♫ Christina – Woohoo (MP3)

I know the album’s got completely slated but I’m still COMPLETELY obsessed with this track. The computer game style vocal effect on the ‘Woohoo’ thrills me as does the Nicki Minaj. Her contribution to the track is minimal but there’s something so exciting about her voice I can’t help but love her. She’s some kind of magic! I love rude pop.

♫ Pink Dollaz – I’m Tasty (MP3)

These girls are pure potty mouths – prudes beware! This is like the uncensored unpop version of Woohoo. So many great lines – so minimal, so catchy! ‘Just the thought of you fucking me made you loose your mind, instant insanity!’ I’ve heard there are big things on the horizon for these girls and I can totes believe it!

♫ Best Coast – Boyfriend (MP3)

At the forefront of the lo-fi dreamy 60s style pop movement is Best Coast (he says with AUTHORITY haha). When I first heard this, I was convinced she was singing about a girl and was completely thrilling over it (in the way that anytime any alternative music offers anything non-hetero I get excited) – ‘I wish she was my boyfriend’. But I was soon proven wrong in the verses with her use of male pronouns and realised that the coupling of the words ‘wish’ and ‘he’ was deceiving my ears! Still a great pop song but could have been better if it was about a girl – Ha!

♫ Kisses – Midnight Lover (MP3)

Of all the great Kisses songs to come out so far, this is my favourite. There’s something I fall in love with whenever I hear a low male vocal that’s tinged with sadness. I love the chorus – it’s so simple and so sweet – and classically romantic (maybe not for the veggies though) ‘I would like to take you out, for a nice steak dinner – just me and you.’ Again, that 80s feeling similar to Depeche or Duran!

♫ Wild Nothing – Chinatown (MP3)

This track is so rich sounding it almost doesn’t sound electronic. Wild Nothing’s lofi electronic noisefest is so delicate and echoey it’s an instant charmer. I love songs that talk about fog!

♫ The Books – A Cold Freezin Night (MP3)

This is verging on the sound of insanity – repetitive beats, and noises along with the strangest vocal clips from children.  But there’s something completely compelling about the un-actualised children’s threats of violence that’s addictive and actually verging on cute! Also CHECK OUT THE AMAZING VIDEO!

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♫ Drinking Electricity – Breakout (MP3)

Minimal electronics and guitars twinned with dispassionate female vox from this 80s twisted pop duo from Scotland.  Strange and wonderful!

♫ Barbara & Brenda – If I’m Hurt You’ll Feel The Pain (MP3)

NOW for something completely different! A bit of classic 60s soul. I love how in soul, you’re allowed to say something as amazing as ‘If I’m Hurt You’ll Feel The Pain’ – you just don’t get pop music like that now. I thrill when she says ‘but that’s just one of man’s rules’ - YES – MANZ RULEZ SUCK! x

♫ Alexandra Burke – Start Without You (MP3)

This summer bang-a-langa was brought to my attention recently by T-Bop of Unskinny Bop. I played it once, thought it sounded a bit like Annie and then listened again and again and again. I’m completely addicted – as I’m sure you will be too! ENJOY!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcxNaktX0Ug

♫ The Nightblooms -- Crystal Eyes (MP3)

Dreamy grungey lo-fi from the 90s which sounds like it could have been produced by femme-fronted-lofi-noise-makers of current days (bar a few 90s guitar extravagances early in the track). Actually, this sound is atypical of the rest of the Nightbloom’s music unfortunately -- ‘why?’ is the question I ask -- the answer? WHO KNOWS! Ha!

♫ Miniature Tigers – Gold Skull (MP3)
♫ Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em (MP3)
♫ Tinie Tempah Ft. Labrinth – Frisky (Album Version) (MP3)
♫ Arcade Fire – Month Of May (MP3)
♫ Kelis – Scream (MP3)
♫ Neverever – Young And Dumb (MP3)
♫ Screaming Females – Arm Over Arm (MP3)
♫ Plushgun – Mixtapes (buffetlibre remix) (MP3)

SUMMER SONGS! The one thing I do like the summer is the yellowy orange light which makes everything seem a lot more fun and nice – the downsides are the heat and the sweating and the risk of tanning – yucko! That aside these songs have been keeping me joyous.

Miniature Tiger‘s Gold Skull sounds like a retro ice-lolly advert with joyously cute opening bleeps, but their friend Sleigh Bells has a more heavy handed approach to the electronics with the lightness coming from sweet sweet female vox. Plushgun‘s Mixtapes remix on the other is a cutesy affair on both the electronics and lyrics – twee and electronic like love and marriage – maybe twee-tronic will be a new thing. This beat is twee-twee-tronic.

Arcade fire have kept everyone at a distance with their secretive mythology stuff and maybe that’s why I’m enjoying their new stuff for it’s simplistic lyrics and accessibility- Month of may feels like it’s already a 80s rock classic enjoyed by dads in their cars – of course, in a good way as opposed to a Jeremy Clarkson way! Simple-ness also abounds in Neverever‘s Young And Dumb – it’s so upbeat and has a sound familiar to a lot of male fronted bands coming out at the moment – but I’d HATE this if it did have male vocals – I know, I’m a total man misandrist! Check me out!

Screaming Females — there’s actually so much I find joyous about this track that I don’t want to say anything about it — just listen! Summer bangerlanga Tinie Tempah‘s Frisky is totally disposable pop fun – I would totally risk it for a chocolate biscuit just to answer!

I’ve been obessed with Kelis‘s Scream since a lo-fi mp3 version leaked an age ago – ever since I first heard it I’ve been thrilled by the ‘you’ll ne-ver know’ bit where it kicks in. I have a strong mental image of a load of normal looking people doing insane running around leg dancing with their arms flat by their sides – like river dance (but cooler).  I hope this is the next single and they do a video based on this!

Note to self – try to be more concise – please enjoy the musix!

Camp extravaganza H.U.N.X is disco side project of none other than Hunx of Hunx and his Punx fame. Loco-motion is a disco danceable homo-rework of Little Eva‘s classic – Can a man hear me has a 90s nostalgic dance feel and wouldn’t be out of place standing side-by-side with 2-Unlimited and Rozalla.  Enoy!

SO as it’s my birthday I thought I’d give you guys presents! Crazy right? I know! Ha! Please find below a bumper batch of amazing tracks for your aural consumption!

I’m not even going to review them because I know you’re all smart enough to make your own decisions\delete what you don’t like\treasure what you do BUT special shout outs to Lovefoxxx for her impression of a man voice on Spoiledboy, Rockwell for his ‘Mr (or Miss)’, Pens for being so amazing at the Ladyfest show, Alphabeat for making me love Hole in my heart (I didn’t wanna do it), and The Bitters for making me so addicted to Warrior that I had to listen to it up to 5 times a day! xxxx

♫ The Bitters – Warrior (MP3)
♫ 80Kidz – Spoiledboy Feat Lovefoxxx (MP3)
♫ Alphabeat – Hole In My Heart (MP3)
♫ A-Trak X Drake X Birdman – Loonies To Blow (MP3)
♫ Baby Monster – She Comes Alive (MP3)
♫ Gucci Mane Feat. Pharrell Williams – Soldier (MP3)
♫ Harlem – Friendly Ghost (MP3)
♫ Jump Jump Dance Dance – Show Me The Night (Grum Remix) (MP3)
♫ Lemonade – Lifted (MP3)
♫ Tanlines – Real Life (MP3)
♫ The Ruby Suns – Cranberry (MP3)
♫ Thee Fair Ohs – Summer Lake (MP3)
♫ Washed Out – Belong (MP3)
♫ Xyx – Microvibraciones (MP3)
♫ Dum Dum Girls – Jail La La (MP3)
♫ Pens – Freddie (MP3)

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♫ Lung Leg – Kung Fu On The Internet (MP3)
♫ The Jacksons – Walk Right Now (MP3)
♫ The Dooleys – Wanted (MP3)
♫ Rockwell – Obscene Phone Caller (MP3)

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrnTY9_KMQg

♫ We are the world -- Clay stones (MP3)

VIDEO POSSIBLY NSFW  -- just because it’s so strange!

I had to share this BONKERS video for Clay Stones from American strange-os We Are The World simply because it makes the already near unbearable noise spiral into a full on nightmarish experience. The track in itself — pounding distorted electronics over hysterical rantings — make for a fun listen though and despite my seemingly damning description, it’s undeniable moreish! I’m not quite ready to give away my heart completely as I’m not sure how much is gimmicky hype and how much is real — I guess, AS THEY SAY, only time will tell!

On a side note, it makes wonder if the Gaga effect, already being seen in the pop world, is having trickle down to alternative music…  probably more likely is that it’s having a bubble-up effect (is that even a term!), pushing more avant garde artists into the spotlight but you JUST NEVER KNOW! Haha!  (PS for those who think Fever Ray did it better at that awards thing -- I have to tell you -- IMHO yr wrong! Haha!). That is all!

I’m DELIGHTED to report that there seems to be an exciting resurgence of THE DARK SIDE of the 80s with bands borrowing heavily from goth, new-romantic, and industrial! I hope this is only the beginning and we see a lot more of this sound this year… anyway watch this space!

♫ Light Asylum – A Certain Person (demo) (MP3)

Shannon Funchess (previously of !!!) new project is completely electrifying! It’s minimal and haunting – like Soft Cell with a Bauhaus vocal. I’m completely in love with her deep and masculine voice. I can’t wait for their first release – until be sure and listen to their Myspace demos to death. Also loveloveLOVE Dark Allies live – can’t wait to hear it recorded (check it out). I’m kinda hoping Shannon is a lesbian – cool music gays are the best!

♫ Agent Side Grinder – Die to live (MP3)

This group actually look a bit like they’re from the 80s! Fast industrial grind with that distinctive deep gothic style vocal.

♫ Blessure Grave – Stranger in the house (MP3)

Lo-fi joyously gothic melodies reminiscent of Joy Division and The Sisters of Mercy – catchy and creepy simultaneously – delicious!

♫ Ale Mania – Rampage (MP3)

Dark post-punk gothic rock – again extremely lo-fi and visceral – comes complete with buckets of wailing!

♫ The Dark Esquire – Situation (MP3)

The electronic dark new-romantic style of Dark Esquire is different from the rest featured but still borrow heavily from goth club staples, such as Depeche Mode, Human League, Visage and Duran Duran – you could actually be forgiven for thinking it was straight out of the 80s.

Added older stuff…

♫ The Legend! – I’m not like that (MP3)

I had to include this track from 2004 – firstly because it feels like a secret gem that holds a special place for me and secondly because it’s palpable despair is so ramped up it feels close to teenage goth histrionics. He really sounds like the saddest man alive – if anyone has any more Legend! tracks please get in touch as this is the only one I have!

♫ Soft Cell – Bedsitter (MP3)

I don’t have much to say about this one except it’s a CLASSIC and ties all of the above together – sadness, and minimal electronics! I’d love to hop into a time machine to dance with people to this in that amazing 80s new-romantic styleee (I was desperately searching for a YouTube to illustrate but didn’t have any luck… I’m sure you get it though!).

♫ Veronica Falls – Beachy Head (MP3)

Having previously extolled the amazingness of Veronica Falls on this very blog, my love craze has reached fever pitch on the eve of seeing them live with the amazing Vivian Girls and Blue on Blue. Their Beachy Head with it’s moaning, crashing guitars and sweet chirping vocals, has all the trade marks of the place itself – a scenic spot with the highest recorded numbers of suicides in the world (a lot of which is due to ‘since records began’ as the Golden gate bridge is a strong modern contender for the title).

It has me swooning for my days as the only goth in the village as a teenager in Eastbourne. I used to take visits to Beachy Head and sit on the donated dedication benches, scribbling in my diaries every piece of thought minutiae that popped into my head. It’s only now as a grown up that I can appreciate how amazing Eastbourne is in a way – in fact, I may do a guide to the best spots in Eastbourne for people interested in a cheap day trip; but in the meantime enjoy V. Falls dedication to it’s most famous landmark!

(lovely picture courtesy of this person’s flickr)