Azure Blue - Shine On

I dedicate this year-end track to all the readers of Ooberus Oblivious!  Keep on shining into & through 2019 and I promise to do the same!
Happy New Year!!  Here's to POP music and to LOVE!!
(Azure Blue has a new album coming in March 2019!  That is amazing news!)

2018 Movies of the Year

1. Eighth Grade

2.  Hereditary

3.  Tully

4.  The Wife

5.  A Quiet Place

6.  BlacKkKlansman

7.  Can You Ever Forgive Me?

8.  Vox Lux

9.  We the Animals

10.  Won't You Be My Neighbor?

11.  New Wave: Dare to Be Different

12.  Pick of the Litter

13.  Disobedience

14.  Blindspotting

Cigarettes After Sex - Neon Moon

Keep on doing you Cigarettes After Sex...another beauty!

2018 AlbumS of the Year

So this year, I have been listening and listening to these albums, trying to whittle down to my ultimate album of 2018, and well, I could not do it!
2018, you have FOUR #1 Albums of the Year, and that is a beautiful thing!  Four amazing & unique voices in music!  Each one hits a different part of my brain and heart in their own individual ways and together they are my four albums combined, they are MY 2018 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR!!!!

1.  ionnalee - Everyone Afraid to Be Forgotten

1.  Tracey Thorn - Record          

1. Michelle Gurevich - Exciting Times

1.  Dubstar - One                      

2018 Albums of the Year - Part 2

Before my Album of the Year announcement tomorrow, here are the rest of my Top Albums of the Year!!!!

2.  Rush Week - Feels

3.  Battery Operated Orchestra - Snare

4.  Empress Of - Us

5.  Beach House - 7

6.  Azure Blue - Fast Falls the Eventide

7.  Suede - The Blue Hour

8.  Sarah Nixey - Night Walks

9.   Marianne Faithfull - Negative Capability

10.  Get Well Soon - The Horror

11.  Robyn - Honey

12.  Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Out of Touch

13.  Alpaca Sports - From Paris With Love

14.  Roosevelt - Young Romance

15.  Poppy - Am I a Girl?

16.  Still Corners - Slow Air

17.  Hooverphonic - Looking for Stars

18.  Tracyanne & Danny - Tracyanne & Danny

19.  SSION - O

20.  Mikey Collins - Hoick

21.  Taken by Trees - Yellow to Blue

22.  Gorillaz - The Now Now  

2018 Albums of the Year - Part 1

The first half of my favorite albums of the year!!

50.  The Decemberists - I'll Be Your Girl

49.  The Presets - Hi Viz

48.  Gwenno - Le Kov

47.  Eleanor  Friedberger - Rebound

46.  Jenny Wilson - Exorcism

45.  Twin Shadow - Caer

44.  Fine China - Not Thrilled

43.  Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

42.  ACTORS - It Will Come to You

41.  Pastel Ghost - Ethereality

40.  Brazilian Girls - Let's Make Love

39.  The Shacks - Haze

38.  James - Living in Extraordinary Times

37.  Princess Chelsea - The Loneliest Girl

36.  Mitski - Be the Cowboy

35.  Henric de la Cour - Gimme Daggers

34.  The Smittens - City Rock Dove

33.  Elysian Fields - Pink Air

32.  Wild Nothing - Indigo

31.  Watoo Watoo - Modern Express

30.  Red Red Eyes - Horology

29.  MGMT - Little Dark Age

28.  Pinkshinyultrablast - Miserable Miracles

27.  Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt

26.  Shannon Shaw - Shannon in Nashville

...to be continued tomorrow!

Fred Schneider & the Superions - Laughter at Christmas

If you celebrate, Happy X-mas!  And if not, Happy Day to You!!  I Love You!!

2018 Video of the Year - La Casa Azul

I have a lot of love for this video by La Casa Azul!  It's got all the right emotions & triggers:  heartbreak, happiness, joy, freedom, LOVE and it's all tied up in a lovely POP track!

2018 Video of the Year - Finalists

Here are some of my favorite videos of 2018!  All contenders, but we won't see my ultimate favorite until tomorrow!!

SSION - Comeback


Little Dragon - Lover Chanting


Papa Topa y La Prohibida - Telenovela


Agar Agar - Sorry About the Carpet


Fascinator - Sex Crystals


St. Vincent - Fast Slow Disco


Janelle Monáe - PYNK

2018 EPs of the Year

My favorite EPs of 2018!!  Too bad Hatchie didn't put out an album this year, she could have gone for the clean sweep!!!

1.  Hatchie - Sugar & Spice

2.  Priest - The Lost Lions

3.  The Perfect Kiss - Filter

4.  Saint Etienne - The Surrey EP

5.  Little Boots - Burn

6.  The Marías - Superclean, Vol. II

7.  Nos Miran - Contigo

8. Amber Mark - Conexão 

9.  Yumi Zouma - EP III

10.  Red Sleeping Beauty - Always on Your Side

And the honorable mentions:  
11.  Anemone - Baby Only You & I
12.  Sleep Thieves - Fortress
13.  Lou Rebecca - Lou Rebecca
14.  MUNYA - Delmano EP
15.  Nos Miran - Humo
16.  Soft Regime - Hard Feelings
17.  The Yearning - Take Me All Over the World
18.  El Perro del Mar - We Are History
19.  Chrysta Bell - Chrysta Bell

2018 Song of the Year - Sure by Hatchie

SURE, this track came out at the tail end of 2017, but it wasn't "officially" released until 2018 on Hatchie's amazing debut EP "Sugar & Spice".  And SURE, this song didn't need any more time to make the top of this list and be my favorite track of the year.  I am IN LOVE with it.  The harmonies, the guitars, the lyrics, the beautiful voice...everything is right!!  I'm sure we'll get her debut album next year and I cannot wait.  In the meantime, bask in the brilliance that is "Sure" by Hatchie...My Number One Song of 2018!!!

2018 Pop Top 50 Songs of the Year - Part 7

8.  Tune-Yards - ABC 123



7.  Little Boots - Eros (feat. Planningtorock)



6.  Rush Week - Crush



5.  Fine China - Not Thrilled



4.  Jenny Hval - Spells



3.  of Montreal - Paranoiac Intervals/Body Dysmorphia



2.  ionnalee - BLAZING

2018 Pop Top 50 Songs of the Year - Part 6

15.  Azure Blue - Whatever '18 (feat. The Land Below & Peter Morén)



14.  Alpaca Sports - Summer Days



13.  Ladytron - The Animals



12.  Amber Mark - Love Me Right



11.  Pinkshinyultrablast - Dance AM



10.  ionnalee - WORK



9.  Tracey Thorn - Queen

2018 Pop Top 50 Songs of the Year - Part 5

22.  Priest - Our Time Will Come



21.  Let's Eat Grandma - It's Not Just Me



20.  Mitski - Nobody



19.  Chromatics - Black Walls



18.  Vlad Holiday - Like in the Movies



17.  The Perfect Kiss - Trying Your Patience



16.  Jenny Wilson - IT HURTS

2018 Pop Top 50 Songs of the Year - Part 4

29.  Battery Operated Orchestra - Bella



28.  Cellars - All the Time



27.  St. Vincent - Fast Slow Disco



26.  Tracyanne & Danny - Cellophane Girl



25.  Eleanor Friedberger - Make Me a Song



24.  Lindstrøm - Didn't Know Better (feat Ronika)



23.  Poppy - Time Is Up (feat Diplo)

2018 Pop Top 50 Songs of the Year - Part 3

36.  Two People - I'm Tied, to You  



35.  Twin Shadow - Too Many Colors 



34.  Turbotito - DIAMONDLOVE NO.1 (feat. Baby Alpaca)



33.  Clean Bandit - Baby (feat. Marina and The Diamonds & Luis Fonsi)

32.  Gorillaz - Tranz



31.  The Juan Maclean - What Do You Feel Free About?



30.  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Apollo

2018 Pop Top 50 Songs of the Year - Part 2

43.  Carbon Poppies - Rain on My Face

42.  The Golden Filter - Talk Talk Talk

41.  Nos Miran - Humo

40.  Years & Years - Hallelujah

39.  The Regrettes - Come Through

38.  Fascinator - Sex Crystals

37.  Janelle Monáe - Screwed (feat. Zoë Kravitz)

2018 Pop Top 50 Songs of the Year - Part 1

And as it happens every year, so begins my Year End List mania!!  I start this year with my 50 favorite tracks of the year across the span of the next week!
LOVE LOVE LOVE POP POP POP!!

50.  They Might Be Giants - Push Back the Hands



49.  ALASKALASKA - Meateater



48.  Still Corners - Black Lagoon



47.  Hooverphonic - Uptight



46.  Deerful - Sunset Drive



45.  Lou Rebecca - Tonight



44.  Empress Of - When I'm With Him

Grimes - We Appreciate Power

At first listen, I was like "meh".  Upon second listen, I was like "WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE YOU CAPITULATE?" while boppin' my head!!
New Grimes has a nice gruff sound but is also full of plenty of great pop moments!  Now BOP!

Vlad Holiday - Artificial Paradise

Another beauty of a song from Vlad Holiday!

Robyn - Honey

Official video-realness for the title track of Robyn's new album "Honey"!!

Ladytron - Far From Home

Another great track off of Ladytron's upcoming new album "Ladytron"!

Momus - The End of History

This may be my last Flashback Sunday for the year as my Year End lists are on their way and I wanted to end with a reaaaaaallllly good flashback!  This song just popped into my head and I knew it would be a perfect choice.  I discovered Momus in the late-90's and immediately fell in love with two of his tracks, "I Want You, but I Don't Need You" and this, "The End of History"...one of the sweetest "end of the world" songs ever!

Elysian Fields - Household Gods

Another lovely video off of Elysian Fields' new album "Pink Air"!

SSION - Inherit

Here's another EPIC video from SSION off his latest album "O"!

The Smittens - Sapphire (Nixon Stock-Aitken-Waterman Remix)

So much love for this new remix by Nixon for The Smittens' track "Sapphire" from their 2005 album "A Little Revolution"!  Nixon does an awesome job serving SAW-realness!!

Cold Beat - Love Is a Stranger / She's Invisible Now

Cold Beat's new EP of Eurythmic's covers is pretty awesome!!  Here are my two faves!!

Molly Nilsson - Gun Control

Another video off Molly Nilsson's latest album "2020"!

Friendly Fires - Heaven Let Me In

Great new dancy track from Friendly Fires!

Fosca - The Millionaire of Your Own Hair

Fosca's debut album "On Earth to Make the Numbers Up" is a near-perfect indie pop album that came out in 2000.  Choosing this track for my Flashback Sunday because it popped up on my random POP AWESOMENESS playlist the other day and it made me extremely happy!  Dickon Edwards is one hell of a lyricist!!

"I dreamt the film of my life as directed by Joseph Losey /
 It was eight minutes long, and cast as me was Parker Posey"

Galaxy Fingers - I Need Therapy

Galaxy Fingers released their debut EP "Let in Elijah" earlier this year.  Here's some of the beauty from that EP...

Le Superhomard - Springtime

Le Superhomard released their new "Springtime EP" last Friday!!  This video is all sorts of great!!

Rufus Wainwright - Sword of Damocles

A beautiful ode to our current president from Rufus Wainwright, a voice we should never tire of hearing.

Rush Week - Young

Latest video off Rush Week's excellent debut album "Feels", one of 2018's best!!

Computer Magic - Suspicious Minds

Computer Magic serving great synthtastic justice on her cover of "Suspicious Minds"!!

Clean Bandit - Baby (feat. Marina & Luis Fonsi)

From Clean Bandit's new album "What Is Love?" (out Nov 30th), here's a great video/single featuring Marina!!...oh, and Luis Fonsi!

U2 - Love Is Blindness

The best u-2 is iamamiwhoami's song "u-2", but for this Flashback Sunday I present one song by that other U2 that I have never ever tired of...

The Marías - Over the Moon

Beautiful new video for a beautiful song from The Marías latest EP "Superclean, Vol. II"!

Sorry Girls - Waking Up

Here's the new single from Sorry Girls!

Alpines - 3D

Here's my favorite track from Alpines' newest album "Full Bloom"!

Monogem - Shade

Monogem has a new single!!

Murray A. Lightburn - Belleville Blues

One of my favorite voices in music, Murray A. Lightburn (of The Dears), is releasing his 2nd solo album next year.  It's called "Hear Me Out" and this is our first delectable bite!

Marianne Faithfull - Misunderstanding

Marianne Faithfull's new album "Negative Capability" is wonderful!!  It opens with this beauty of a track...

Zeigeist - Pressurized Chamber

Zeigeist popped into my head the other day and I just had to listen to their fantastic (and only) album "The Jade Motel", my 2008 Album of the Year!  Then I checked Ooberus Oblivious and noticed that I've never shared my favorite song by this amazing, though short-lived band!  So for today's Flashback Sunday, I present the glorious "Pressurized Chamber"!  This track resonated on a deep level with me back then and holds a deep place in my heart.  I wish I could find live footage from the time I actually got to see Zeigeist LIVE during my one and only trip to Sweden (so far!).  They performed this track so beautifully.  Zeigeist, come back!  Pearl Fiction (post-Zeigeist solo project), come back!!  PLEASE!!!  I LOVE YOU!!!!

Cariño - Bisexual

Cariño just released their mini-album "Movidas" last week. 

Queen of Hearts - Cold

Queen of Hearts has released a couple of great singles in the past few months!  Here's the first!

Red Sleeping Beauty - Ruin My Life

Red Sleeping Beauty have an awesome new song for us, this time as a cover of Zara Larsson's "Ruin My Life"!  There's no doubt which version I prefer!!  They give the chorus so much more POP here!!

Keep Shelly in Athens - Bendable

Keep Shelly in Athens just released another great double-A side single, and here's A1! 

Piroshka - Everlastingly Yours

Lush + Elastica + Modern English + Moose = Piroshka!!
New SUPERGroup and they sound awesome!!  They have an album named "Brickbat" coming out next year on Bella Union!

J Mascis - Elastic Days

I didn't know who J Mascis was before hearing that Dina Martina was in one of his videos.  I now know.  Dina Martina is a star!  Her head turns in this video are epic and perfection!!

Edson - Sunday, Lovely Sunday

There's no better Sunday song than this and it's perfect for my Flashback Sunday!!
Edson are no longer and it's been quite awhile since we've heard from their lead singer Pelle Carlberg, who went solo after the band.  He and the band made some great indie pop albums and this is a perfect example...

Sally Dige - Emptiness

Latest video from Sally Dige's 2017 album "Holding On"!

Suede - Wastelands

The latest video from Suede's glorious new album "The Blue Hour"!

The Embassy - Sorry

The Embassy has returned and are releasing their new album "White Lake" in a couple of weeks!

Hatchie - Adored

New Hatchie single!!!!

Tempers - Escalator (feat. Rem Koolhaas)

Great new track from Tempers off their new album "Junkspace" coming this Friday!

Sleep Thieves - Sea of Shadows

Awesome new single from Sleep Thieves!!

They Might Be Giants - They'll Need a Crane

I have loved They Might Be Giants for A LONG, LONG TIME.  The flood gates were opened when I first heard them on Tiny Toons back in high school and I rushed out to buy the "Flood" cassette (alongside The Cure's amazing "Standing on a Beach" compilation)!!  The boys are still going strong today and I've been listening to them A LOT this past week.  Here's an all-time favorite...

Twin Shadow - Hollow Days

New single from Twin Shadow!

Giorgio Tuma - Foxes Don't Lie

Adorable and beautifully-made video for this Giorgio Tuma track from his 2016 album "This Life Denied Me Your Love"!

Little Dragon - Lover Chanting

AMAZING video for Little Dragon's latest song off their upcoming "Lover Chanting EP"!!!

Kim Petras - Turn Off the Light (feat. Elvira Mistress of the Dark)

On this Halloween, I must honor my idol Elvira by sharing this pop song she's "featured" on, even if we need A LOT more of her!  The track is by Kim Petras off her recently released "Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1" EP!

Beirut - Gallipoli

Newest song from Beirut off their upcoming album of the same name!  "Gallipoli" will be released next year in February!!

Michelle Gurevich - Music Gets You Girls

The final peek before we receive Michelle Gurevich's newest album "Exciting Times", out next Friday!

The Lightning Seeds - Pure

Flashback Sunday with one of the greatest songs of all time!!  The Lightning Seeds' "Pure" is utter (and pure) POP perfection!!!  LOVE LOVE LOVE!!  And, I think they're recording a new album!!!!

Alpaca Sports - I'll Do Anything You Want

The latest video from Alpaca Sports newest pop joy album "From Paris With Love"!

Jessie Ware - Overtime

A new song from Jessie Ware!

Saint Etienne - Camel Coat

Saint Etienne have given us a new EP this year!  It's called "Surrey EP" and features this as its excellent opening track!

Lou Rebecca - Tonight

Quietly stalking musically kindred spirit cyber-friends' last.fm pages is a great way to discover new music.  That is exactly how I've discovered Lou Rebecca and her stunning debut EP "Lou Rebecca"!  Oh the POP magic!!  The EP came out way back in January and I'm so happy it did not escape me!!



PS.  Thank you MARK!!!  

Anemone - Sunshine (Back to the Start)

Oh yes, THIS!  This latest single from Anemone off their upcoming debut album "Beat My Distance", out in February, is magnifique!

Nos Miran - Contigo

MORE awesome Spanish POP!!  Nos Miran released their latest single a couple weeks ago!

The Boy Least Likely To - Be Gentle With Me

I'm enjoying my Flashback Sundays so much, I think it has now officially become a thing.
Today I present my all-time favorite track by The Boy Least Likely To.  The track comes from their amazing album "The Best Party Ever", which helped push me through a depressing break up many years ago!  It was also, of course, my favorite album of 2005!
This post arrives just in time as the band is set to release a best of compilation, "The Greatest Hits", in November!  Now bask in the cuteness and amazing POP!

Belinda y Delfina - Éxtasis Total

Another great song and video from the "Puta y Amada" soundtrack, this time from Belinda y Delfina!!

Papa Topo y La Prohibida - Telenovela

Absolute brilliance in video making from Papa Topo y La Prohibida!!  The song is from the soundtrack to "Puta y Amada", a film I obviously must see!!

Lydmor - 五 DIM

Here's the best track (by far) from Lydmor's latest "I Told You I'd Tell Them Our Story"...

Holy Ghost! - Anxious

New single from the ever awesome Holy Ghost!!!

Mitski - Nobody

I'm a little late to this party, but I love this track from Mitski off her latest album "Be the Cowboy"!!

Elysian Fields - Karen 25

Elysian Fields released their latest album "Pink Air" just a few weeks ago!

Dubstar - Stars

To celebrate the release of their awesome new album "One" (released on Friday), today's Flashback Sunday is dedicated to the most brilliant debut single from Dubstar!

Princess Chelsea - Growing Older

Preciousness from Princess Chelsea!  She released her latest album "The Loneliest Girl" last month!

Róisín Murphy - Jacuzzi Rollercoaster

Róisín Murphy has been killing it with her singles series this year!

Young Galaxy - Future

Here's a video from Young Galaxy's new EP "Snow Leopard"!!

Broods - Peach

Super fun new video from Broods for their latest single "Peach"!

Poppy - Immature Couture

POPPY!!  Serving us another anthem, she releases her newest album "Am I a  Girl?" on Halloween!!

Dubstar - Why Don't You Kiss Me

One more video before the release of Dubstar's new album "One", coming out this Friday!!

Echobelly - Worms and Angels

Flashback Sunday Alert!!
Echobelly, oh Echobelly, the incomparable voice of Sonya Aurora Madan.  This song, I'll never forget the day I first heard it; a beautiful moment at the end of an awesome album that required an immediate repeat play...multiple times.  I love this song.  I love Echobelly.



Support Echobelly's latest PledgeMusic drive HERE, a collection of b-sides & rarities called "Black Heart Lullabies"!  Sadly, "Worms and Angels" does not feature on the collection, but there is plenty more gloriousness...and plenty of that voice!! 

Tronco - Animales

Que preciosa!!  New video from Tronco from their upcoming album "Tralará"!

Vlad Holiday - Like in the Movies

Gorgeousness is all I can say about this new single from Vlad Holiday!!

James Supercave - Come Alone

Here's the latest single from James Supercave!

Femme - Be Shy

Awesome new single from Femme!!

Robyn - Honey

YAAAAAASSSSS HONEY!!!  New Robyn!!!  This is the title track from her new album coming at the end of October!!  YAAAAAAAAAASSSS HONEY!!!!

Michelle Gurevich - Way You Write

Happy October!  And happy new Michelle Gurevich album!!  "Exciting Times" truly excites me and it will be out in November!!

Cicada - Psycho Thrills

I was listening to Cicada's 2009 album "Roulette" at work last week and loving it so much!!  Here's a lovely Flashback Sunday track!  Sadly, as of 2016, looks like Cicada are on hiatus. 

Isla Invisible - Pillow

Isla Invisible released their debut EP, appropriately named "EP1" yesterday.  Here's a beautiful track from the EP!

CHER - SOS (video)

CHER!!  "Dancing Queen" is out TODAY!!!  Official Video realness!!!

Henric de la Cour - Kowalski Was Here

Henric de la Cour released his latest album "Gimme Daggers" a couple weeks ago!  It's good!!

Alexanderplatz - Odio el siglo XXI (bueno, y el XX también)

Alexanderplatz is releasing his debut album "Muera usted mañana" next week!!  This is GREAT!!

Turbotito (feat. Baby Alpaca) - DIAMONDLOVE NO.1

Here's a beauty that was released mid-year on Turbotito's latest album "Unterirdische Komödie (Original Soundtrack)".  A gorgeous track featuring the amazing vocals of Baby Alpaca!

La Casa Azul - Nunco nadie pudo volar

Not only are the singles excellent, but La Casa Azul is releasing some great videos to go along with the tracks!  Their new album "La gran esfera" is due sometime this year!

Cane 141 - The Grand Lunar

Throwing it all the way back to 2001 today with one of my all-time favorite indie-synthpop tracks by The Grand Lunar!!  I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

Ladytron - The Island (video)

Since Ladytron are delaying their new album release to what looks like early next year, here's a 2nd post for the awesome 2nd single...this time with the official video/film!

Molly Nilsson - Days of Dust

Wow, this might be the "fastest" song we've heard from the wonderful Molly Nilsson!!  Her new album "2020" will be out in exactly a month!

They Might Be Giants - The Communists Have the Music

Super catchy new track from They Might Be Giants via their Dial-a-Song service!

Men I Trust - Seven

Men I Trust give us another slice of sleepy, dreamy, indie pop with their latest single "Seven"!

Beach House - Drunk in LA

From their absolutely gorgeous new album "7", here is the latest video from Beach House!  It was lovely hearing them from home as they played across the street at the cemetery last month!

Yumi Zouma - Crush (It's Late, Just Stay)

Yumi Zouma release their much anticipated "EP III" next week!!

The Last Detail - Fun Fair

Lovely first single off of Elefant's newest artist The Last Detail!  They are releasing their self-titled debut album in November!!

Princess Chelsea - I Miss My Man

Princess Chelsea released her released her latest album of dreamy, spacy, indie pop "The Loneliest Girl" last week!

Marsheaux - Destroy Me (If You Can)

Synth pop heaven from Marsheaux!!  Another new version of a track from "Lumineux Noir"!!

Deerful - Sunset Drive

The best track from Deerful's new mini-album "Tell Me I Can Fix This on My Own", recorded completely using the music programming language ixi lang!!  I have no idea what that means, but I like the result here!!

Jungle - Heavy, California

Jungle release their album "For Ever" on Friday! 

Johnny Goth - Take Me Away

An appropriately goth-y new track from Johnny Goth!!

Carbon Poppies - Rain on My Face

Carbon Poppies are releasing their new single "Rain on My Face" this week.  Soooo gooooood!!

Roosevelt - Forgive (feat. Washed Out)

Awesome new track from Roosevelt off his upcoming new album "Young Romance"!

Empress Of - When I'm With Him

Empress Of is releasing her sophomore album "Us" in October!  Here's a great new single!!

The Radio Dept. - Going Down Swinging

New single from The Radio Dept.!! 

The Marías - Cariño

The Marías are releasing their new EP "Superclean Vol. II" at the end of the month!

Christine and the Queens - Doesn't Matter

Christine and the Queens returns with her new album "CHRIS" in just a couple of weeks!

CHER - SOS

Another great cover coming from Cher's ABBA album!!!

Papa Topo & Yurena - Ese hombre

Papa Topo & Yurena covering an oldie and giving it the magic Papa Topo POP touch!! 

Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter

Throwback Sunday! 

Diva Avari - Fuckin' Bitch

It's my birthday today and today's post is dedicated to all you fuckin' bitches reading this today!  I love you all!

The Glove - Like an Animal

I've been on vacation so I'm behind on my new music hunting.  That means today is a FLASHBACK FRIDAY!!

In prepping a playlist for my 40th birthday tomorrow, here's one of the awesome tracks I've included...The Glove's brilliant "Like an Animal" from their one-off album "Blue Sunshine"!

Glass Candy - Computer Love

Sending some computer love to my Rockyboo for his birthday today!  Lovely cover by Glass Candy!

Say Lou Lou - Golden Child

Fantastic new single from Say Lou Lou!!  Their new album "Immortelle" is out in a month!

ionnalee - Blazing

Tonight, we be BLAZING at the ionnalee show in NYC!!  YAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Poppy - Time Is Up

POPPY!!  Another awesome new track!!

Marsheaux - Exit (The Wrong Way)

Awesome alternate version of the lead track from Marsheaux's 2009 album "Lumineux Noir"!

Yumi Zouma - In Camera

Yumi Zouma complete their EP trilogy this Fall with the appropriately titled "EP III"!

Olympia - Star City

Olympia's new track "Star City" is awesome and this video is equally so!  I want all of these outfits and I want to dance amongst these beautiful creatures NOW!

The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER-OBLIVIOUS CRYSTAL!!  This song will always remind me of you, and that's just one of the reasons to love this awesome song even more! 

Agar Agar - Sorry About the Carpet

Loving the visuals from Agar Agar's latest video for this nice little track!

Sky Ferreira - Voices Carry

Sky Ferreira serving complete justice on her cover of "Voices Carry"!  Now missy, give us that new album already!

Ladytron - The Island

Ladytron is still working on that new album and this 2nd single from the album is awesome!!

Allie X - Science

Here's a new single from Allie X!  Her new album "Super Sunset" is coming out this Fall!

Suede - Life Is Golden

Suede!!  New album "The Blue Hour" is only about a month away!!

Still Corners - The Message

Still Corners' new album "Slow Air" is out TODAY!  And the message I have for them is:  I LOVE YOU STILL CORNERS!!!

Molly Nilsson - A Slice of Lemon

Molly Nilsson's new album "2020" is only a couple months away!

Mikey Collins - Anchor in the Sea

Here's another winner for Mikey Collins debut album "Hoick" which comes out in two days!!

Sarah Nixey - Coming Up for Air

It's been TOO long since we've had any music from Sarah Nixey, the voice of the fabulous Black Box Recorder.  They just released a comprehensive box set of their entire catalogue, so it was right time for Sarah to release a new solo single!  YASSSS!!

Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Emotions in Motion

Oh yes, new single from Jaakko Eino Kalevi off his upcoming album "Out of Touch"!  I can dig it!!

Cher - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

Cher is releasing an ABBA covers album!!  YAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Prince Innocence - 999

New track from Prince Innocence!!

Wild Nothing - Letting Go (video)

Since I love this song, I'm posting it again, this time with its official video!
Wild Nothing release "Indigo" on August 31!

Princess Chelsea - Wasting Time

The second single from Princess Chelsea's upcoming album "The Loneliest Girl"!

Elysian Fields - Storm Cellar

Elysian Fields have a new album coming out in September!  It's called "Pink Air", and as always, I'm super excited!!

Let's Eat Grandma - It's Not Just Me

I haven't made it all the way through Let's Eat Grandma's latest album "I'm All Ears" but this song is just lovely!

Robyn - Missing U

The return of Robyn, doing what Robyn does best...glorious synth pop!!

Hercules & Love Affair - Are You Still Certain

Hercules & Love Affair's latest video off "Omnion"!

Chaka Khan - Like Sugar

New single from Chaka Khan serving funky as all hell realness!  Category is:  DIVA!

Gorillaz - Tranz

LOVE this track from Gorillaz off their pretty great new album "The Now Now"!!

Still Corners - The Photograph

I go gagagaga for Still Corners!  "Slow Air" comes out in 2 weeks!!

ACTORS - Slaves

Latest video from ACTORS debut album "It Will Come to You"!

Molly Burch - Wild

Just a year after her debut album, Molly Burch returns with her sophomore effort "First Flower"!!

Sink Ya Teeth - Substitutes

Totally digging the debut album from Sink Ya Teeth!!

Jinkx Monsoon - She Evil

Here's a new video from Jinkx Monsoon's 2nd album "The Ginger Snapped"!

Chromatics - Blue Girl

New song from Chromatics!!!

Battery Operated Orchestra - Strange Goodbye

BOO returns with a video for the lead-off track from their upcoming album "SNARE"!  Haunting video, haunting song!  It escalates so wonderfully and it's a perfect way to start the album!  I cannot wait for August 10th!!

Lisa Bregneager – False Direction

From her upcoming album "Holy Flavor", here's a new track from Lisa Bregneager feat. Michelle Gurevich!

The Goon Sax - Make Time 4 Love

The Goon Sax has a new album coming in September.  It's called "We're Not Talking"!  Here's the latest offering of pop joy!!