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Sunday, January 4, 2009
BREAKING NEWS:
TOP TEN NEW (TO ME) ACTS FOR 2009:
It's rather difficult to pick out any new acts (to me) that will make it over the coming year - or any time. When looking at acts who have a few songs on myspace, it's hard to judge whether they have channelled all their creativity into a few songs and that's all they got, or whether it's the start of a blossoming career. Then there is the heart break factor - it's easy to fall in love with an act and then have them not make it. It's all incredibly arbitrary. anyway, here are ten that stand out (at the moment) and that i will try and keep tabs on over the next few months at least. I don't want to just proclaim their aceness and never mention them again!!
10 - James Fox: Yes, he's former Fame Academy alum and BFF of Alistair Griffin. Yes, he's a little less hunky and a lot more bald now. But above all of this, he has some cracking guitar led pop-rock tunes that are swathed in melody and strumming chorus. Higher is a perfect radio friendly tune that will get tragically overlooked because of his reality tv roots. Though not groundbreaking, one hopes that the music will carry him through and become a big star....
09 - Julian Perretta: Already a song of the day on popjustice and signed to a five album deal to Columbia, it seems a no brainer to add Julian to this list. Of course, I could anyone to this list, but they have to appeal to me musically and Julian does. Reminiscent of Mika, The Feeling and Squeeze, his tunes have the elements of all these acts - gorgeous harmonies, layered choruses and strong driven melodies.
08 - Tommy Sparks: Not quite the type of music I usually go for, but sometimes I like something a little different to spice up my life. Tommy has a proper decent line in synth driven pop tunes that are a little quirky and a little different to the norm. Crammed with pop potential, he's like a one man xenomania where each second of the song deserves attention...
07 - The Virgins: True story - when i was at a fairly heavily Mormon populated school, we had an afterschool club promoting chastity called The Virgins. For shame. Anyway, these virgins work well if you are a fan of the late 70s/80s new wave pop that came courtesy of acts like The Cars, Elvis Costello and Blondie - after hearing the infernally catchy One Week of Danger on Gossip Girl, I checked out more songs and found they have a concise knack of churning out songs that are as delightfully catchy as they are simply constructed.
06 - Matt Duke: Like The Virgins, Matt already has an album out stateside (more than one infact) and has popped up on thezapping a long time ago. Still, he seems to be drawing a lot of attention from industry tips for 09 so I checked him out again and was pleasantly surprised on what i'd been missing out on. His songs are both lyrically ambitious and musically creative as he switches mid verse and song from genre to genre, tempo to tempo, and always with an ear for melody.
05 - Dan Black: Young Dan has had a bit of a buzz around him for a while now, and while it might be too early for an Umbrella smaple in one of his songs, he certainly has a funky electic Prince vibe about his songs. Yours has been floating around for a while now (thanks DanP76) and it's appropriately nouveau electro with a let's hear it for the boys anthemic chorus. In your face Girls Aloud, there may well be a new Hoxton Hero in town.
04 - Vagabond: Popjustice have partially raved about them for a few weeks now. They are produced by xenomania but they are not the new man-girls aloud. They have probably been given Franz Ferdinand's xenomania hand me downs, but it's ok because they are rather rocking and the polished production should ensure that the single Sweat becomes a massive hit rather than a second album Rooster type success...
03 - Sound of Arrows: Another popjustice heralded group (you can even download their poptastic and utterly brillo single Magic here), and deservedly so. Though with only one song to judge by, it is sort of a leap of faith, but I will trust that their forthcoming material is indeed international number one material as popjustice suggests. Note - this number 3 act could quite have easily been the still-could-be-amazing boyband StarPilots. Time will tell...
01= Sam Taylor: Everything seems to be in place for Sam to be huge in 2009. He has a gorgeous and distinctive voice. He already has a couple of beautiful songs on the beautiful people soundtrack. He has done a hair raising cover of I Don't Know How To Love Him. He's quite pretty. Add all these things together, and hopefully an elegantly crafted debut album will surface that will enchant the hearts of many...
01= Little Boots: Nothing good has EVER come from Blackpool. Until now. If Same Difference are the celebration of all things pop past with a pop past done now sound, then the incredible Little Boots could prove to be the most exciting celebration of all things pop future for a long time. And yes, that includes considering the cybertron Lady Gaga. Her Stuck On Repeat has been just that for a few months now and will soon be permeating the British public. Aces.
Don't forget: James Leon; Dean Lennon; Ian Brearley; Das Pop; Kid British;
Albums I should probably check out: MGMT; The Foals; Ladyhawke; Empire Of The Sun
TOP 21 SONGS OF THE WEEK:
21 - Danny, Radio (Acoustic) (NE)
20 - William Young, Grace (15)
19 - Marit Larsen, I've Heard Your Love Songs (14)
18 - Britney, Womaniser (13)
17 - The Killers, Human (12)
16 - Girls Aloud, The Promise (10)
15 - Sugababes, No Can Do (19)
14 - Take That, Greatest Day (9)
13 - The Killers, Spaceman (NE)
12 - Girls Aloud, The Loving Kind (NE)(VID)
11 - Leon Jackson, Creative (11)
10 - Lenka, All My Bells Are Ringing (3)
09 - Same Difference, We R One (7)
08 - Leona Lewis, Run (2)
07 - JLS, Hallelujah (5)
06 - Take That, Up All Night (8)
05 - Jason Mraz, Live High (4)
04 - Lily Allen, The Fear (6)
03 - Same Difference, If You Can't Dance (NE)
02 - Britannia High, Start of Something (1)
01 - ??? (1 Week)(NE)
- Matt Smith (Ruby In The Smoke) was announced as the new Doctor Who yesterday. Of course whoever replaced the excellent David Tennant is probably going to have a rough time of it, so they were probably right to go for an unknown...
- Scandal has rocked the obsessive fan forums of Kylie and Paula Abdul respectively. Following on from the "huge success" of Dance Like There's No Tomorrow (I mock but i did like that track for about 2 plays), Paula is releasing Boombox! I love how the Paula fans have taken any criticism from the Kylie fans in such a stoic manner "it will be a number one, no1 in the us nos [sic] who Kylie is", etc. You just know if it's not a massive smash Paula will wake up one morning with the equivalent of Waco on her front lawn...
- The Spectacular promo train continues to gather speed before it pulls into station in Feb 09. Check out the frankly brilliant (i'm not biased at all) group performance of Love Song below which of course features my fave male solo star Simon Curtis...(and then check out why Simon thinks you watch Spectack underneath!)
TOP TEN NEW (TO ME) ACTS FOR 2009:
It's rather difficult to pick out any new acts (to me) that will make it over the coming year - or any time. When looking at acts who have a few songs on myspace, it's hard to judge whether they have channelled all their creativity into a few songs and that's all they got, or whether it's the start of a blossoming career. Then there is the heart break factor - it's easy to fall in love with an act and then have them not make it. It's all incredibly arbitrary. anyway, here are ten that stand out (at the moment) and that i will try and keep tabs on over the next few months at least. I don't want to just proclaim their aceness and never mention them again!!
10 - James Fox: Yes, he's former Fame Academy alum and BFF of Alistair Griffin. Yes, he's a little less hunky and a lot more bald now. But above all of this, he has some cracking guitar led pop-rock tunes that are swathed in melody and strumming chorus. Higher is a perfect radio friendly tune that will get tragically overlooked because of his reality tv roots. Though not groundbreaking, one hopes that the music will carry him through and become a big star....
09 - Julian Perretta: Already a song of the day on popjustice and signed to a five album deal to Columbia, it seems a no brainer to add Julian to this list. Of course, I could anyone to this list, but they have to appeal to me musically and Julian does. Reminiscent of Mika, The Feeling and Squeeze, his tunes have the elements of all these acts - gorgeous harmonies, layered choruses and strong driven melodies.
08 - Tommy Sparks: Not quite the type of music I usually go for, but sometimes I like something a little different to spice up my life. Tommy has a proper decent line in synth driven pop tunes that are a little quirky and a little different to the norm. Crammed with pop potential, he's like a one man xenomania where each second of the song deserves attention...
07 - The Virgins: True story - when i was at a fairly heavily Mormon populated school, we had an afterschool club promoting chastity called The Virgins. For shame. Anyway, these virgins work well if you are a fan of the late 70s/80s new wave pop that came courtesy of acts like The Cars, Elvis Costello and Blondie - after hearing the infernally catchy One Week of Danger on Gossip Girl, I checked out more songs and found they have a concise knack of churning out songs that are as delightfully catchy as they are simply constructed.
06 - Matt Duke: Like The Virgins, Matt already has an album out stateside (more than one infact) and has popped up on thezapping a long time ago. Still, he seems to be drawing a lot of attention from industry tips for 09 so I checked him out again and was pleasantly surprised on what i'd been missing out on. His songs are both lyrically ambitious and musically creative as he switches mid verse and song from genre to genre, tempo to tempo, and always with an ear for melody.
05 - Dan Black: Young Dan has had a bit of a buzz around him for a while now, and while it might be too early for an Umbrella smaple in one of his songs, he certainly has a funky electic Prince vibe about his songs. Yours has been floating around for a while now (thanks DanP76) and it's appropriately nouveau electro with a let's hear it for the boys anthemic chorus. In your face Girls Aloud, there may well be a new Hoxton Hero in town.
04 - Vagabond: Popjustice have partially raved about them for a few weeks now. They are produced by xenomania but they are not the new man-girls aloud. They have probably been given Franz Ferdinand's xenomania hand me downs, but it's ok because they are rather rocking and the polished production should ensure that the single Sweat becomes a massive hit rather than a second album Rooster type success...
03 - Sound of Arrows: Another popjustice heralded group (you can even download their poptastic and utterly brillo single Magic here), and deservedly so. Though with only one song to judge by, it is sort of a leap of faith, but I will trust that their forthcoming material is indeed international number one material as popjustice suggests. Note - this number 3 act could quite have easily been the still-could-be-amazing boyband StarPilots. Time will tell...
01= Sam Taylor: Everything seems to be in place for Sam to be huge in 2009. He has a gorgeous and distinctive voice. He already has a couple of beautiful songs on the beautiful people soundtrack. He has done a hair raising cover of I Don't Know How To Love Him. He's quite pretty. Add all these things together, and hopefully an elegantly crafted debut album will surface that will enchant the hearts of many...
01= Little Boots: Nothing good has EVER come from Blackpool. Until now. If Same Difference are the celebration of all things pop past with a pop past done now sound, then the incredible Little Boots could prove to be the most exciting celebration of all things pop future for a long time. And yes, that includes considering the cybertron Lady Gaga. Her Stuck On Repeat has been just that for a few months now and will soon be permeating the British public. Aces.
Don't forget: James Leon; Dean Lennon; Ian Brearley; Das Pop; Kid British;
Albums I should probably check out: MGMT; The Foals; Ladyhawke; Empire Of The Sun
TOP 21 SONGS OF THE WEEK:
21 - Danny, Radio (Acoustic) (NE)
20 - William Young, Grace (15)
19 - Marit Larsen, I've Heard Your Love Songs (14)
18 - Britney, Womaniser (13)
17 - The Killers, Human (12)
16 - Girls Aloud, The Promise (10)
15 - Sugababes, No Can Do (19)
14 - Take That, Greatest Day (9)
13 - The Killers, Spaceman (NE)
12 - Girls Aloud, The Loving Kind (NE)(VID)
11 - Leon Jackson, Creative (11)
10 - Lenka, All My Bells Are Ringing (3)
09 - Same Difference, We R One (7)
08 - Leona Lewis, Run (2)
07 - JLS, Hallelujah (5)
06 - Take That, Up All Night (8)
05 - Jason Mraz, Live High (4)
04 - Lily Allen, The Fear (6)
03 - Same Difference, If You Can't Dance (NE)
02 - Britannia High, Start of Something (1)
01 - ??? (1 Week)(NE)
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