Month: October 2015

Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of October 2015

Here are my top 20 singles of October, 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 October 2015

Song of the Week: Lazyboy Empire – Vampire

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Lazyboy Empire are trying to do the near-impossible: Go viral on purpose. The unnamed duo’s debut single Vampire is a very calculated attempt at a novelty YouTube hit, timed fittingly for Halloween, and incorporating the instrument that signifies fun and silliness in 2015… the… Continue reading Song of the Week: Lazyboy Empire – Vampire

Future Hits: Could someone call a referee?

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My weekly playlist features five tracks I predict will be future hit singles. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_trP0JDUO9Lu_OpjcIny56] Tracklisting: Sigala – Sweet Lovin’ Justin Bieber – Sorry Fleur East – Sax Format:B – Chunky John Newman ft. Charlie Wilson – Tiring Game For more Future Hits, subscribe to… Continue reading Future Hits: Could someone call a referee?

Future Stars: Post Malone (Republic Records)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Although Post Malone’s music couldn’t sound much more different to Kiiara’s, his career trajectory has been strangely similar. Also aged 20, the Texan hip-hop singer (real name Austin Post) was until recently a total unknown, and got his big break via Soundcloud. After dropping… Continue reading Future Stars: Post Malone (Republic Records)

Future Stars: Kiiara (Atlantic)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. A hardware store employee from Illinois who dislikes interviews and Instagram doesn’t sound like a promising pop star, but Kiiara‘s super-current sound and lyrics made her, in the words of Neon Gold, the “hottest unsigned artist alive.” The 20-year-old singer is the quintessential Soundcloud… Continue reading Future Stars: Kiiara (Atlantic)

Future Hits: Places We Can’t Even Pronounce

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. My weekly playlist features five tracks I predict will be future hit singles. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux9vuLYs6P321MUUP1Pu9euT] Tracklisting: Blinkie – Don't Give Up (On Love) One Direction – Perfect Oliver Heldens & Shaun Frank ft. Delaney Jane – Shades Of Grey David Guetta & Showtek ft. Magic!… Continue reading Future Hits: Places We Can’t Even Pronounce

Future Stars: LANY (Polydor)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Following the success of acts such as Lana Del Rey and Haim, signing to Universal’s UK label Polydor is becoming a popular choice for American acts. The latest to take this path is LANY, an electro boy trio whose decision to sign to Polydor… Continue reading Future Stars: LANY (Polydor)

Future Stars: SG Lewis (PMR)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I rarely feature electro producer-artists in Future Pop as every electro producer thinks he’s an artist these days, and it’s hard to distinguish between those who are big on the scene and those who’ll achieve mainstream crossover success. But all signs suggest that SG… Continue reading Future Stars: SG Lewis (PMR)

Song of the Week: Chvrches – Empty Threat

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Chvrches’ second album seems to have divided their fanbase. I’ve seen as many people disappointed by its predictable sound as those who say it’s affirmed their belief in the band. In keeping with my ambivalence to Marmite, I’m the weirdo that neither loves nor… Continue reading Song of the Week: Chvrches – Empty Threat