Hurrah it's Friday. I shall go through my normal ritual of playing Steps' Stomp (for the line "thank god for the weekend...") and probably watch Coronation Street, even if the Gail as a murderess storyline is a bit poo. Other than that I will endeavour to catch you up on some foxy new boy pop, which we all know is the most attractive pop of all. This is a fact that cannot be denied. Right, enjoy - I'm off to make a nice hot chocolate. Rock n roll!
UNI5 (Sammy Taylor)
It's no surprise at all to "regular" readers that I absolutely adore Sam Taylor (see my recent write up on Chemistry is Dead). I found him to be quite charming frankly. His voice and foppish good looks are made for a pop career. And if needs a bit of a boost to accomplish that, I'm not going to grumble - particularly if he is going to form a mixed-sex pop group that has the potential to sing a song for Eurovision written by musical guru and sometime genius Pete Waterman. If I was a football fan, I would probably yell something like "get in" at this type of news, then do that clench fist and pull it in towards you while looking at it proudly manouevre. Oh you know what I mean. Anyway, back to UNI5 - they all look adorable (check out this video), Lee is a proper bobby dazzler too and Sam tells the world that his fave Pete Waterman song is Kylie's Step Back In Time. Amazing choice. I wanna funk too. Anyway, hurrah for Sam I say, and I'll be following the clearly made for me UNI5 with avid interest :)
Khris Lorenz
While Khris has announced on his myspace that he is moving towards writing and producing over singing, there is no doubt that his own tunes are still worth checking out. It's a heady eclectic mix of styles in each tune that proves to be rather alluring sound; there's elements of thrashy rock, trashy pop and aggressive electro - each attacked with vigour and enthusiasm and aggression to match the mood of the song. I Don't Want A Girlfriend is a blistering electro-rock kiss off that has an addictive chanted rap running through the middle 8 and chorus that elevates the song to aceness; Bounce has enough pop elements in it to be entirely appealing, yet retains a harder rock edge to it. The juxtaposition of the musical styles could be seen as abrasive, but they completely work and the music is like a blast of invigorating fresh water on a hot sunny day. Be sure to check out his latest EP on iTunes...
Kyle Brylin
Kyle not only has a rocking pair of headphones, he's quite effortlessly managing to churn out an edgy brand of dance-pop that is instantly memorable as much for the persistant beats to his assertive choruses. It constantly astounds me what people can come up with in their bedrooms these days (oo-er) and tracks like the fuzzy If They Only Knew is a whip smart bit of electro-pop with a bit of an industrial edge to make it stand out. The effects on his voice really match the mood of the song and as he writes all his own stuff, it's clear he has a great knowledge of what makes a good pop song with a hard beat to it. Love it when he says "round 2"... And god bless 'im, he's not afraid to whip out the odd softer side of me cover version - particularly with a lovely acoustic Last Christmas; also check out his vibrant video of Story of our Lives. He exhibits a real charm in this videos and his voice really stands out. Definitely one to keep an eye on. For now, check out a free download over at arjanwrites...
Other ace boy pop:
Ola Joyce (courtesty of Alien Hits)
Fabio Lendlum (courtesy of DontStopThePop)
It's no surprise at all to "regular" readers that I absolutely adore Sam Taylor (see my recent write up on Chemistry is Dead). I found him to be quite charming frankly. His voice and foppish good looks are made for a pop career. And if needs a bit of a boost to accomplish that, I'm not going to grumble - particularly if he is going to form a mixed-sex pop group that has the potential to sing a song for Eurovision written by musical guru and sometime genius Pete Waterman. If I was a football fan, I would probably yell something like "get in" at this type of news, then do that clench fist and pull it in towards you while looking at it proudly manouevre. Oh you know what I mean. Anyway, back to UNI5 - they all look adorable (check out this video), Lee is a proper bobby dazzler too and Sam tells the world that his fave Pete Waterman song is Kylie's Step Back In Time. Amazing choice. I wanna funk too. Anyway, hurrah for Sam I say, and I'll be following the clearly made for me UNI5 with avid interest :)
