Here are my top 20 singles of January, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! I’ve also started a new Spotify playlist for 2015, which will feature all the songs from my monthly charts (or the ones available on Spotify, at least), and you can listen to… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of January 2015
Month: January 2015
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Song of the Week: Molly Sandén – Phoenix
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The season of listening to non-stop Swedish pop (also known as Melodifestivalen) is almost upon us, and I’m also visiting Sweden for a festival next month, so I’ve been getting in the mood by catching up on the latest treats via the Scandipop blog.… Continue reading Song of the Week: Molly Sandén – Phoenix
Future Hits: It Takes Two
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five tracks by artists who have enlisted a little help from their friends to make their next hit. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9JLV-b_gDisewE9PTQgF0J] Tracklisting: Sigma ft. Labrinth – Higher Dimitri Vegas ft. Julian Perretta – Body Talk (Mammoth) LuvBug ft. Mark Asari – Revive… Continue reading Future Hits: It Takes Two
Future Stars: Tobias Jesso Jr (True Panther)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Not many artists can announce a world tour at the same time as premiering their second single, especially when their first single didn’t go anywhere near the charts. But Tobias Jesso Jr is launching his career with confidence, and it is warranted. In the… Continue reading Future Stars: Tobias Jesso Jr (True Panther)
Future Stars: Natalie La Rose (Republic/IMG)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Could Natalie La Rose be the next international female pop star? I’m not sure, but she is currently no.1 on the Shazam US new release chart with her debut single Somebody. The sweet yet sassy R&B song features Jeremih, and like his recent hit… Continue reading Future Stars: Natalie La Rose (Republic/IMG)
Song of the Week: The Wind and the Wave – It’s a Longer Road to California Than I Thought
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I recently discovered this song soundtracking the trailer to a new film, Amira & Sam. The Wind and the Wave are Dwight Baker and Patricia Lynn, a Texan folk-pop duo with an emphasis on the pop. They seem to have a penchant for very… Continue reading Song of the Week: The Wind and the Wave – It’s a Longer Road to California Than I Thought
Future Hits: New Year, New Pop
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. 2015 is getting off to a great start with the new pop singles featured in this week’s Future Pop playlist. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9F7ZKIHa-_Pb7ES-Tphs6C] Tracklisting: Years & Years – King Charli XCX ft. Rita Ora – Doing It Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do Kelly… Continue reading Future Hits: New Year, New Pop
Future Stars: Jack Garratt (Island)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Most indie artists have a bit of a makeover when they start getting attention, to look more presentable. Jack Garratt has had more of a makeunder – and I don’t mean he took off his fake tan after a conversation with Jenny Frost. Look… Continue reading Future Stars: Jack Garratt (Island)
Future Stars: Oh Wonder (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Oh Wonder are a London-based male/female singer-songwriter duo, who’ve shown how a simple, smart digital marketing campaign can get an unknown new act noticed, without a big spend or powerful label behind them. They are uploading one song on the first day of each… Continue reading Future Stars: Oh Wonder (Unsigned)