(basically i am engineered to like this)
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 06:49 (nine years ago) link
My initial impression was "oh, he bought some Timberlake and Usher cds" but then I realized it's more a direct line towards Frank Ocean. imo at least. I like it whatever his inspiration was.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 06:55 (nine years ago) link
johns also co-wrote this and two other total jams from the last kimbra record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHGRNUVqmas
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 07:09 (nine years ago) link
"But Fifth Harmony is also taking things one step further: the back half of Reflection is basically a misandrist constitution"lol, misandry
http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6458265/fifth-harmony-reflection-track-by-track-review
― Nourry, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 16:17 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7MQDULNIdU
― maura, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
I curse you, maura.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link
xp misterjoshua not in aesthetic level, but ideas...
― real hip hop for j dilla fans (o_sailor), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:07 (nine years ago) link
I think you meant to put this is in the "Worst of 2015" thread, maura.
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:45 (nine years ago) link
i don't think it's that bad
― maura, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/candolove/tori-kelly-nobody-love
can't stop smiling. a bit like "problem" (also produced by max martin) but 1000x more joyous. the final chorus i'm in tears
― uberweiss, Thursday, 5 February 2015 19:53 (nine years ago) link
i just discovered this french duo called paradis and their 3-track EP called couleurs primaires, and it's exactly the kind of dance-pop i love: mellow, sensual, good for balmy late summer nights. also sweetsexysmooth french male vocals! their most well-known track is called hémisphére from two years ago, which i guess was something of a hit on majestic casual (lol)
here's the two main singles, "garde le pour toi:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWhR0RMcdfw
and my favorite between the two, "sur une chanson en français:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCmnx-e928k
― j. winters (josh), Monday, 9 February 2015 07:57 (nine years ago) link
The Susanne Sundfør album is apparently up on Spotify US / UK. Not here though.
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 08:46 (nine years ago) link
If 2015 brings ten songs better than Baby Love and Tove Styrke's Ego i will be surprised and delighted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWGqEzORRU
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 10:39 (nine years ago) link
i like that one
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, "Ego" is fantastic. I dubbed it Shambhala a few weeks ago, but it's probably legit pop tbh.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:38 (nine years ago) link
The second Paradis track could almost be something off Royksopp's first album. I like it. Good voice too! Something rare these days.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 07:29 (nine years ago) link
Ok the Sundfør album is out for everyone http://open.spotify.com/album/4Mewe6A62ZpJKmVzcaOixy
Or, the good that can come from someone with the ambition and guts to do ludicrous, theatrical pop, really go for it vocally too, and the songwriting chops to write the catchiest choruses of the season.
― abcfsk, Monday, 16 February 2015 12:48 (nine years ago) link
Still digesting it - there's a lot going on! Harpsichord, church organ, and the 10 min track veers into Hans Zimmer territory for a bit. "Accelerate" is incredible.
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Monday, 16 February 2015 13:15 (nine years ago) link
New Sofi de la Torre track went up today on her soundcloud. It's luscious.
https://soundcloud.com/sofidelatorre/sofi-de-la-torre-what-people-do
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 03:12 (nine years ago) link
#POPDONERIGHT
(is what it says)
― dyl, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 04:15 (nine years ago) link
it is pretty good tho
― dyl, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 04:21 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T82OEZmCr1o
been coming back to this one semi-often over the past week, at first wasn't sure whether i liked its vaguely uplifting teenpopish lyrics but now i love it, it hits very comfortable territory and is super hooky
― dyl, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 04:27 (nine years ago) link
this is probably going to reach "fuck you" levels of ubiquity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IrQHeDcMi8
― dyl, Saturday, 28 February 2015 18:09 (nine years ago) link
i don't think i can get with thatnot really even able to get through a single listen
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 1 March 2015 07:35 (nine years ago) link
More Norwegian pop:
Maya Vik & Lindstrøm - Y.M.D. (Young Michael Douglas)https://soundcloud.com/oslo/maya-vik-ymd-young-michael-douglas-prod-by-lindstrom
Chris Lie - Armour (prod. Basmo Fam)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_7907Ff7gM&spfreload=10
Funkin Matt & Chris Lie - My Lovehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPMVz3nGzw8&spfreload=10
― longneck, Sunday, 1 March 2015 14:21 (nine years ago) link
that maya vik song is really great - kind of like real life is no cool taking a step from trippy disco into full-on bubblegum. i don't know anything about her except that she worked with dawn richard last year (the song itself was...nice but not memorable) which means dawn richard and lindstrøm are now one degree of separation away from each other
― lex pretend, Sunday, 1 March 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
also about to x-post this to the lindstrøm thread obv
Tuomas nominated a Maya Vik song in last year's eoy poll and it was phenom. At that point, I fell in love with her first album Château Faux-Coupe from 2011. Very much looking forward to hearing album #2 (presumably this year).
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 1 March 2015 21:04 (nine years ago) link
Maya Vik also put out a mixtape with some new songs and highlights from Château Faux-Coupe in 2013:
http://www.datpiff.com/Maya-Vik-On-It-kapow-Mixtape.475379.html
― longneck, Sunday, 1 March 2015 21:12 (nine years ago) link
between the Say Lou Lou single and this, I'm really missing pop Lindstrom being a proper thing.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 1 March 2015 21:38 (nine years ago) link
There's also this: https://soundcloud.com/feedelity/lindstrom-and-grace-hall-home-tonight-extended-version
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 1 March 2015 21:40 (nine years ago) link
that lunchmoney lewis song is playing in the gym right now
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Monday, 2 March 2015 08:28 (nine years ago) link
it begins, basically
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Monday, 2 March 2015 08:29 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGLx4zzMdRA
― beatgeneration, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 12:13 (nine years ago) link
that lunchmoney lewis song. FUCKING NOPE. nicki what have you done.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 19:42 (nine years ago) link
goddamn goddamn goddamn goddamn...is already stuck in my head and I only listened to it once three days ago.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 19:45 (nine years ago) link
Ok the Sundfør album is out for everyone http://open.spotify.com/album/4Mewe6A62ZpJKmVzcaOixyOr, the good that can come from someone with the ambition and guts to do ludicrous, theatrical pop, really go for it vocally too, and the songwriting chops to write the catchiest choruses of the season.― abcfsk, Monday, February 16, 2015 12:48 PM [
― abcfsk, Monday, February 16, 2015 12:48 PM [
This is bloody great isn't it. So many brilliant songs and really good sequencing too - love the way 'Accelerate' segues into 'Fade Away'
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 08:07 (nine years ago) link
ten love songs is ridiculously good
― uberweiss, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 00:30 (nine years ago) link
Lunchmoney Lewis top 10 in Australia this week. #1 in American by early May I reckon.
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 01:31 (nine years ago) link
America* lol
really digging ten love songs too, absolutely glorious
― nxd, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 10:28 (nine years ago) link
THIS IS THE KIND OF LOVE THAT NEVER GOES OUUUT OF STYYYYYYYYYYLE'CAUSE BABY I KNOW THAT I'LL ALWAYS BE WAITINGAND YOU'LL ALWAYS WANT TO COME BAAAAAAACK
― uberweiss, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 19:12 (nine years ago) link
I'm happy people are digging Susanne's album, perhaps her best, although some earlier singles are unbeatable.
You had to be here to understand how instantly ubiquitous her music became when she debuted in 2007, with the most airplay of any artist that year. Of course that album was very different, more of a straightforward singer songwriter production with several v radio friendly tunes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2be2KcBWIXE
― abcfsk, Thursday, 12 March 2015 18:30 (nine years ago) link
I can't remember what the world music thread is titled this year, so I'll put this here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3bjZlmsb4A
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 20 March 2015 15:57 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTVZdW8pTEM
i see this was posted in last year's rolling pop thread (i failed to click on the link), but sheep that i am i had not heard it until recently now that it's getting a radio push. i'm on board.
― dyl, Monday, 30 March 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link
This is a quick, quarterly reminder that all available tracks mentioned on this thread (and a few album selections) are being posted as updated to a thread-specific Spotify playlist that I'm maintaining. I just did a quick sweep prior to posting this message and updated as of today with everything that's been added on Spotify since it was first mentioned.
That playlist is currently a bit more than an hour of music and is clickable below. Give it a spin and subscribe if you want to listen along through the year.
Rolling Pop 2015 Thread Spotify Playlist
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 April 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
make that two hours of music!
i fuck with this new elle goulding song
― k3vin k., Friday, 3 April 2015 22:09 (nine years ago) link
"love me like you do" or "outside"? I prefer the latter and think it's kinda silly that her calvin harris features keep competing with her solo singles on the charts, same thing happened with "burn" and "I need your love."
― some stupid push back (some dude), Friday, 3 April 2015 22:17 (nine years ago) link
discussed in the DJ Mustard thread, realized it hasn't been posted in any of the wrap up threads and "eat the booty like groceries" is zeitgeisty for 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPxVSCfoYnU
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 4 April 2015 15:40 (nine years ago) link
Just found out about Dua Lipa cause she's in the BBC Sound Of 2016 longlist. I dig this. A lot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rey3m8SWQI
― daavid, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 04:02 (eight years ago) link
As we move into December, I'd like to drop a quick note to encourage any readers / lurkers / ilxors to post their favorite as-yet-unmentioned pop tracks from this year to the thread so that I can hoover them into the ongoing spotify playlist. Last chance for any accessible stragglers that may not already be in the lexicon.
― Eugene Goostman (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 08:47 (eight years ago) link
Not sure if it's been posted in this thread but loving this track off the new Little Mix album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujbW5m9NITM
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 2 December 2015 09:31 (eight years ago) link
Pet Shop Boys at MAMA with f(x)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py334YG7aag
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 2 December 2015 15:27 (eight years ago) link
Addictive goodness from Holland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vZ_SBbeURs
Ronnie Flex ft. Mr Polska "Niemand"
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 2 December 2015 20:28 (eight years ago) link
I'm really happy about Zara Larsson's success in the UK and Europe and Australia but now I hope Lush Life becomes as big or a bigger hit than the one with MNEK.
― abcfsk, Saturday, 5 December 2015 14:25 (eight years ago) link
I'm wrapping this playlist for the year. It has been updated with a few new adds (Tkay Maidza, Ronya, Kiiara, Flor) and includes every track mentioned on thread that is available via Spotify's US catalogue as of EOY 2015. If I missed something or if a track comes available sometime in the future, bump here to let me know and I'll add.
― Does that make you mutter, under your breath, “Damn”? (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 3 January 2016 18:44 (eight years ago) link
Is there a 2016 thread or are we just keeping this one going?
― groovypanda, Monday, 18 January 2016 10:29 (eight years ago) link
On track to do so here, and given that the song scans to me like a new and improved version of "Lean On" I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up smashing everywhere. Threw it onto the end of my ILX ballot, it's been my early summer bop
― art baengels (monotony), Monday, 18 January 2016 13:22 (eight years ago) link
weirdly also the snakehips x tinashe x chance the rapper track is at #3 in the charts here; not exactly a peak moment for any of them but very happy to see them getting some coin / spotify streams
― art baengels (monotony), Monday, 18 January 2016 13:23 (eight years ago) link
Rolling Pop 2016
― Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 January 2016 19:51 (eight years ago) link
uptempo vocal house pop track released in the autumn of 2015, riyl: Kiesza, Duke Dumont
Blinkie - Don't Give Up (On Love) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u0EYOQDPag
spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5LUC0ft6qKTAZLWYC1qVWi
Video shot in Barcelonahttp://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/10/27/blinkie-dont-give-love-ozzie-pullin
― djmartian, Sunday, 27 March 2016 22:48 (eight years ago) link