Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I’ve been listening to lots of new albums lately, but it’s nothing to do with the arrival of Q4. The albums I’m enjoying are all debuts by international artists (and Future Pop alumni), such as Tove Lo, The Griswolds and Zara Larsson. While Zara’s… Continue reading Song of the Week: Zara Larsson – Wanna Be Your Baby
Category: Song of the Week
Song of the Week: Hozier – Jackie and Wilson
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Hozier’s self-titled album debuted in the UK top 5 yesterday, finally achieving the chart success he deserves. Overall, apart from the brilliant single Take Me To Church, it’s a bit too long and the latter half is quite dreary, but there are two really… Continue reading Song of the Week: Hozier – Jackie and Wilson
Song of the Week: Luke Million – Light & Sound
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Anyone who’s missing the presence of Norwegian pop star Annie should check out this new single by Australian producer Luke Million. It’s an electro-disco-pop song with sweet yet strong, girly pop vocals. If Light & Sound had been released under the name of a… Continue reading Song of the Week: Luke Million – Light & Sound
Song of the Week: Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. As Take That are recording a new album without Robbie and Jason, and in the wake of that inconvenient tax avoidance business, they really need to come back with a bang. Gary’s recent output suggests his days of writing hits like Back For Good,… Continue reading Song of the Week: Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance
Song of the Week: Lights – Up We Go
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Lights is an artist I’ve followed from a distance throughout her career. I don’t have any of her albums, but I’ll usually give her new songs a listen, hoping that one day she’ll go from good to great. She’s always been close enough that… Continue reading Song of the Week: Lights – Up We Go
Song of the Week: Christina Grimmie – Must Be Love
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. Christina Grimmie has been "Internet famous" as a YouTube star for a few years, but when that failed to develop into chart success, she took a big risk and auditioned for the US version of The Voice. Luckily it paid off, and she ended… Continue reading Song of the Week: Christina Grimmie – Must Be Love
Song of the Week: Cobra Starship ft. Icona Pop – Never Been In Love
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I can’t say I’ve ever been a fan of Cobra Starship before, even when they’ve collaborated with cool girls like Maja from The Sounds, but I thought I’d give them one more chance when they teamed up with Icona Pop. Surprisingly, in the words… Continue reading Song of the Week: Cobra Starship ft. Icona Pop – Never Been In Love
Song of the Week: Krishane ft. Melissa Steel – Drunk and Incapable
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. I don’t think Melissa Steel has quite gotten into her stride yet as a pop star, but she has big potential so I’m glad that I’ve finally found a song of hers that I can get on board with. This collaboration with a fellow… Continue reading Song of the Week: Krishane ft. Melissa Steel – Drunk and Incapable
Song of the Week: Hunter Hayes – Tattoo
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. When I first wrote about young country singer Hunter Hayes, I declared him the “male Taylor Swift” and I’ve been waiting for him to release a great pop song ever since. His biggest hit Wanted was pretty dreary, but at last he’s come up… Continue reading Song of the Week: Hunter Hayes – Tattoo
Song of the Week: Dami Im – Gladiator
Taken from this week’s Future Pop mailer. Click here to subscribe. In 2013, Dannii Minogue was victorious in her first year as a judge on The X Factor Australia with Korean-born singer Dami Im, and Dami has gone on to forge a successful career after her win. She topped the ARIA charts with her single… Continue reading Song of the Week: Dami Im – Gladiator