rolling pop thread 2015

DJ Martian!!!!! holy smokes

yep the synths and production are so special, this track is highly Addictive

Spotify link: What So Not - Gemini ft. George Maple
https://open.spotify.com/track/6sjtHq6EueMR7otphregK5

the track is Austrlian, so maybe many brits and americans are unaware yet

That should be AUSTRALIAN !

this is the greatest broods track ever

I heard this the other day because I have a George Maple alert on Spotify, but I'm listening to it again more intently right now. Very good!

I've been enjoying the Allie X "release", CollXion I. There's a clumsy Sia-esque metaphor used on "Tumor" (and the melody bares strong similarities to "Unconditionally"), but otherwise it's pretty much all fire

Been really enjoying this feel good jam the last few weeks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O2qp-uKWlI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yY_26Srb7o

surprised that as far as i can see there's been no mention of the moroder x britney "tom's diner" on ilx yet??? it's amazing and perfect

ilm favorites fall out boy have ruined "tom's diner" forever for me with their heinous song

apparently it has been discussed somewhat on the giorgio moroder thread

they've covered it???? ewwwww i never want to hear it

they inexplicably interpolated it in their last hit song ("centuries")

reason #9349392931 never to listen to fall out boy i guess. i adore almost every interpolation of "tom's diner" i've heard, trust them to be the ones to get it wrong

lol y'all

it's amazing and perfect

This is honestly the first favorable opinion I've seen expressed about it anywhere.

it's a great idea executed too straightforwardly to be interesting

liked the kylie song from the moroder record tho

I like "Centuries" quite a lot but i dig that Fall Out Boy's brand of emodramatics isn't for everyone
Britney's Tom's Diner was discussed in the Moroder thread briefly
i don't know what to make of it except that it
1) isn't terrible exactly
2) is tremendously unnecessary

i don't think this has been posted anywhere, but what does everyone think of hilary's new single?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEpJJXNuuvM

between this and the new adam lambert single i have to wonder why the pop powers that be are trying to bring the whistling gimmick back

or maybe it never really went away huh

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/2/11/1423658606962/Two-sisters-pose-by-the-c-009.jpg

I love the album from this duo of twin french-cuban singers who mainly sing in Yoruba. Art-pop, a tad too much chamber-piano but there some complimenting cuban percussions and a r&b vibe. Great stuff.

Ah, and I managed to forgot. They're Ibeyi. same title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRAPIwsS5I
looking forward to seeing them live this summer

New favorite song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myS8W9-TYII

This Alesha Dixon comeback single makes perfect sense:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_BOhZ8wrr4

the rita ora comeback is sadly nowhere near the triumph of "i will never let you down"

I listened to it 2 or 3 times on Sunday and I've already forgotten how it goes.

strong infectious bouncy track

ASTR - Activate Me (Darkchild Mix)
https://soundcloud.com/astrtv/activate-me-darkchild-mix

in a dj mix this could be followed with that ace track from upthread, What So Not - Gemini ft. George Maple - that Rinse FM are finally playing.

Attention !

the best uptempo electro-pop album of the year has arrived and it's an addictive aural treasure trove - mixture of male and various female vocals, you must listen. the male vocalist Michael Pope has been compared to Devo.

released in ireland in April, Le Galaxie – Le Club has finally been added to Spotify UK

album link:

Spotify - Le Galaxie – Le Club
https://open.spotify.com/album/03mgdRgdVlE8gTjBuods7G

blogger, Nialler 9 has a superb review

Album of the week: Le Galaxie – Le Club
http://nialler9.com/album-of-the-week-le-galaxie-le-club/

The music is still aesthetically ’80s-referencing neon-electro, but with more peaks and troughs (aided by clear cut physically-felt mixing by sometime DFA/LCD engineer Eric Brouchek). ......

Even when the music does overtly sound like an alternative soundtrack to Back To The Future, French electro or the night-time street theatre of Drive, it is always fun, transportive and designed to make you move. And, this time around there’s an increasing sense of occasion.

Le Club is a rare thing, an album of joyous bangers that works in any environment, le club, the festival and your headphones.

another review:

Le Galaxie – Le Club
http://thelastmixedtape.com/2015/04/28/le-galaxie-le-club/

Le Club is an album about excess. The length, the production, the sound, the stylization, the atmosphere of the record is extravagantly bold. Beats, synth lines and vocals are thrust into a dominating foreground that insists itself upon the listener from beginning to end. The entire record buzzes with excitement, rarely pausing for breath.......

Brilliantly bold and true to its convictions Le Club is an album of pure kinetic energy. The album conveys abandon, limitless creativity and invention all held together by Le Galaxie’s daring ambition. It’s not perfect, at times it is down right messy, but as with all excess that seems to be the point.

the album has 14 tracks, i have selected 5 tracks to be added to the thread spotify playlist:

Le Galaxie - Put the Chain On
https://open.spotify.com/track/2YNC4jczfVTnf3w3yJmkoX

Le Galaxie - Streetheart
https://open.spotify.com/track/4zfi2Yct0dVqPkGSIqFouH

Le Galaxie - Le Club
https://open.spotify.com/track/5xvvvdXqK4lwY74bSDnye9

Le Galaxie - Tell me Twice
https://open.spotify.com/track/6XF5CnrxzQWRnMGW8i8mPS
probably my fav track on the album, a hi energy electro banger with strong female vocals, from Senita Appiakorang

Le Galaxie - A.M L.A
https://open.spotify.com/track/2KyhLmFDHRTjpJ2JJ1BV6l

thank you for the tip!!

new stuff is not available in US on spotify, but i like the old stuff a lot

they are signed to a major label, Universal in ireland, so follow on spotify - hopefully it will reach Spotify USA soon.

Samantha Urbani - 1 2 3 4
https://soundcloud.com/samantha-urbani/1-2-3-4a

riyl: Sky Ferreira

this track has been on spotify for weeks but gets a download release this week, over 900, 000 plays on soundcloud.

great uptempo infectious fresh pop track

TOURIST - Holding On (feat. Josef Salvat & Niia)
https://soundcloud.com/touristmusic/tourist-holding-on-feat-josef-salvat-niia

Released by:
Polydor

Release date:
24 May 2015

a track that is mining, Years & Years / Michael Jackson sound aesthetics

Flor - Unsaid
https://soundcloud.com/florsounds/flor-unsaid

another great track with the vocals of George Maple

Goldroom - Embrace (feat George Maple)
https://soundcloud.com/goldroom/goldroom-embrace-feat-george-maple-1

wynter gordon has a new EP out called "Five Needle"
lil teaser to a video for the T. Chapmanesque "Higher":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApyoiFcoPTA

The new Foxes is quite nice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS53wbMt-os

not bad. i really liked her album last year, thought she deserved more attention.

I only discovered the Foxes album a few months ago so have been playing it a lot lately. There's also some good remixes of the singles.

Looking forward to her new album.

Also, this is great (the song not the video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkElfR_NPBI

Summer jamming to this:
Saad Lamjarred - LM3ALLEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fwf45pIAtM

^ Yes

Does pop here mean "hit" and/or "Top 40"? If so, I like the current Weekend and Ne-Yo/Pitbull songs a lot, something increasingly rare for me these days. If this belongs on another thread, sorry, I'll know next time.

i would say it doesn't have to be a hit, but top 40 hits like those two are def fair game

this is a great pop track, groovy tune,

Refs - Pain Goes Away
https://soundcloud.com/refsmusic/paingoesaway

everyone knows parties are shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKp2CrfmVfw

DUDE the hilary duff album just leaked and i just finished it and it's actually pretty good! the first 3-4 tracks make for a strong opener, and the duet here is a rare one in that it's actually pretty great and essential. i suggest y'all give it a listen!

i like the duet a lot despite his awful voice. lindy robbins writes such good melodies.
"my kind" was my fave even though it's just a weaker version of becky g's "can't stop dancing". sucker for that vibe
"breathe in. breathe out.", "arms around a memory" and "brave heart" are also all pretty good. everything else seemed pretty tragic?

adam lambert's new album is fucking incredible to me btw. mostly serious-face-pop but just sooooo well done ("another lonely night" is like the best thing i've ever heard; love the sheer drama of "rumors"). hooks on top of hooks. and then the closing bonus track "these boys" goes against that vibe entirely and it's soooo exuberant and groovy and i want to dance to it forever

also "after hours" could've been on the xx's first album & i love it

feel good, uptempo track

Nao - Golden
https://soundcloud.com/thisnao/nao-golden