rolling pop thread 2015

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

really enjoying the hilary duff record

The Tove Styrke album came out last week and is rather special

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCcYl9E73nI

I posted about it to the Shambhala thread but it really does belong here and it is SO GOOD.

an unusual glitchy yet addictive pop track that has been blogged many times this week

kiiara - Gold
https://soundcloud.com/kiiaraonline/gold

via The Fader
http://www.thefader.com/2015/06/17/kiiara-felix-snow-gold

yoooo the tove styrke record is so good, more people should be listening to and talking about it

i'll take the 2 singles Hilary Duff released last year over the album she left them off of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA1ZmHibs4w

This isn'a great song but I love that the two queens of R-pop unite.

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

They should make an album together. Unfortunately I haven't dug releases from either for a while.. I basically just want Inna to go back to her slightly generic romanian pop roots. Those early albums were great.

i'll take the 2 singles Hilary Duff released last year over the album she left them off of

didn't know there were "chasing the sun" stans

"all about you" is great tho

"All About You" is awesome, "Chasing The Sun" is merely better than the lame album

didn't know hilary recorded tbh

australia's RÜFÜS are back with a big electronic house-pop track

RÜFÜS - You Were Right
https://soundcloud.com/rufussounds/you-were-right-1

I see RÜFÜS as the Australian equivalent of Years & Years combined with Disclosure

This is a quick, quarterly reminder that all available tracks mentioned on this thread (and a handful of album selections from each listed) are being posted as updated to the thread-specific Spotify playlist. I just did a second, top-to-bottom sweep prior to posting this message and updated as of today with everything that's been added on Spotify since it was first mentioned... found about ten or fifteen new tracks for the mix. It's 60+ songs for over 4 hours of the year's chewiest pop.

ILX's Rolling Pop 2015 Thread Spotify Playlist

I notice that popjustice has a rolling 2015 Soundcloud picks playlist, that is only available via an embed:

http://www.popjustice.com/playlists/2015-soundcloud-picks/136625/

currently 55 tracks, which may interest some readers of this thread.

New Demi Lovato is a delight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq935KorD88

I was looking at other productions by The Monsters And The Strangerz, who produced Jason Derulo's "Cheyenne" and Pitbull's (fairly amazing) "Fun," and I found this new Austin Mahone song that brings to mind JC Chasez's "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCUGxAifDY0

"cool for the summer" would have been 'edgy' last decade or something

not really a fan of the song but admittedly the title phrase is great

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/976xn/p02vrrsh.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Z2kCH9MLkd37KPGJzRZbRs/june-2015

Black Coast - Gold Chain ft REMMI
https://soundcloud.com/blackcoast/gold-chain-ft-remmi

bright, confident, fresh electronic pop with a superb bouncy groove production. One of the best tracks on this thread.

the singer Remmi reminds me of another vocalist, maybe Broods? someone else?

== also posted on Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2015

THAT DEMI LOVATO SONG MONOTONY POSTED >>>>>>>>>>>>

totally doesn't even sound like her but it's amazing

I heard this song yesterday during my rare occasional listens to Canadian Pop Radio.
It's very much a Lorde knock-off, but I kind of like it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-A4WQHzTec

I'm into this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5vxlaiBqHE

I started a Kwamie Liv thread last night which remains untouched, so I'll just drop this here since it's quickly become one of my favorite songs of the year.

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

smooth chilled electronic pop from Melbourne's Sui Zhen

Sui Zhen – Take It All Back
https://soundcloud.com/sui-zhen/sui-zhen-take-it-all-back

via:
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2015/07/10/the-playlist-the-tunes-of-the-week-at-otr-hq-10/
Sui Zhen “Take It All Back” (Remote Control)
"Lush, rich, atmospheric, soft-shuffle midnight sounds from the Melbourne artist’s (AKA DJ Susan) forthcoming album “Secretly Susan”

this needs to go on the spotify playlist, surely one of the most distinctive pop tracks of the year

Mura Masa - Firefly (ft. Nao)
https://soundcloud.com/muramasamusic/2-firefly-ft-nao

oriental vibes, the zig zag nature of the track, groovy electronic pop

John, forksclovetofu - I mentioned these tracks upthread but they are missing from the spotify pop playlist, please could you add them. thanks.

Flor - Unsaid
https://open.spotify.com/track/0S4FCQMcUkTAidn5CjzM6j

Goldroom - Embrace
https://open.spotify.com/track/4bhofmD5ygW44TFNDEsOJw

2 groovy disco-house-dance-pop tracks on the greco-roman label by german artist, Roosevelt

Roosevelt - Hold On
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Mdw2rZMq0oFK3oDCbUZQz

Roosevelt - Night Moves
https://open.spotify.com/track/1LxoLtENzUc29FiVPETBOL
this is the more house oriented track

Roosevelt - Night Moves (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PMJNUjaivw

ROOSEVELT - NIGHT MOVES

'Hold On’ / 'Night Moves’ A/ AA single to be released July 10

2 strong pop tracks from Huntar, great vocals and production

Huntar - Autumn
https://open.spotify.com/track/2gj3G75eH26hbMkoCRrbxQ

Huntar - Skin
https://open.spotify.com/track/1CbPhsZf0a6MIkUheBm9sS

Huntar
https://www.facebook.com/pages/HUNTAR/1432734313605024

NEW SINGLE 'AUTUMN' & B-SIDE 'SK1N'.
released July 10th

even radio 1 djs are playing Huntar.

Saw One Direction this past week! Fantastic concert. They were playing videos before and in between bands and I saw Olly Murs' "Wrapped Up" for the first time. Like it a lot - I see it was a fairly big UK hit. Another example of American radio's conservatism, I think.

Astrid S
Astrid Smeplass
Oslo, Norway

a sort of Norwegian Tinashe remixed in a tropical house meets euro dance-pop sound that somehow works addictively well:

Astrid S - 2AM Matoma Remix
https://soundcloud.com/matoma-official/astrid-s-2am-matoma-remix

Spotify: Astrid S - 2AM Matoma Remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/31xSeYDJvtHtODcT6iPgkb

the original track was released October 2014, but the 2015 remix has way more plays on soundcloud.

the original track is more closer to Tinashe, Tinashe obviously sung 2 On and Astrid 2am
2 seems the magic number

Astrid S - 2am

Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/astridsofficial/astrid-2am

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3Q64WkoK8h3fC9zwsvzwdD

video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ydh5YcQ7g

so after listening to Astrid S - any fans?