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AGH! It's Sunday already (unless it's not when you read this - just insert whatever day you are reading it on instead to make it relevant and topical!) which means I totally skipped my "5 Song Friday" post I was going to type up. Oh well. My obsession with Matt Dusk has continued well into the weekend, and his feel good vibe has rubbed off on me ~ some good stuff at work, a nice Saturday with friends and a surprising upgrade on my mobile (cell) phone. Hurrahs all round and on with the songs that stood out this week :)

• Gavin Mikhail ~ The Climb: I like Gavin. He's good honest people :) And he has one of the best, largely undiscovered power ballads in Brave (review here) I've ever heard (that I still think you can download free here). In the meantime and inbetween time (prize if you get that defunct pop group reference!) he has been uploading cover versions of songs to youtube, and his rather lovely reading of the Miley song is very nice indeed. It's quite earnest, got a bit of heart and soul in there and is injected with some personality. See Joe McElderberry, this is how it's done. Now if Gavin could become massive please, I'd be quite happy with that.
• Part Six ~ Showtime: German boyband Part Six have just released their second album (Showtime) and the title track is entirely agreeable. For some reason, it's only out in Poland but if you want to track it down, you can purchase it here. Showtime is an upbeat, funky little pop number that ticks all the boyband boxes such as calling girls "baby", being utterly unthreatening in their sexiness and generally whipping out urban tinged choruses with rather nice harmonies. It's a bit reminiscent of Blue and JLS, but I can't stop singing it and it makes me want to shake my "boo-tay" so that can only be a good thing. Plus the video is ever so reminiscent of the first part of Steps "Stomp", and days of a week in a song always wins me over (as does counting - see Kyrah!) PS their other single from the album, The Love Is Over, is equally bonza. I previously wrote a much wittier post about them here...
• The Wanted ~ All Time Low: Talking of boybands, British ones tend to have quite a hard time breaking through (unless they have been on X Factor and even then there's a FutureProof for every JLS) - indeed this blog is littered with the remains of V, Digital, Pacific Avenue, Switch 22 and Avenue. The latest to win me over and give fame a bash are The Wanted, whose myspace has several clips on of tunes that could do quite well actually if people just gave them a chance. All Time Low is an energetic, pulsating disco throbber with some nice strings, beats and a swirling chorus that is nicely polished - it's almost what Coldplay would sound like if they gave themselves a dance remix. They continue this vibe with tracks like Behind Bars, which is a bit more aggressive and rocky; and they get all serious (as boybands should from time to time) with Heart Vacancy. I'm easily wooed by boybands, I'm eager for a new era of boyband massiveness and if the boys want to woo me more at Nightingales on the 24th, then I'm ok with that :)
• Kyrah ~ Uh Oh Ah: Sometimes you just need a song that grabs you by the shoulders and gives you a darn good shaking. Uh Oh Ah is that song. It's incredibly immediate with it's sliding synths & electro beats, a catchy chorus - with counting!!! - and it's morals-of-an-alley-cat type lyrics. Sure it's a reminiscent of Ke$ha, but I enjoy a good slutty yarn as much as the next bloke and it's a great getting ready to go out song over mimosas. Apparently, according to Poptrashaddicts, there are lots of sexy remixes coming that can only make this aural orgasm groan harder! Score!
• Kameron Martinez ~ Kinkyy: It's so kinky in fact that it deserves an extra 'y' - this completely deserves to be after Kyrah because this addictive, insiduous electro-pop tune is just complete filth telling you all the places and positions he's going to do it with you ("up against the wall/on the kitchen floor/baby tie my hands up give me a little more"). I almost blushed except I've done it all myself :P It's a very minimalistic song, but I'm completely addicted in the same way I was to JC Chasez's All Day Long I Dream About Sex. And in fact, you can download the song legally by clicking this link. Be sure to check this out and then take a cold shower :)
• Allo Darlin ~ Dreaming: What a gorgeous little surprise this is! It's a floating little ditty that is as wistful in the lyrics as it is uplifting in the melody. Adding to the juxtaposition is the delightful female vocal playing off against the hunky deep bass vocal of guest singer Bobby Monster from my adored Pipettes. It's a song that absolutely makes you want to fall in love, and a quirky use of instruments (is that a ukelele?!) keep it fascinating from start to finish. And it's available as a free download! The heavenliness just keeps on coming - can't wait for an album (lovely lovely video is below)...

Top 21 Songs of the Week:

21 ~ Mika, Kick Ass (NE)
20 ~ Alex Gardner, I'm Not Mad
19 ~ Magnus Carlsson, A Little Respect
18 ~ Diana Vickers, Once
17 ~ Music Go Music, Light of Love
16 ~ Elouise, Fireman of my Dreams
15 ~ Eric Saade, Manboy (NE/Acoustic Vid)
14 ~ The Candle Thieves, We're All Gonna Die
13 ~ Bjorn Johan Muri, Yes Man
12 ~ DeeDee, Endure (NE/Listen Here)
11 ~ Sergey Lazarev, Alarm
10 ~ Mariah Carey, 100%
09 ~ The Pipettes, Stop The Music
08 ~ Alcazar, Headlines
07 ~ Darin, You're Out Of My Life
06 ~ Ola, Unstoppable
05 ~ Neo, Human Frontier
04 ~ Gabriella Cilmi, On A Mission
03 ~ Simon Curtis, Super Psycho Love
02 ~ Sophie Ellis Bextor, Bittersweet
01 ~ Adam Tyler, Friction (1 week/NE)

More on the amazing Adam Tyler song on Thurs - suffice to say, it's true magnificence! Also this week, Thurs 15th is when I'm on Larry Flick next, and the next fizzypop chronicles should be up tomorrow...