Jan 13, 2008
I need pop
There’s too much rock in my life. Too much white boy angst. My own Last.fm radio station depresses me, so I tend to tune into Mike’s since our musical compatibility rating is ‘High’, but he’s got a lot more Kylie, Sugababes and Britney Spears in his playlist.
So help me out. Post your pop recommendations for 2007/8, singles rather than albums, in the comments and fill my life with earworms.
7 Comments, Comment or Ping
snowgoon.myopenid.com
1 Thing by Amerie
Ain’t No Love by Sub Sub (short, but v.good)
Time is Now by Moloko
Play that Funky Music by Wild Cherry!! ;-)
Should get you started…
Jan 13th, 2008
Hg
I didn’t do that much pure pop this year, by comparison to others. These stood out:
Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
Rihanna - Umbrella
Robyn - Handle Me
Groove Armada - Song 4 Mutya
Hellogoodbye - Here In Your Arms
Bjork - Declare Independence
Jamie T - Sheila
If you fancy some white-boy-non-angst, you might wanna give Pop Levi a go. A bit too glam rock for me.
Jan 13th, 2008
snowgoon.myopenid.com
Nuts. Missed the 2007/8 bit. Soz!
Calvin Harris - Acceptable in the 80s.
But I didn’t do much pop either, although I’d drop Jamie T off that list of Hg’s, personally.
Tip - I ‘acquire’ the “Now” compilations, filter them for anything approaching decent and go from there.
Jan 14th, 2008
Caroline
Hah, that’s because I added the 2007/8 bit later.My bad!
Good tip, that. *goes hunting*
Jan 14th, 2008
DYFL
Amerie’s two singles from this year: “Take Control” and “Gotta Work.”
Robyn’s “With Every Heartbeat,” “Konichiwa Bitches,” and most especially “Be Mine!” The whole ROBYN album is superb.
I prefer Calvin Harris’ “The Girls” to “Acceptable In The 80s,” but hey. The rest of the album is shit though, don’t bother.
Kylie’s “Wow” and “The One” from the new album (And “2 Hearts” obvs).
It’s pop-rock rather than dance-pop, but: The New Pornographers’ “Myriad Harbor” is one of the best songs ever written about New York City. Maybe it’ll entice you to come back for another visit. ;-)
And yeah, Rihanna’s “Umbrella” is obviously a definite but I also adore “Don’t Stop The Music” and “Shut Up And Drive” from that album. The whole first half is great, really.
Jan 14th, 2008
Caroline
I have actually been saving up for a trip to New York/USA. ‘Actually’ as in automatically transfering a fixed amount of cash in a savings account every month.
Thanks for the pop tips, everybody.
Jan 14th, 2008
suebeesue
“I have actually been saving up for a trip to New York/USA”
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when oh when oh when!!!
in 2008?????
Jan 15th, 2008