Here are my top 20 singles of May, compiled into a poptastic playlist for your enjoyment. I hope you discover some new favourites! I’ve also updated my Spotify playlist, which features all the songs from my monthly charts of 2015 (or the ones available on Spotify, at least), and you can listen to that here.… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of May 2015
Month: May 2015
Eurovision 2016: My picks for the UK entry
After watching last night’s Eurovision, where the British entry was predictably poor and unpopular, and listening to an interesting interview with the BBC’s Guy Freeman, I’ve been thinking about how the UK can get back on track in Eurovision. Of course we’d do well if we drafted in someone like Adele or Sam Smith, but… Continue reading Eurovision 2016: My picks for the UK entry
Song of the Week: Al Bairre – Bungalow
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. One of my favourite acts at The Great Escape was a band I only discovered the week before when browsing the line-up, South African indie-poppers Al Bairre. Their set was really fun and energetic, and even the song they warned us was a bit… Continue reading Song of the Week: Al Bairre – Bungalow
The Great Escape: My top 10 of 2015
As well as the new discoveries, I also saw some of my favourite Future Pop stars at The Great Escape. Here is a playlist of the top 10 best performers I saw at the festival this year… [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9Quf9t5tgKN7eSYpFxPwZ_] 1. Aurora 2. Delta Rae 3. Shamir 4. Al Bairre 5. Susanne Sundfør 6. Ekkah 7. Tobias… Continue reading The Great Escape: My top 10 of 2015
Future Stars: Georgia (Domino)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Georgia is a singer, drummer and producer who recently signed to indie label Domino. Her first single is Move Systems, which gives you a sense of her distinctive sound. I felt that her set needed a bit more light and shade, as all the… Continue reading Future Stars: Georgia (Domino)
Future Stars: Ekkah (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. The best way to discover new artists at The Great Escape is to take a chance on something that sounds interesting. That’s what I did with Ekkah, and it totally paid off. They are a girl duo from Birmingham called Rebecca and Rebekah (hence… Continue reading Future Stars: Ekkah (Unsigned)
Future Stars: Kali Uchis (Unsigned)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. She looks like Iggy Azalea, sounds like Amy Winehouse, and she’s from Colombia, the home of Shakira. It sounds like a recipe for a future pop superstar, and Kali Uchis is certainly one to watch. I caught her twice at The Great Escape –… Continue reading Future Stars: Kali Uchis (Unsigned)
Song of the Week: Delta Rae – If I Loved You
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Over the past few days I’ve been planning who to see at this week’s Great Escape festival in Brighton. More on that on the blog soon, but for now I want to introduce one of the acts I discovered, who quickly became my new… Continue reading Song of the Week: Delta Rae – If I Loved You
Future Hits: Single Ladies
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. This week’s playlist features five future hit singles by female solo artists. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9crImUlg2o0o-Ai9Km7rAw] Tracklisting: Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea – Pretty Girls Taylor Swift – Bad Blood Rihanna – Bitch Better Have My Money Florence + The Machine – Ship To Wreck Ella Eyre… Continue reading Future Hits: Single Ladies
Future Stars: Rat Boy (Parlophone)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’m still not convinced there’s demand for a revival of 1990s indie-chav culture, but the artists trying to revive it keep coming nonetheless. This week it’s new Parlophone signing Rat Boy, aka Jordan Cardy. The 19-year-old singer from Cheltenham has a similar cheeky charisma… Continue reading Future Stars: Rat Boy (Parlophone)