Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Frenship is an LA-based electro-pop duo, made up of Brett Hite and James Sunderland, who are hoping to tap into the tropical trend. They’re best known for featuring on the Hype Machine favourite Knives by Norwegian producer Matoma, in which they somehow manage to… Continue reading Future Stars: Frenship (Unsigned)
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Future Stars: James TW (Island)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Last week I saw Island’s new singer-songwriter signing James TW supporting Shawn Mendes and it was the best-matched headliner and support I’ve seen in a while. Any one of the 18-year-old Brit’s songs could have been tracks from Shawn’s album. James is quite geeky and posh (the… Continue reading Future Stars: James TW (Island)
Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of April 2016
Here are my top 20 singles of April, 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 (or the ones available on Spotify, at least), and you can listen to that here. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux_YtcaEJol5QJxwVyLp3Lfm] Little… Continue reading Top of the Poptastic: The best singles of April 2016
Song of the Week: Beyoncé – Daddy Lessons
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I haven’t had chance to listen to Lemonade yet (or any of Beyoncé’s previous albums for that matter… maybe one day), but as soon as I heard that it featured a country song I had to check it out. While the country-dance music trend… Continue reading Song of the Week: Beyoncé – Daddy Lessons
Future Hits: Usually hanging out with Peter Pan
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. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux8UuHw9H3lusfraMBGTekcQ] Tracklisting: Cheat Codes x Kris Kross Amsterdam – Sex G-Eazy ft. Chris Brown, Tory Lanez – Drifting Ruth B – Lost Boy The 1975 – A Change… Continue reading Future Hits: Usually hanging out with Peter Pan
Future Stars: Stephen (Halfway House)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I first heard of Stephen when his version of Hello by Adele went viral late last year. The cover stood out for its groovy and intricately-produced indie-rock sound. It was clearly not just a hastily-recorded cash-in, but instead an impressive introduction to a promising… Continue reading Future Stars: Stephen (Halfway House)
Future Stars: Terror Jr (EFFESS)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Terror Jr’s debut single 3 Strikes caused confusion when it appeared online with little information about the artist behind it. It was featured in the music video-esque advert for Kylie Jenner’s new lipgloss, and fans thought at first it might be her long-rumoured debut… Continue reading Future Stars: Terror Jr (EFFESS)
Song of the Week: KOLAJ – The Touch
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Remember the Irish girlband Bellefire? Well, imagine them as a dance act in 2016, and that’s what the new single from LA duo KOLAJ sounds like. It’s a pretty, catchy, folky song which builds into a festival-friendly dance anthem. The Touch was originally shared… Continue reading Song of the Week: KOLAJ – The Touch
Future Hits: Any second, any minute, we about to sing the chorus
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. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0LjVTuPux-arpBEpEQo6o314WPnU4zV] Tracklisting: Little Mix ft. Sean Paul – Hair will.i.am ft. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls Disturbed – The Sound of Silence Kanye West ft. Rihanna &… Continue reading Future Hits: Any second, any minute, we about to sing the chorus
Future Stars: Cheat Codes (Spinnin Records)
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Before the end of 2016, it’s entirely likely that there will be no 90s hits left to be covered or sampled. Perky LA electro-pop trio Cheat Codes have staked their claim on Salt-n-Pepa’s 1991 single Let’s Talk About Sex. Their version, released through Spinnin… Continue reading Future Stars: Cheat Codes (Spinnin Records)