Month: September 2016

Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of September 2016

Here are my top 20 singles of September, 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, and you can listen to that here. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux88f1v7z2Q-qo5ktTACeMjs] Royksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør – Never Ever Aura –… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of September 2016

Song of the Week: Aura – Indian Giver

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s been a few years since Shakira has released anything poptastic, but luckily Danish pop star Aura is here to pick up the slack. Formerly known as Aura Dione, she released a series of very enjoyable songs in the early 2010s, including Geronimo and Friends.… Continue reading Song of the Week: Aura – Indian Giver

Future Hits: If you’re feeling me put your five high

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 in the UK. Tracklisting: Nevada ft. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap – The Mack Gavin James – Nervous (The Ooh Song) (Mark McCabe Remix) Fifth Harmony – That’s My Girl Disciples… Continue reading Future Hits: If you’re feeling me put your five high

Future Stars: Lil Yachty (Capitol/Motown/Quality Control)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. His name may sound like something from Jimmy Kimmel’s Lie Witness News, but Lil Yachty really is a hot contender for the next big thing in hip-hop. The 19-year-old rapper, singer and songwriter from Atlanta first came to my attention in May when he… Continue reading Future Stars: Lil Yachty (Capitol/Motown/Quality Control)

Future Stars: Liv Dawson (Method Records)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. It’s almost October, which means it’s time for the PR machine to kick in for the artists hoping to make the BBC Sound of 2017 and Brits Critics Choice lists. 18-year-old British singer Liv Dawson is a definite contender. Although she released her first… Continue reading Future Stars: Liv Dawson (Method Records)

Song of the Week: K.I.D – Errors

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. If you, like me, spent a lot of last year listening to Best Coast’s poptastic sell-out moment,Feeling OK, you’ll certainly enjoy Errors by Canadian duo K.I.D. It’s strikingly similar in style (grungey garage-pop) and theme (quarter-life crisis). The singer also sounds very much like… Continue reading Song of the Week: K.I.D – Errors

Future Hits: You give me the whole damn zoo

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 in the UK. Tracklisting: Calvin Harris – My Way Emeli Sandé – Hurts Aminé – Caroline Hailee Steinfeld ft. Grey & Zedd – Starving James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let… Continue reading Future Hits: You give me the whole damn zoo

Future Stars: Raye (Polydor)

Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Rachel Keen, aka Raye, is a cool pop artist making cool pop music. Some of her tracks are even quite enjoyable to us uncool pop fans. I’m not convinced she’s the future pop star that the music industry seems to be anticipating (let’s chat… Continue reading Future Stars: Raye (Polydor)