Return to form/Dream On
I'll try this again. This time around I think I'll blog only about music. Reviews and shit. We'll see how long this lasts. My prediction: two posts.
So my tastes over the past few months have really started to skew pop. For most of my college career I shunned pop altogether and dwelt in a sea of indie music. I tried to ignore gems like Britney Spears's classic "Toxic" amongst others. Well, I've finally come to terms with the top 40. I still dig on the indie rock/pop scene (watch for my indie-heavy 2006 albums list in a few weeks), but I now know that not only "Holland, 1945", but also "Fergalicious" has a place on my singles lists. So, to start off what will be the first of many pop single posts:
Christian Falk ft. Robyn and Ola Salo - "Dream On"
Swede Robyn has been a pop singer for some time now. She gained credibility with the rock snob set with last year's Dave-Chapelle-referencing "Konichiwa Bitches." Ola leads the Swedish glam group, The Ark. They've been pretty successful in their native country, but are still a bit obscure in the States, even in indie circles. In fact, their biggest impact on the US thus far was when they were nearly sent to Guantanamo for an ill-advised joke about a passing plane possibly hitting the White House. While in DC. Oops.
Dance producer and fellow Swede Christian Falk brought this unlikely couple together for the above masterpiece. Robyn emotes over Sola's backing vocals, urging all the ne'er-do-wells of the world to just relax for tonight. The lyrics are simple. The music is simple. The song structure is simple. Yet the passion and ennui in Robyn's voice over the twinkling synths packs a massive emotional punch. Where "Konichiwa" proved Robyn relevant, "Dream On" proves her a talent.
Just released or soon-to-be-released (dunno which) is a ballad called "With Every Heartbeat," once again demonstrating the beauty and emotion of her voice. Looking forward to any and all future releases.
Watch for further rambling, incoherent, hyperbolic single and album reviews here in the coming days and weeks.
So my tastes over the past few months have really started to skew pop. For most of my college career I shunned pop altogether and dwelt in a sea of indie music. I tried to ignore gems like Britney Spears's classic "Toxic" amongst others. Well, I've finally come to terms with the top 40. I still dig on the indie rock/pop scene (watch for my indie-heavy 2006 albums list in a few weeks), but I now know that not only "Holland, 1945", but also "Fergalicious" has a place on my singles lists. So, to start off what will be the first of many pop single posts:
Christian Falk ft. Robyn and Ola Salo - "Dream On"
Swede Robyn has been a pop singer for some time now. She gained credibility with the rock snob set with last year's Dave-Chapelle-referencing "Konichiwa Bitches." Ola leads the Swedish glam group, The Ark. They've been pretty successful in their native country, but are still a bit obscure in the States, even in indie circles. In fact, their biggest impact on the US thus far was when they were nearly sent to Guantanamo for an ill-advised joke about a passing plane possibly hitting the White House. While in DC. Oops.
Dance producer and fellow Swede Christian Falk brought this unlikely couple together for the above masterpiece. Robyn emotes over Sola's backing vocals, urging all the ne'er-do-wells of the world to just relax for tonight. The lyrics are simple. The music is simple. The song structure is simple. Yet the passion and ennui in Robyn's voice over the twinkling synths packs a massive emotional punch. Where "Konichiwa" proved Robyn relevant, "Dream On" proves her a talent.
Just released or soon-to-be-released (dunno which) is a ballad called "With Every Heartbeat," once again demonstrating the beauty and emotion of her voice. Looking forward to any and all future releases.
Watch for further rambling, incoherent, hyperbolic single and album reviews here in the coming days and weeks.
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