Not Pop http://notpop.co.uk Un Pop Music - Mostly, But Not Exclusively Female Artists - (A to Z) in terms of taste. Abba to Zappa. Can I copyright that? Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:24:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Rose Elinor Dougall – Without Why http://notpop.co.uk/rose-elinor-dougall-without-why/2010/08/30/ http://notpop.co.uk/rose-elinor-dougall-without-why/2010/08/30/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:24:52 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=2019 Rose Elinor Dougal - Without Why

An absolutely delightful first solo release after Roses departure from The Pipettes.
You can grab some free session tracks from the album over here. WMA format.

Rose Elinor Dougall – ‘Start/Stop/Synchro’ from the album ‘Without Why’

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/rose-elinor-dougall-without-why/2010/08/30/feed/ 0 Lost in the Trees – All Alone in an Empty House http://notpop.co.uk/lost-in-the-trees-all-alone-in-an-empty-house/2010/08/21/ http://notpop.co.uk/lost-in-the-trees-all-alone-in-an-empty-house/2010/08/21/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:46:13 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=2009 Lost In The Trees - All Alone in an Empty House

An interesting blend of folk and strings.

Lost in the Trees – ‘Walk Around the Lake’ from the album ‘All Alone in an Empty House’

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/lost-in-the-trees-all-alone-in-an-empty-house/2010/08/21/feed/ 0 Clare Bowditch & The New Slang – Modern Day Addiction http://notpop.co.uk/clare-bowditch-the-new-slang-modern-day-addiction/2010/08/20/ http://notpop.co.uk/clare-bowditch-the-new-slang-modern-day-addiction/2010/08/20/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:45:27 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=2002 Clare Bowditch - Modern Day Addiction

Clare has dusted off her casiotone for this splendiferously intimate forth release.

Clare Bowditch & The New Slang – ‘Bigger Than the Money’ from the album ‘Modern Day Addiction’

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/clare-bowditch-the-new-slang-modern-day-addiction/2010/08/20/feed/ 0 Amanda Palmer – Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele http://notpop.co.uk/amanda-palmer-amanda-palmer-performs-the-popular-hits-of-radiohead-on-her-magical-ukulele/2010/08/18/ http://notpop.co.uk/amanda-palmer-amanda-palmer-performs-the-popular-hits-of-radiohead-on-her-magical-ukulele/2010/08/18/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:45:11 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=1997 Amanda Palmer - Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele

<a href="http://music.amandapalmer.net/album/amanda-palmer-performs-the-popular-hits-of-radiohead-on-her-magical-ukulele">Fake Plastic Trees by Amanda Palmer</a>

The irrepressible Amanda Palmer sings 6 Radiohead tracks with only piano and ukulele on this excellent E.P.
Get it direct from Amanda here for $0.84 USD or more.

Amanda Palmer – ‘Creep’ (live) from the E.P. ‘The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele’

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Part one of three releases set for this year from the effervescent Robyn.
Body Talk Pt. 2 – September 2010.
Speak Your Body: Body Talk Pt. 3 – December 2010.

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/robyn-body-talk-pt-1/2010/08/10/feed/ 0 Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid http://notpop.co.uk/janelle-monae-the-archandroid/2010/07/29/ http://notpop.co.uk/janelle-monae-the-archandroid/2010/07/29/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:09:21 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=1979 Janelle Monae - Archandroid

Parts II and III of Janelles concept narrative, heavily influenced by the Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, on this release.
Stunning. Played it back to back three times the first time I heard it. Don’t let the first single Tightrope fool you, each track is totally different, and brilliant. Check out the whole album on her MySpace page.
Definitely in my top ten so far this year.

Janelle Monáe – ‘Tightrope’ from the album ‘The ArchAndroid’

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Sisters Claudia and Alejandra Deheza, along with Benjamin Curtis provide a second helping of dreamy sounds.
Not a massive drift away from their brilliant debut release Alpinisms (2008) but who cares, it’s great stuff.

Interview and snippets from the new album Disconnect From Desire

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A delicate debut from Spanish vocalist Anni B Sweet.

Anni B Sweet – ‘Lalala’ from the album ‘Start Restart Undo’

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/anni-b-sweet-start-restart-undo/2010/07/16/feed/ 0 Eliza Doolittle – Eliza Doolittle http://notpop.co.uk/eliza-doolittle-eliza-doolittle/2010/07/12/ http://notpop.co.uk/eliza-doolittle-eliza-doolittle/2010/07/12/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:57:35 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=1956 Eliza Doolittle - Eliza Doolittle

An upbeat bouncy debut release for the summer months is out today.
She is playing support for Paloma Faith later in the year, which is cool.

Eliza Doolittle – ‘Pack Up’ from the album ‘Eliza Doolittle’

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/eliza-doolittle-eliza-doolittle/2010/07/12/feed/ 0 Music For a Great Dad http://notpop.co.uk/music-for-a-great-dad/2010/07/05/ http://notpop.co.uk/music-for-a-great-dad/2010/07/05/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:04:51 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=1950

This is quite a personal post, which I never do, but one I hope you will enjoy ;)
June is one of those months that seems our family has managed to condense most of our birthdays into the same month.
Hence I have been busy and not posting here…
To cut a long story short, I decided to compile a CD for my Dad of all the tracks that he used to play that really made an impact on me.
It was quite an emotional journey, but worth it :)

This is the track listing I ended up with:

01 The Beatles – Help
02 The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
03 Fairport Convention – Hanging Song
04 Procol Harum – A Salty Dog
05 The Beatles – I am The Walrus
06 ELO – Mr Blue Sky
07 Procol Harum – Whiter Shade of Pale
08 The Beatles – A Day In The Life
09 Fleetwood Mac – The Chain
10 The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
11 Mamas and Papas – Monday Monday
12 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon

But then I got obsessive and had to find videos for all those tracks for a DVD version…

Here is one taster of some truly retro loveliness

Procol Harum – ‘A Salty Dog’ (Live Pop2 1971)

What a great Dad I have that played all those lovely tracks for me and influenced me so much.

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