hawley, the voice of the ages, has released the title track to her album, Meet You There, and it is a beautiful plea for us all to put away our immature ways … Continue Reading