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Agnes gloriously returns with a surprising single

After taking over Scandinavia with ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ last year, Agnes returns with a surprising follow-up. ‘One Last Time’ is more of a ballad, a broken-hearted break-up type of affair with stellar production. Think Leona Lewis meets Lykke Li. The track was produced by Quant, the man who produced, my faves, Hurts’ debut album and it reeks of a similar class. The spot where any normal commercial producer would insert a standard dub step breakdown, he replaces them with Agnes’ distorted cries of heartache. This song is a beauty.
Such is the video, shame that it isn’t in HD though. You can’t release a non-HD superstar video these days, unless they are like found footage montages or something.

Mystery Jets turn Vince Kidd’s ‘Sick Love’ into an alt-pop anthem

Before Vince Kidd joined The Voice UK, he was trying to make a career of his own, and he was doing great. He had a video out for the amazing ‘Sick Love’ and he was doing interviews left and right, but he never really hit it big time. After his glorious audition on The Voice UK, his star status blew up immediately and he started to get some recognition for his older work. Twickenham-based Mystery Jets have remixed his single ‘Sick Love’ into something more groovy. Where the original is a breeding hot, seductive r&b track, this remix brings some cowbell and 80’s synths to the mix. It is a home run. Enjoy!

Adam Lambert’s new video is his best yet.

Set in a futuristic dystopian setting, Adam Lambert wakes up in a society controlled by some mysterious 1984 Big Brother-esque movement. It is a compelling story, visually very striking and very strong throughout. Nothing really extraordinary, but ‘Never Close Our Eyes’ is the best video Adam has ever released (he’s only done like 5 before). It even has a colorful dance routine that comes out of nowhere. I love it. Great fashion also. Enjoy! 

The Vaccines return with a glorious comeback single

Debut album ‘What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?’ was one of my favorite albums of 2011, so I’m very happy to say that The Vaccines are coming back with a new album later this year. To celebrate the glorious news, the band have released the first single ‘No Hope’ online. It’s nothing that’s really different than their last album, just a bit more Strokes-y. Check out their glorious ‘return’* above.

* they’ve been touring non-stop ever since the first demo of ‘Do You Wanna’ came online, so they really never left.

‘Conquest’, another visual masterpiece from The Sound of Arrows

Check out the beautiful amazing, awesome new visual for my favorite The Sound of Arrows song ‘Conquest’. It is just too awesome. Just watch it. I’m so glad I already have this one on vinyl! It was on the Wonders 12”! Enjoy!

Ronika never fails to deliver killer jams

The underground queen of 80s inspired electro-pop jams, Ronika, has teamed up with DJ/producer/wonderman Hervé on his latest single “How Could I Live Without You (Make It Right)”. It is an all hands aloft, get down with your cocktail in the air, summer jam that has no shame in repeating the same lyrics (henceforth the title) over and over again as its chorus. It just works. I love Ronika, I love everything Hervé has done, so this joint is pure gold. The video is very awesome indeed. This will be in my party playlist for years to come. 

K-pop royalty INFINITE slay with comeback single ‘The Chaser’

Behold the glorious return of INFINITE, one of the best K-Pop boy band in the game. In only two years they’ve established themselves as one of the biggest in the game by releasing flawless music and killer videos. And their comeback single ‘The Chaser’ is no different.
With a stellar fresh production by producer duo Sweetune (a.k.a. the Asian Xenomania) alternating between solos, rapping and harmonizing to create a fiercely fresh song. The build up to the euphoric chorus is immense and the chorus itself is a glorious peak.
I haven’t even talked about how perfect the video is. There’s a car crash, motorcycle chases, some weird stuff with a box and a key. But it’s the dancing that really shines. GOD, they are slaying every part of me. How gorgeous are they tbh. I’m totally in love with the two guys who have their styled upwards, I don’t know their names, I think Woohyun is one of them. God they’re so pretty.

The mini-album Infinitize is out now!

Witness their Slayage live on Comeback Stage!

Nicki Minaj needs Nas right by her side

Tonight, we saw the premiere of Nicki Minaj’s video for “Right By My Side”. The Chris Brown featured mid-tempo joint is perfect. The Benny Boom-directed video is just Nicki having a good relationship with rapper Nas, while looking Gorgeous. Also, Breezy looks really hot in this video. I’m only judging his looks, not his behavior in real life. The black short do still is the best for him. Check out the video and jam along to this perfect hip-pop single.

Franz Ferdinand x Sound of Arrows = Swiss Lips

Oh god, this is so good. Check out the electro, dance, indie-pop band Swiss Lips’ latest single ‘Danz’. It is so fine, and the video is also hilarious. Enjoy.

Eric Saade gets down in UK version of ‘Hotter Than Fire’

Even though the original ‘Hotter Than Fire’ was a floor filler, Eric Saade’s team decided to go with an even more dance-y remix for the international release of the track. It also comes with a partly new video, in which we see a lot more close-ups of his beautiful face and some great moves. He looks pretty fit from touring btw, those arms look really good! Like the new hair too. Enjoy the UK version of ‘Hotter Than Fire’!

Prom gets taken over by Jeffree Star

One of the music industry’s most controversial upcoming signed acts has finally released the video for his major label debut single. Jeffree Star is surely one provocative fellow and he certainly is not holding back in his ‘Prom Night’ video. Huge hair, filthy dance moves, latest fashion, girl-on-girl kissing, gunning down the prom king and queen… it is one huge camp fest! Enjoy!

Natalia Kills wrecks a model and a photobooth in Tatana video

You can’t get in my head, if you can’t get in my bed. Natalia Kills sets out a simple goal in her new collab with DJ Tatana. The video is a steamy affair, with Natalia and a hot model making out while pictures of them are being taken constantly. Oh yeah, and she beheads a teddybear while she’s at it, symbolizing the beheading of her hot lover. The song is very hot, a tad repetitive maybe, but there is no denying this song is a smash!

John Mayer returns to the stage with ‘Queen of California’

Personally, I haven’t been a huge John Mayer fan, but I can enjoy some of his songs. And he premiered a fantastic new song yesterday entitled ‘Queen of California’. It is perfect for a sunny day, laid-back, good lyrics, good melodies, some good solos. I like it! Enjoy!