1. “Moneygrabber” – Fitz and The Tantrums [1-5-2010] Brewing up a retro-soul, Motown sound by new septet discovered at South by Southwest.
2. “Get Some” – Lykke Li [12-10-10]. Big percussion combined with Li’s vocals offers it up with a dance beat by Sweidish indie pop artist.
3. “Moment 4 Life” – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake [11-22-10]. A soulful & harmonic refrain along with a cameo from Drake gives this R&B tracks good texture against Nicki’s gruff raps.
4. “Wet” – Snoop Dogg featuring The Cataracts (12-17-10). Slinky, nasty electroporn, and who knew Snoop could hold a note?
5. “Sick of You” – Cake [1-11-2011]. Sayin’ is straight a la ageless alternative rock with phat rips, horns and swinging grooves by hip, SoCal stalwart.
6. “Wake Up Everybody” – John Legend and The Roots [12-6-2010]. A funk-soul pairing that covers this Harold Melvin classic with contemporary, sleek aplomb.
7. “All About Him” – Auburn [11-26-2010]. The new single pop track -- with a retro twist – off forthcoming album by emerging songstress.
8. “Black and Yellow” – Wiz Khalifa [12-21-2010]. Enormous commercial hip-hop hit by rapper out of Pittsburgh.
9. “Kush” – Dr. Dre, Snoop and Akon [11-18-2010]. Power of three makes for deeply phat raps exalting the power of weed. Hold on to your hat -- it’s unedited.
10. “United States of Pop 2010” – DJ Earworm (unreleased). Earworm’s annual collage of the year’s best Pop Tracks, well melded with smooth segues.
11. “Neu Chicago” – Clive Tanaka Y Su Orquesta [1-11-11]. An upbeat, genre-bending track by Japanese musical artist that sounds like steel drums underwater with a happy chorus singing a positive refrain.
12. “Rolling in the Deep” – Adele [11-30-2010] the lead single from Londoner Adele’s forthcoming album lays down a big beat, a blues disposition and drips with strong, smoky vocals.
13. “Marathon” – Tennis [1-11-11]. Pixie voice and retro background combine for delightful and light track by indie pop (who are married!) out of Denver.
14. “Bass Down Low” – The Cataracts featuring Dev [12-7-2010]. Emerging G6 Cataract lays out voice over grating backbeat that’s awful and delicious all at once.
15. “Not in Love” – Crystal Castles (featuring Robert Smith) [12- 6-201o]. With a distinctly 80’s new Wave, Cure-like sound, this cover of the Platinum Blonde original features big synth background beats and a resonating refrain.
16. “Costume Party” – Two Door Cinema Club [to be released]. Mixing electric polish with guitar driven hooks makes for a pop-driven number by emerging trio out of Northern Ireland.
Top Ten Best New Music ... all released within the past 60 days
- 1. "Somebody I Used to Know" - Gotye
- 2. "I'm on One" - DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Drake, R. Ross
- 3. "Motivation" - Kelly Rowland
- 4. "Well OK, Honey" - Jenny O.
- 5. "The Adventure of Rain Dance Maggie" - RHCP
- 6. "I Stand Alone" - Theophilus London
- 7. "Sey and I KNow It" - LMFAO
- 8. "Oh Why" - Balam Acab
- 9. "That's My Bitch" - Kanye West, Jay-Z
- 10. "Lights" Remix - Bassnectar, Ellie Goulding
- 11. "Wait in the Dark" - Memory Tapes
- 12. "At Home" - Crystal Fighters
- 13. "Feel So Close" - Calvin Harris
- 14. "Amor Fati" - Washed Out
- 15. "All I Ever Wanted" - Toxic Airborne Event
WHAT DO YOU THINK???
... Roll, the radio show host of Revel without a Pause at KOTO FM in Telluride, is interested in your remarks, thoughts and ideas and encourages comments below ...
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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