‘it was too polite’

‘where are the gurlz rock’

OK ;)

Put your seat belts on boys and gurlz…. ;)

Elis Regina – ‘20 Anos Blues’

I love, many Brazilian ;)

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This years CD compilation for family and friends…
I know there are lots missing, but heh ;)
A big thank you to all the artists…

My Name Is Trouble – Keren Ann
Damn Love Song – Amy Lavere
Unrequited Love – Lykke Li
Up & Down – Phoebe Killdeer And The Short Straws
King – Mara Carlyle
Video Games – Lana Del Rey
Concrete Wall – Zee Avi
I’ll Be The One You Want Someday – Jessica Lea Mayfield
Where Are You David – Anna Aaron
You Always Come To Mind – Samantha Savage Smith
The Sun Is Going Down II – Sóley
I Remember You – Eilen Jewell
The Muse – Laura Marling
Coming ‘Round the Mountain – Jenny Wilson
Tip Tapping – Dillon
White Rabbit – Emiliana Torrini

Dominique Dillon de Byington. Unusual name, intriguing début release.

Dillon – ‘Tip Tapping’ from the album ‘This Silence Kills’

www.dillon-music.com

I highly recommend jumping over to her website and listening to the album on her Music page…

Anna Aaron – ‘Sea Monsters’ from the album ‘Dogs In Spirit’

www.annaaaron.com

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Call me a nerd about music, that’s fine;)
And this does cross the line about NotPop in it’s purest meaning, but this was for a special person in my life.
An interesting project to do, a disc of all the number one UK singles since 1971 on this persons December Birthday. (Thankfully not too many Xmas hit singles)
This process verified why I set this website up…

I did add a few tracks to the MP3 CD, in a folder called ‘Antidote to X Factor’
Interesting to see the progress of Pop, Non?

I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing – New Seekers 1971
Long Haired Lover From Liverpool – Little Jimmy Osmond 1972
You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me – New Seekers 1973
Down Down – Status Quo 1974
Mamma Mia – Abba 1975
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina – Julie Covington 1976
Up Town Top Ranking – Althea & Donna 1977
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick – Ian Dury 1978
Walking On The Moon – The Police 1979
Imagine – John Lennon 1980 (released in 1971, but only charted in 1980)
Don’t You Want Me – The Human League 1981
Going Underground – The Jam 1982
Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1983
The Power of Love – Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1984
West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys 1985
Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson 1986
Always On My Mind – Pet Shop Boys 1987
Especially For You – Kylie Minogue/Jason Donovan 1988 (I like Kylie, but this duet sucks – He really cannot sing)
Let’s Party – Jive Bunny 1989 (Obviously delete this)
Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice 1990 (Hi-jacked by Halifax, how sad is that…)
The Fly – U2 1991 (Bonos Fly sun shade range have netted more money than his music. I made that up, but probably true).
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston 1992
Twist and Shout – Chaka Demus 1993
Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex 1994 (This is sampling at it worst)
Earth Song – Michael Jackson 1995 (Shame about his meds, not – OK, Thriller was outstanding)
Breathe – Prodigy 1996
Too Much – Spice Girls 1997
Chocolate Salty Balls – Chef 1998
Westlife – I Have A Dream 1999 (Uter shit, end of)
Stan – Eminem 2000
Somethin’ Stupid – Robbie Williams 2001
Sound Of The Underground – Girls Aloud 2002
Changes – Kelly & Ozzy 2003
Vertigo – U2 2004
Stickwitu – The Pussycat 2005
Run – Leona Lewis 2006
What A Wonderful World – Katie Melua & Eva Cassidy 2007
A Moment Like This – Leona Lewis 2008
Killing In The Name – Rage Against the Machine 2009
When We Collide – Matt Cardle 2010
Wishing On A Star – X Factor 2011

Sóley Stefánsdóttir’s solo debut is just devine.
Puts me in mind of Stina Nordenstam’s delicious debut ‘Memories of a Color’ with a sprinkling of CoCoRosie’s debut ‘Noah’s Ark’.

Sóley – ‘Smashed Birds’ from the album ‘I’ll Drown’

For distributors go to Moor Music.
If you are in the UK, Boomkat have MP3, FLAC and CD versions.

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I five stared their debut Fossils and Other Phantoms last year. Now they have borrowed John Parish and his dirty production sound and moved up a level.

Peggy Sue – ‘All We’ll Keep’ from the album ‘Acrobats’

http://peggywho.com/

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I have dipped in and out of her first and second albums for a while, but the recent release of her forth album made me revisit the live third album. It really shows the range of her, almost, pop style with her wilder side.
You can listen to the whole gig/album over here at The Hi-Fi Live website.

Kate Miller-Heidke ‘Politics In Space’ (live) from the album ‘Curiouser’

Kate Miller-Heidke ‘God’s Gift to Women’ (live) from the album ‘Curiouser’

www.katemillerheidke.com

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Finally now available all over the world…
You can listen to snippets of all the tracks from the album over on her website.

Katie Herzig – ‘Free My Mind’ from the album ‘The Waking Sleep’

www.katieherzig.com

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