It is a known fact that "I Love It" by Icona Pop & Charli XCX was the very best song of last year and possibly the best of this decade. Well guess what? THIS SONG SOUNDS LIKE IT!
Sharks are a girl group (!!!) from Sweden (!!!!!!) that are under the management of Style Of Eye, the producer of "I Love It" amongst other very good songs (!!!!!!!!!!!) Clearly, NSOTPop would be all over this. With the same head rushy electro production, the girls of Sharks signal their arrival to the pop with shouty vocals that would make Icona Pop proud. The video is also a masterpiece, taking some notes from Marina and the Diamonds' "How To Be a Heartbreaker." Overall, it's an A+ from us!
Say hello to the best named act ever, Celine Neon. There's not too much about them out there but it appears to be two women singing while a man makes the music. Luckily, their output is 30% good thanks to new electrobanger "Getcha Good." It's a little too hard to describe but it manages to take a rave anthem to the tropics. Hopefully they keep the upward trend and move on from their old boring electro production. Regardless, the only way this would be better is if they did a balls to the walls cover "My Heart Will Go On."
George The Poet is essentially a Slam poet performing over some nice piano. It's very tastemaker music but if his words resonate with you, then you will probably feel very empowered after listening to him.
Is he the Sound Of 2015: I hope not. He is extremely talented but if this ends up on the radio, we're all doomed.
Listen to some of George's songs on his Soundcloud.
It appears that the stars of pop (pop stars if you will) have aligned to make 2015 one of the most exciting years of music ever. It is known fact here at NSOTPop that the artist who creates an album of the year goes down in history as a pop deity.
Starting from the beginning of the golden age of pop in 2007, these deities include:
Dragonette - Galore (2007)
Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke (2008)
Little Boots - Hands (2009)
Ellie Goulding - Lights (2010)
Lady Gaga - Born This Way (2011)
Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart (2012)
Charli XCX - True Romance (2013)
2014… WHO KNOWS?! Except for me... The best album of 2014 is still up in the air but you can leave a comment telling me who you think it should be.
Now that you're well acquainted with the pop pantheon, let me go ahead and drop a bombshell on you.
There is a chance ALL OF THESE ARTISTS WILL RELEASE A NEW ALBUM FOR 2015.
Charli XCX will release her second albumSucker in America in December, but won't be released in the UK until next year and therefore, will only count when it has been released in the artist's home country. Marina and the Diamonds' Frootalready has an April release date and Little Boots has got an amazing EP coming out to get you ready for the confirmed album for 2015. Elsewhere, Ellie Goulding has confirmed a new album for 2015. Now the speculation begins. Dragonette have had a sufficient amount of time to record a new album since 2012's Bodyparts and even though Ladyhawke takes forever to make albums, it is completely rational to expect something brilliant after 2012's Anxiety.Lady Gaga is the most worrisome as we could get something utterly shit like that guitar/rock album she's been threatening us with. However, she has stated that a Volume 2 of ARTPOP could come out in the near future and knowing her ability at continuing already amazing album campaigns, this could be the second coming of the Fame Monster!!!!!
Sincerely, there might be so much good music next year that everyone else should just take a break and save it for 2016. Happy holidays!
Whether we like it or not, 2014 has been the year of R&B coming back into the spotlight. And not you're typical Ciara bump and grind stuff either. The experimental R&B scene has never been hotter thanks to innovative minds like BANKS, FKA twigs, and The Weeknd. And that's all well and good but sometimes we need to bring it back to the safe haven of pop and Tiaan, or for emphasis TIAAN, is here to do just that.
Now, most people believe Tiaan to be a newcomer to the music world but I'm here to set the record straight. As an avid Top Model fan, I have seen most of the series from around the world, and out of all the hosts, runways, and bitch fights, Australia has the best intro song. So good that I had to find out who sang it. Which led me to this.
This may or may not be the same person, but I am calling Tiaan out on being the mastermind behind this amazing song. I suppose she got over being in the club and decided to take a step back and disappear for a second. Since most Australians are destined for greatness, it was only a matter of time before Tiaan came back to bless our ears.
2014 has brought us a lot of new talents but the best have been singers that take a new approach to classic sounds. Tiaan has mastered this genre and I cannot wait for more releases from this budding superstar. And we won't have to wait long! Tiaan has adopted a single per month strategy that really should be the standard across the world. This style has given us "Oh My", "Clean", and possible song of the year "Devil's Touch." So let's see if Tiaan can make it on top (CALLBACK!) in 2015.
