Silver Swans - Easy to Know

I can't think of any more fitting way to end my first year of posting EVERY single day for Ooberus Oblivious than with an Ooberus-fave Silver Swans!!  Hopefully this new video for "Easy to Know" from their 2013 album "Touch" sparks new music for the coming new year!!!  Synth pop deliciousness, perfection!!

They Might Be Giants - I'll Be Haunting You

One of my first entries of 2015 was one of They Might Be Giants' Dial-a-Song entries so it seems only fitting to have one here at year's end!
So fantastic and impressive how they've churned out such delicious pop for us EVERY week!!

You Say Party - Ignorance

The return of You Say Party!!  I'm sure this is the first spark of a new album to come in the new year, yesssss!!!

James - To My Surprise

So exciting!!!  James has a new album coming in March.  It's called "Girl at the End of the World"!!  Please please please James, come play LA!!

Pixx - Deplore

New video from one of the year's bestest EP's!!  LOVE PIXX!!!!

Puddles Pity Party & Haley Reinhart - Mad World

Perfect for the post-holiday blues in all of us...

Alaska Thunderfuck - Everyday Is Christmas

Happy Friggin' Xmas!!!

Albums of the Year - 2015

This is a rather haphazard list as my album listening this year really took a nose dive and I heard very little!  BUT, that doesn't take away from the awesomeness of these here awesome releases!!!
My X-mas eve gift to you all, my ALBUMS of the YEAR 2015!!!

1.  Computer Magic - Davos

2. Priest - Priest

3. Tiny Fireflies - The Space Between

 

4. Club 8 - Pleasure

5. Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs

6.  Lower Dens - Escape From Evil

7. Belle and Sebastian - Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance

 8. Eternal Death - Eternal Death

9. Grimes - Art Angels

10.  Marina and the Diamonds - FROOT

11.  Young Galaxy - Falsework

12.  New Order - Music Complete

 13.  Amason - Sky City

14.  Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness

15.  Giorgio Moroder - Déjà-vu

16.  Empress Of - Me

17.  YACHT - I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler 

18.  Björk - Vulnicura 

19.  The Bird and the Bee - Recreational Love 

20.  The Legends - It's Love 

21.  Little Boots - Working Girl

22. FFS - FFS

23.  Say Lou Lou - Lucid Dreaming

24.  Róisín Murphy - Hairless Toys

 

25.  Purity Ring - Another Eternity

Plus...

26.  Tanlines - Highlights

27.  Darkness Falls - Dance and Cry

28.  Kate Pierson - Guitars and Microphones

29.  Princess Chelsea - The Great Cybernetic Depression

30.   Mercury Rev - The Light in You

31.  Hot Chip - Why Make Sense?

32.  The Chemical Brothers - Born in the Echoes

33.  Sally Dige - Hard to Please

34.  Jay-Jay Johanson - Opium

35.  Lightning in a Twilight Hour - Fragments of a Former Moon

36.  Peaches - RUB

37.  Crayon Fields - No One Deserves You

38.  Mew - + -

39.  Indiana - No Romeo

40.  Σtella - Σtella

41.  Lydmor - Y

42.  Summer Camp - Bad Love

43.  Kisses - Rest in Paradise

44.  Pastel Ghost - Abyss

45.  The Leaf Library - Daylight Versions

46.  Icky Blossoms - Mask

47.  Braids - Deep in the Iris

48. GEMS - Kill the One You Love  

49.  Sara Berg - Society

50.  Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect

51.  Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Jaakko Eino Kalevi

52,  Scott Matthew - This Here Defeat

Movies of the Year - 2015

There has been some pretty fantastic films this year so I proudly present my one (sometimes two) film exclusive entry for the year!!
Here are my favorite films of the year 2015!!  And yes, #9 is a huge surprise but I can't deny it's fun.

1.  White God (Fehér isten) - An epic revenge tale/love letter to true animal lovers featuring my Oscar pick for Best Actor - BODY the dog!!!

2.  Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes) - Very dark, very hilarious anthology film.  The climax is fantastic!
                                                 

3.  Kingsman - The Secret Service - LOVED it!!  One of the best special agent films in quite awhile!  Its brand of comedy is fantastic as well, especially the awesomely raunchy ending!
                                                 

4.  Brooklyn -  Heartwarming and pure as fuck!!  That's all I can say about it.  Fantastic!
                                                 

5.  Carol - Beautiful and poetic love story featuring one of the greats in Blanchett!
                                                 

6.  It Follows - Lovely piece of thriller/horror.  Made me afraid to have sex for at least a week!! 
                                                 

7.  Room - My 2nd pick for Best Actor - Jacob Tremblay!!  While it has its overly dramatic moments, it's ultimately a very touching ode to the bond between a mom and her child.  
                                                 

8. The New Girlfriend (Une nouvelle amie) - Dark comedy greatness!  Romain Duris is fantastic in the lead role.  
                                                 

9.  Star Wars:  The Force Awakens - Fanboy handjob gone horribly right!  Engrossing even for a non-fanboy like myself.  The quick pace keeps your interest held throughout.  
                                                 

10.  Sicario - What I loved most about this movie is the tension.   Much like the lead character, I never really knew what was going on or where the story was going until the very end.  Love that!
                                                 


Honorable Mention:
The best bad film of the year:  THE BOY NEXT DOOR!!!

Worst films of the year:
The Hunger Games:  Mockingjay Part II / The Assassin

Songs of the Year - 2015 - Part 6 - MY TOP 10

My TOP 10 Favoritest Songs of 2015!!  The POP is so POP-ping POWERFUL!!!!   What makes these so powerful??  They make me feel, they make me dance.  My favorite track of the year bounced back and forth between Marina & Class Actress through the last months and my ultimate decision came down to the LIVE presentations!!  OH SO GOOOOOD!!!!  Now, I am going to explode and leave nothing but little bits of POP laying everywhere!!  POP!!!!

10. Priest - Strong Hearts


9.  Lust for Youth - Better Looking Brother


8.  Giorgio Moroder - Déjà vu (ft. Sia)


7.  Purity Ring - sea castle



6.  Brandon Flowers - Can't Deny My Love


5.  Lower Dens - To Die in L.A.


4.  David Bowie - Blackstar


3.  V V Brown - Shift

2.  Class Actress - More Than You


MY SONG OF THE YEAR!!  SO GOOD, SO AMAZING!!!  I LOVE IT!!!!
1. Marina and the Diamonds - I'm a Ruin

Songs of the Year - 2015 - Part 5

So So So GOOD!!!  So So So POP!!!  11-20!!!

20.  Computer Magic - Secret


19.  Grimes - Flesh Without Blood


18.  Tei Shi - Bassically


17.  Stars in Coma - Your Kindness


16.  Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique - Love Is Free


15.  FFS - Johnny Delusional


14.  The Bird and the Bee - Will You Dance?


13.  Belle & Sebastian - Enter Sylvia Plath


12.  Computer Magic - Be Fair


11.  Oscar - Daffodil Days

Songs of the Year - 2015 - Part 4

O M G!  POP POP POP!!!!

30.  Shura - 2Shy


29.  Baron Bane - Fire Play


28.  Braids - Miniskirt


27.  Tanlines - Slipping Away


26.  New Order - Plastic


25.  Kyla la Grange - So Sweet


24.  The Chemical Brothers - Born in the Echoes


23.  Icky Blossoms - In Folds


22.  Nite Fields - You I Never Knew


21.  Scott Matthew - Skyline

Songs of the Year - 2015 - Part 3

Day 3, 40-31!!  SOOOO GOOD!!!

40.  Annie - Out of Reach


39.  Sjowgren - Seventeen


38.  Sorcha Richardson - Petrol Station


37.  Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Deeper Shadows


36.  Giorgio Moroder - Right Here, Right Now (ft. Kylie Minogue)


35.  Monogem - The Glow


34.  Above & Beyond - Counting Down the Days (ft Gemma Hayes)


33.  Lydmor - I Love You


32.  Priest - Staring at the Walls


31.  Mew - Water Slides

Songs of the Year - 2015 - Part 2

Day 2, tracks 50 - 41!!

50.  James Supercave - Better Strange


49.  Pure Bathing Culture - Palest Pearl


48.  Booka Shade - Line of Fire (ft Karin Park)


47.  Charles Perry - Stranger to Love


46.  The Bird and the Bee - Jenny


45.  Young Galaxy - Factory Flaws


44.  Darkness Falls - Dance and Cry


43.  Florence & the Machine - Hiding


42.  Eternal Death - Hole


41.  Prince Innocence - Manic

Songs of the Year - 2015 - Part 1

I've decided to do something a little different this year in regards to my favorite songs of the year!  Instead of a massive list, I'm spreading the songs across 6 days, countdown style!!!

60.  Young Ejecta - Welcome to Love


59.  The Land Below - Don't Trust the Rain


58.  Red Sleeping Beauty - Always


57.  Years & Years - I Want to Love


56.  Club 8 - Late Nights


55.  Empress Of - How Do You Do It


54.  Personal Trainers - Show Me Love


53.  Kate Pierson - Bring Your Arms


52.  The Mary Onettes - Ruins (ft Maria Usbeck)


51.  The Young Professionals - All of It but Me (ft Anna F)

EPs of the Year - 2015

My first list for the year ending 2015... The bestest EPs of the Year!!!

1.  Yumi Zouma - EP II

Divine and dreamy pop out of New Zealand.  Breezy and beautiful.  Melodies for days!

2. Class Actress - Movies

Synth pop stories of love & lust.  Truly great.

3.  Annie - Endless Vacation

A collection of fantastic Europop perfection!!  Annie + Richard X cannot be stopped!!

4. Monogem - Monogem

Synth pop yummies!!!

5. Pixx - Fall In

Hazy & dreamy and beautifully sung.  Serves me Mono-realness (the good Mono)!

6. Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique - Love Is Free

90's throwback pop badassery!!  So Robyn, so good!!

7. Kaleida - Think

Serving sexy British synth pop for us to love!

8. Vök - Circles

Icelandic synth pop beauty!!

9. Tei Shi - Verde

Sexy. 

10. Alex Winston - The Day I Died

Short but sweet super delightful return from this pop inDIeVA! 

 

Coldplay - Adventure of a Lifetime

I've never been much of a Coldplay fan but they do have their moments.  This is definitely one of them!!  Awesome video!!

Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique - Love Is Free (video)

Love this track so much!!  It is an amazing little number to dance to, especially when doing my Christabumba!!!  One of the year's best!!!

The Golden Filter - Start Over

A new video from The Golden Filter off of their recent "PSII03" EP!

Prince Innocence - Manic (video)

Oh how I've waited for this for so long!!  Oh so sexy, so worth the wait!!  I really hope there is going to be more Prince Innocence music soon, because I am falling madly in love. 

Suede - Like Kids

New Suede, new Suede!!  "Night Thoughts" is almost here!!

Still Corners - Horses at Night

Still Corners just released this new track to delight us until their new album arrives.  Sadly, it won't be on that album, but we can expect more new tunes next year!!

Jonathan Bree - Blur

Jonathan Bree's new album "A Little Night Music" is a lovely little album!  This here is a lovely little dream of video!!

Club 8 - Skin

Taken from Club 8's awesomely dark new album "Pleasure"!!!  One of the year's best!

Chairlift - Romeo

The ever-impressive Chairlift have a new song to share with us from their upcoming album "Moth"!  Love love love!  "Moth" is out at the end of January!

Faded Paper Figures - Not the End of the World (Even As We Know It)

In a sort of ode to R.E.M., here's a lovely new video from Faded Paper Figures off of 2014's excellent "Relics"!

Steed Lord x Sam Sparro - Night Games

Excellent collaboration here from the lovely Steed Lord and just as lovely Sam Sparro!!!  Give us an EP of this magnificent POP!

James Supercave - Better Strange

Loving this new track from James Supercave!!  The song's sentiment is so great!!

Tiny Fireflies - Taken

Tiny Fireflies' debut album "The Space Between" is a thing of great beauty, just like this video!! 

Computer Magic - Hudson

Computer Magic's new album "Davos" is a true synth pop gem and here is a new video that shows you why!! 

Katya - 12 Days of Christmas

Starting off the festive holiday month with this joyous X-mas video from the queen that should have won last season of RuPaul's Drag Race...KATYA!!!

David Bowie - Blackstar

ALL HAIL THE GREAT KING BOWIE!!  The title track and first single off of his highly anticipated new album "Blackstar"!!  Please let the entire album be this amazing!!!!  "Blackstar" is due Jan 8!!

Scott Matthew - Constant

Another emotional and beautiful video from Scott Matthew for the latest single from his 2015 album "This Here Defeat"!

Mr Little Jeans - Waking Up

Mr Little Jeans released her awesome debut album "Pocketknife" last year.  Here is her newest single!!

Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time

FLASHBACK FRIDAY!!  It's Mama Oblivious' birthday today so I'm posting this awesome song in her honor.  Every memory I have of this song is of the family driving around in our Astrovan playing this song on cassette and the whole family singing along and having a glorious time!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!  I LOVE YOU!!!

Empress Of - Icon

Here are TWO versions of Empress Of's track "Icon" off of her debut album "Me"!   The second is a beautiful reinterpretation with Dev Hynes on cello!!

Sjowgren - Seventeen

Super bouncy indie pop magic from Sjowgren!!!  LOVE!!!

Lady Bunny - Drag Race Hoes

I had the extreme pleasure of seeing thee Lady Bunny perform this at Bushwig a couple months ago!!  Love it!!!

Gold Zebra - A Summer Love

Gold Zebra have released this theme song for an upcoming documentary by Jean-François  Lesage called "Un amour d'été".  This is a beautiful piece of music. 

Don't Cry Shopgirl - Bring Me Home

It's an all-Stockholm weekend here at Ooberus Oblivious!! 
Don't Cry Shopgirl are a newish band and are soon releasing a new EP on Cloudberry Records!  This is the lead-off track and it is jangly scrumptiousness!!! 

Red Sleeping Beauty - Always

It's been 15 years, FIFTEEN, since the last Red Sleeping Beauty release!!  Oh what a glorious return to beauty this new single is!!  And they say there's more to come in 2016!!!  Oh YES!!!!

Iisa - Tuu tänne

I was just listening to Regina last week so I decided to look up what lead singer Iisa was up to and I found this new video from a few weeks ago off of her recent (2nd) solo album "Kukaan ei oo kenenkään" released earlier this year!

Alex Winston - The Day I Died

A new video for the title track from Alex Winston's excellent 2015 EP!!  Murderous gleeeeee!!!!

Charlie Hilton - Pony

So great to have the dreamy voice from Blouse back, this time as a solo artist!!   Here's Charlie Hilton's first single from her debut solo album "Panana" due out in January!!

School of Seven Bells - Open Your Eyes

School of Seven Bells are releasing one last love letter to their lost member and here is the first sample.  Something tells me it's going to be impossible to not love this album.  "SVIIB" is due in February 2016. 

Emma Pollock - Alabaster

Emma Pollock from The Delgados is releasing another new album called "In Search of Harperfield"!  It's due in January and this first track we get to hear is grand pop at its best!

Molly Nilsson - My Body

Molly Nilsson released her new album "Zenith" this year and here's yet another video with all sorts of pretty images of our insides, in pretty pretty colors!!

Seth Bogart - Eating Make-up

Hunx is Hunx no more, he is Seth Bogart!!  Here's his newest single featuring the awesome Kathleen Hanna!!

Pr0files - Empty Hands

Here is Pr0files latest single from their upcoming debut album "Jurassic Technologie"!  It is POP, it is lovely!  And not only that, but in the cue card for the display still below, that's pretty much the tattoo on my chest and that is awesome!!  LOVE!

Chromatics - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Here's a beautiful, chilling cover of the Cyndi Lauper classic.  Chromatics are releasing it as a maxi-single.  YAY, but where the hell is their new album!?

Princess Chelsea - We Are Strangers

Another new video from Princess Chelsea's excellent album "The Great Cybernetic Depression"!!

Tiny Fireflies - Taken / Ghost

After a couple of glorious EPs, Tiny Fireflies are finally giving us their debut album "The Space Between", out this week.  It is beautiful!

Get Well Soon - It's Love

I love Get Well Soon!!  They gave me one of my favorite concerts of all time, where I sat directly in front of the band on the floor of a small venue in London...intimate and magical.  Such is their music and this new track is no different.  Their new album "Love" comes out in January!!

De Montevert - Let's Not Run Away Together

De Montevert is releasing her new self-titled album in December and this is the first track she's sharing with us!

Cola Jet Set - Sábado

In honor of Saturday, I present the newest video offering from Cola Jet Set off of their brand new album "El fin del mundo"!!  POP deliciousness!!!

Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It

This track is played during the end credits of new film "Nasty Baby" and it was as unexpected a surprise as the ending of that film!!  LOVE this song and I must DANCE right NOW!!!

Blood Orange - Sandra's Smile

New music from Blood Orange is always welcome in my life!!

YACHT - I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler

Here's the title track from YACHT's very fun and very good new album.  This video is pretty damn great too. 

GEMS - Soak

Last Friday, GEMS released their debut album "Kill the One You Love".  This is the 2nd single off of the album...

Kyla La Grange - So Sweet

This newest single from Kyla La Grange is so damn great!!

Legends of Country - The Saturday Dads

Such a sad little song from Legends of Country, taken from their debut album "Talk About Country".

Grimes - Flesh Without Blood / Life in the Vivid Dream

This feels like an appropriate enough video for Halloween!
The first single from Grimes' upcoming album "Art Angels" due out next week!

Pure Bathing Culture - Palest Pearl / Pray for Rain

Pure Bathing Culture released their excellent sophomore album "Pray for Rain" last week.  Here is my favorite track from the album followed by the great title track!

Alpaca Sports - I Love You

Alpaca Sports!!  So good!!!  So POP!!!  Taken from their recent mini-LP "When You Need Me the Most"!

Susanne Sundfør - Accelerate

Susanne Sundfør's album "Ten Love Songs" is one of 2015's best and this is one of its best songs!!

The Dears - Here's to the Death of All the Romance

Oh thank goodness my beloved Dears kept this video away from the heartbreak!!  I was getting ready to be very sad, but so happy for this cute, happy ending!

Boulevards - Got to Go

Boulevards makes super-cool "disco boogie funk" and I love it!!!  His self-titled debut EP is excellent and plans are to set to release his debut LP next year!!!

Teddybears - Broken Heartbeat (ft. Beenie Man)

New track from Teddybears!!

Molly Nilsson - Happyness

Molly Nilsson Molly Nilsson!!  Yesssss!!  Her new album "Zenith" just came out at the end of September and it features so much of this delightful pop!!

The Dø - Miracles (A Short Film)

Here's a great little short film that takes us through The Dø's latest album "Shake Shook Shaken" in a very awesome & cinematic way!

Sorcha Richardson - Petrol Station

Excellent single from Sorcha Richardson!!  Track came out in May but here's a brand-new video!!

Dear Rouge - Black to Gold

Heard this song last week and enjoyed it very much!!  This is the title track from Dear Rouge's debut album which came out wayyyy back in March!

Elysian Fields - Alms for Your Love

Beautiful new video for a track from Elysian Fields' 2014 album "For House Cats and Sea Fans".  If you are lucky enough to be in NYC next week, the band is playing their entire catalogue across Oct/Nov.  That is going to be amazing!!

Above & Beyond - Counting Down the Days

Rockyboo found me this song awhile ago and I've been meaning to post it for some time...I mean, it is in my Best of 2015 playlist after all!!  The track is taken from Above & Beyond's 2015 album "We Are All We Need"!

NZCA Lines - Persephone Dreams

Here's our first listen from the new NZCA Lines album "Infinite Summer"!!  Synthalicious!!  The album comes out at the end of January, 2016!!

Prince Innocence - Manic

Prince Innocence released this sexy, slinky song back in August.  I love it.  I've been wanting to share this song for a couple of months now, but the band is not making it very easy for me.  No video, no embed codes anywhere!
All I can provide for you is this lovely little link to their Soundcloud page.  Trust me, it's worth it!

Sleep Thieves - High

Here's the latest video from Sleep Thieves' awesome 2014 album "You Want the Night"...

Purity Ring - Begin Again

Purity Ring released the great "Another Eternity" earlier in the year.  Their live show at FYF was awesome.  Here's the latest video from the album...

iamamiwhoami - CONCERT IN BLUE

Back in April, iamamiwhoami performed their latest live masterpiece "Concert in Blue" for all to stream live on the internet.  It is a magnificent show, of course, and one of the year's best!  The concert has also been released on CD/DVD/Vinyl!!  And now, finally, they've uploaded it to YouTube for us to enjoy again and again and again...

IKO Chérie - Good to You Again / If Every Song Could Break Your Heart

IKO Chérie is releasing her debut album "Dreaming On" at the end of the week and based on the first couple of tracks we've heard, it is going to be gorgeous!!

Jonathan Bree - Murder

Jonathan Bree from The Brunettes is releasing his new album "A Little Night Music" in a couple weeks.  I really love how this track builds itself up so beautifully. 

Fyfe - Solace

Heard this song by Fyfe (aka David Lyre, aka Paul Dixon) last week and really dug it.  It's from his "debut" album under the Fyfe moniker.  The album "Control" came out earlier this year!

The Frank & Walters - Colours

Throwing it back for this hot Saturday with one of my favorite tracks from my college days by The Frank & Walters' from their 1997 album "Grand Parade"!!

Braids - Taste

Braids have made a couple of the more compelling videos of the year.  Here's the latest!!

Rose McGowan - RM486

I am digging this Rose McGowan track, really!  Hope there is more to come!!

V V Brown - Lazarus

V V Brown's new album "Glitch" is awesome!

Lust for Youth - Better Looking Brother

Oh so good!!  New single from Lust for Youth!!  I started my Christabumba (patent pending) routine off today with this track and it really is an invigorating slice of pure pop yumminess!!!

Wendy Ho - Fuck Me

To know you were a part of something, no matter how minor, is amazing!  I contributed to Wendy Ho's Kickstarter campaign for this here video for this here amazing song and the results are so so worth it!!  If you ever get a chance to see Mizz Ho, YOU MUST!!!

Tony Primo and Nixxie - The Hardest Thing to Do

Tony Primo and Nixxie (aka Joseph Mount and Robyn) collaborate on this fantastic track from the soundtrack to upcoming film "Partisan"!

Craft Spells - Our Park by Night

Gorgeous little track here from Craft Spells.  This latest single is being released as a 7" at the end of the month!

Young Ejecta - Your Planet

Young Ejecta, or as I like to call them, Ejecta have released a new video from their latest mini-LP "The Planet".

Jamie Woon - Message

Jamie Woon is finally releasing his 2nd album "Making Time" in November.  Here's a lovely live sample of the lead-off track...

Duffy - Whole Lot of Love

I love both of Duffy's albums and I imagine the third is gonna be just as great!!  This song is taken from the soundtrack to upcoming film "Legend".

Tindersticks - We Are Dreamers!

Tindersticks are returning with a new album "The Waiting Room" in 2016.  Here is something from The Waiting Room film project...

Tove Lo - Moments

More cussy pop from Tove Lo!!  I like it!

No Bra - Munchausen

I had the extreme pleasure of seeing No Bra a couple of weekends ago at Bushwig in Bushwick, Brooklyn!!  This was definitely my favorite track and is taken from her 1st album "Dance and Walk" (2006)!  Her 2nd album "Candy" came out a couple of years ago.  I realize that No Bra is definitely not for everyone, but I absolutely love her brand of eccentric industrial POP!

The Bird and the Bee - Recreational Love

Here's the title track from The Bird and the Bee's excellent new album!!!

Alpaca Sports - Just Like Them

Due next week, Alpaca Sports' new mini-album "When You Need Me the Most" is sure to be one of the best indie pop releases of the year!!!

Suede - Outsiders

I have been in love with Suede since the moment I first heard "So Young" back in the '90s.  Very excited that their new album "Night Thoughts" is coming in January, but sad that it isn't sooner!!  The album will have a corresponding film which is also wonderful news!!

VÉRITÉ

VÉRITÉ has released two excellent EPs thus far.  "Sentiment" is the most recent and I highly recommend it!

Death and Vanilla - Follow the Light

If you haven't daydreamed to the beautiful music of Death and Vanilla, may I suggest starting with this gorgeous track!  The track is taken from their recently released album "To Where the Wild Things Are"!!

Empress Of - Standard

Empress Of released her debut album "Me" on Sept 11!  Going to see her next week at the Echo!!  YES!!!!  LOVE HER!!!!

Giorgio Tuma with Malik Moore - My Lively Youth

Giorgio Tuma's latest single is one bouncy little morsel of loveliness!!  album album album!!

Seapony - Couldn't Be

In July, Seapony released their third album "A Vision" featuring more of their lovely dreamy indie pop.  Sadly, a couple of weeks ago, the band announced that they are done.  So sad!!

Class Actress - GFE

Silly fun little video from Class Actress from her excellent new EP "Movies"!  I need MORE Class Actress music!!!  I need shows too!!!

Emmon - Felix Baumgartner

Here's a new video from Emmon's 2014 album "Aon"!!

Peaches - Dick in the Air

ANOTHER Peaches video from her upcoming album "Rub"!  The third in a series of awesome videos, this one features the always-great Margaret Cho!!

Cola Jet Set - Fin del mundo

Cola Jet Set has a new album coming out in November!  It's called "El fin del mundo" and this is the first super-joyous single from the album!!  When I attended NY Popfest a few years back, Cola Jet Set was one of the highlights and it looks like they haven't slowed down with their high energy pop!!

iamamiwhoami - the deadlock

Still blowing my mind, here is a NEW and fantastic song by iamamiwhoami presented during their CONCERT IN BLUE which just saw its physical release this month!!  An amazing concert indeed.

Yumi Zouma - Right, Off the Bridge

Yumi Zouma are combining their two awesome EPs and releasing them as "EP Collection" this week!!  The collection features this new song, an outtake!  It's as solid as everything they've put out thus far.  Need this in my life!!

Maxi Wild - Sudden Death

We got to see Rockyboo's friend Maxi Wild perform before a burlesque show last week and it was awesome!!!  Here's her latest video.  It's just a little violent, just a little bloody, just a lot of badassery!!

Little Children - Another Day

Delicious pop nugget out of Sweden by Little Children!  The track is from his recent EP "Traveling Through Darkness"!

Husky Rescue - Under Friendly Fire

A new video for a song from Husky Rescue's 2013 album "The Long Lost Friend".  Bullying is shit.

Husky Rescue - Under Friendly Fire

Iisa - Kukaan ei oo kenenkään

Iisa, the lead singer of Regina, is back with a new solo album!  This is the title track!!


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Raving George - You're Mine

Love love this new track from Raving George feat. Oscar and the Wolf on vocals!

Siouxsie Sioux and Brian Reitzell - Love Crime

Gorgeous new collaboration from Siouxsie and the series composer for TV Show "Hannibal", Brian Reitzell. 

Princess Chelsea - We Were Meant 2 B

Taken from Princess Chelsea's awesome new album "The Great Cybernetic Depression"!

Youth Lagoon - Highway Patrol Stun Gun

Sept 25th is a big day for music I like!  Youth Lagoon's new album "Savage Hills Ballroom" is out that day!

Legends of Country - Jelly and Jam

It's Papa-Ooberus' birthday today and since he loves country, I think it's only fitting that I post a "country-esque" song today!  "Jelly and Jam" is taken from Legends of Country's fun debut album "Talk About Country"!  Happy Birthday DAD!!!

Computer Magic - Be Fair (video)

YES!!  I love reposting awesome songs when their videos come out!!  Remember, Computer Magic's LP "Davos" is out in October!!

Molly Nilsson - 1995

Another taste from Molly Nilsson's upcoming album "Zenith" due Sept 25th!!

The Magic Theatre - London Town

It's my birthday and that means I get to post something special.  Not to say that all of my other posts aren't extremely special but this is just more personal.

Released in 2010, "London Town" by The Magic Theatre was a true labor of love.  About 5 years in the making (and I followed every step along the way through MySpace blogs), it is the first album for this magical band who formed out of the ashes of my favorite band Ooberman.
Anticipating an album for such a long time and being given insight throughout the entire process by frontman Dan Popplewell, really gave me a strong connection to the album before it was even released.  And when it was finally released, I was in a state of euphoria.  The album tells a tale of time travel love between a 1960's Alfie character and a Victorian girl from the late 1800's who meet at The Magic Theatre.  They spend a glorious summer of love together, before the male character is whisked back to his own time.  The Victorian woman pines away for the love of her life well into her old age as the album comes to a close.
What truly set this album apart from anything else I'd heard in recent years was how relatable the story was to me.  I mean, I've never time-traveled or anything that awesome, but I've felt the type of love our heroine speaks of in these beautiful songs.  I've pined like she has, I've felt these emotions.  And the album is jam-packed with emotions that run the full gamut.  I've cried many times listening to these songs, but more than that, I've smiled and remembered what life is all about.
So today, on my birthday, I present in its entirety, the amazing debut album by The Magic Theatre, "London Town"...one of the greatest albums I have ever heard.