I was lamenting just the other day how rare it is nowadays to discover a brilliant pop song in my trawls through the charts of Europe… and then last weekend I did just that! The Enemy by Norwegian soul-pop singer Nabiha is one of the best songs I’ve heard in ages. It’s super-catchy and bursting… Continue reading I’m in love and I don’t want the antidote
New Pop on the Block
Rebound! – Hurricane (Listen)I don’t know how to feel about this new duo, which consists of Eddie and Rabih from Sweden’s last Idol series. I’m delighted to see Eddie releasing music, but Rabih was one of my least favourites so I’m annoyed it has to be with him. Still, it probably does give them a… Continue reading New Pop on the Block
Gravitating to Gravitonas
As a big fan and loyal follower of Alexander Bard, I had to write something about his new band Gravitonas, but I wanted to wait until there was some music to comment on before I made my judgement. Now the new group (consisting of Alexander, regular Melodifestivalen songwriter Henrik Wikström and a random beardy bloke… Continue reading Gravitating to Gravitonas
The Next Big Thing?
The PostellesThere’s one way to know for sure that a band or song is going to be big, and that’s when I like it despite it coming from a genre that I’m really not keen on. The Postelles make blokey mainstream indie, but they do it brilliantly well. They’re a protegée of one of The… Continue reading The Next Big Thing?
International Video Challenge
Representing the Netherlands: Future Presidents – Love Don’t Pay The Bill$I’ve written about this group before, but I think they deserve another mention because their new single is their best yet. It’s super-catchy and jaunty with memorable lyrics and an amusing message, and best of all it’s proof (after the disaster of Dutch X Factor)… Continue reading International Video Challenge
New Pop on the Block
Boyzone – Love is a Hurricane (Live)This sounds more like a Ronan song than a Boyzone song, as it’s written by Gregg Alexander (the guy from New Radicals who wrote all of Ronan’s hits), and it’s actually better than anything else they’ve done since their reunion. Without Stephen (:( x a million) only Ronan is… Continue reading New Pop on the Block
Holland has the X Factor – Week 1
Part 4: The Groups BadBoyz: I was prepared for horrendousness as soon as I heard there was a duo called BadBoyz in the top 12, possibly even a John & Edward-esque novelty act, but they’re actually the most entertaining act I’ve seen so far. They are cheese-tastic, but at least they’re more fun to watch… Continue reading Holland has the X Factor – Week 1
Holland has the X Factor – Week 1
Part 3: The Boys Jaap van Reesema: Jaap (whose name is pronounced Yarp!) was an instant favourite for me as his embarrassed smiles and slightly hunched forward posture make him look like a shy little boy. He has a lovely soulful pop voice too, similar to James Morrison. He’s not necessairly someone I’d be excited… Continue reading Holland has the X Factor – Week 1
Holland has the X Factor – Week 1
Part 2: The Girls Daniëlle Penning: 21 year old Daniëlle is best known so far for falling over rather dramatically during a performance in the boot camp stages, but luckily she managed to stay upright this time around. Her vocal performance was unfortunately quite awful, but she does win points for at least vaguely resembling… Continue reading Holland has the X Factor – Week 1
Holland has the X Factor – Week 1
There was a time when the Netherlands was my number two country for foreign music finds, only second to the almighty Swedes. I loved acts such as Anouk, Elize, Sita and of course the fantastic Dutch Star Academy group K-otic, who I was obsessed with for a couple of years. However, in the last few… Continue reading Holland has the X Factor – Week 1