Reintroducing Nathalie Archangel
Chances are, you have never heard of Nathalie Archangel. In the late 1980s/early 1990s, the American singer-songwriter was putting out one gem (“So Quiet, So Still”) after another (“Mr. Perfect For...
View ArticleLoreen releases two new singles (In My Head & Requiem Solution)
The first is a beautiful collaboration with Kleerup called Requiem Solution that saw its premiere during the Swedish Grammy Awards. Some have critiqued the track as exposing Andreas Kleerup as a one...
View ArticleINTRODUCING: Kim Cesarion
With a heady mix of Maxwell and Robin Thicke, Kim is a new signing to Sony Sweden via Aristotracks and has been working with the brilliant Arnthor Birgisson (AskEmbla) who is behind such hits as Play,...
View ArticleCOLORKALEIDO - INTRODUCING
I love love love love love love love ColorKaleido. The pop they produce is all the colours of the rainbow, the tastiest vanilla custard pie and the sunshine after a beautiful but bewildering storm. In...
View ArticleLaurel - Blue Blood
Sounding a touch like Lana Del Ray, Laurel is now signed to Turnfirst Recordings and naturally with these release my heart in a flutter. Blue Blood is a charged thematic anthem that is somewhat of a...
View ArticleASK EMBLA - Northern Light (album review)
Anyone who loves good weighty pop music will love the debut album from Ask Embla. Released in Norway where it went straight to no.1, Northern Light is easily one of the best releases of the year. Every...
View ArticleCLEA - IDENTITY CRISIS
Clea were a fantastic girlband. End of. They weren't merely the girls that didn't make Girls Aloud. They were a great pop act..The albums they produced were absolutely testament to that fact. I still...
View ArticleCLEA TRINITY
Clea’s second album was not only a drastic change in sound and style from their first album Identity Crisis but also saw the loss of Chloe who decided to move to Canada to launch her solo career. The...
View ArticleRicki Lee - Come & Get In Trouble With Me
Fresh pop from Australia. And it sounds like I'm gonna love it.
View ArticleHearts Collide by Eleftheria Eleftheriou (fresh pop from greece)
Ok so the video is fab! Think Le Kid mixed in with a little bit of Tom of Finland, Kylie's Slow and of course Cher's If I Could Turn Back Time. Thank you Eleftheria Eleftherio! Looking forward to the...
View ArticlePaola e Chiara Giungla!
The brilliant new album by the Italian powerpop sisterband Paola e Chiara called Giungla is out now and highly addictive. Along with the new Icona Pop album, the album is a beautiful hybrid of C-Pop,...
View ArticleLaura & Kylie
The Italian legendary pop diva Laura Pausini has announced that she's releasing her greatest hits celebrating the fact its been twenty years since releasing her debut single La Solitudine. The album...
View ArticleEdurne's Climax
Coming 5th in Spain's answer to American Idol a few years ago the singer Edurne has just released her album in Spain via Sony called Climax. The first two singles, Pretty Boy & Painkiller, were...
View ArticleDonatella
As Paola & Chiara decide to hang up their pop stilettos, its a relief to see another Italian band consisting of two sisters called Donatella arrive on the scene. Launching themselves via the...
View ArticleChenoa Otra Direccion
One of my favourite releases this week comes from Chenoa. She's from the very same TV show as Edurne who also saw album come out this week too (see below). Ensuring a big opening, Chenoa has doubled...
View ArticleThe Soraya Interview
The singer Soraya is about to release her 6th studio album through her very own record label, Valentia Records. Comparisons with the Swedish firework of a popstar, Robyn, who left her own major label...
View ArticleVeronica Maggio - Dallas (Wagner Remix)
It is Wednesday which can only mean one thing! Its time for a Maggio remix! By Wagner! Nay of X Factor or German opera composer. But of the Danish outfit ColorKaleido! Its a rather funky remix with...
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