Frankmusik - 3 Little Words



"Feelings have no thoughts and they ain't got any plans"

Frankmusik was recently featured on Popjustice and from the moment I heard his sound I knew that he was going to be a new Alienhits obsession. Chaotic electro can sometimes be very daunting and hookless, but Frankmusik's sound is incredibly catchy and surprisingly accessible. His debut EP Frankisum is flawless, and 3 Little Words is my favorite track from it. With a blisteringly fast, falsetto chorus and a gazillion different sounds fighting for sonic dominance, it literally sounds like the future of pop music.

Frankmusik - 3 Little Words (mp3) (zshare)

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The Lovemakers - Misery Loves Company



"I won't give you the luxury of takin' away all your love from me"

California's The Lovemakers were one of the very first bands to appear on Alienhits in its infancy with the now classic Gonna Find, and I'm delighted to be able to write about them again. They've just released a new five song EP on their new label Fuzz Records. The EP itself is an absolute triumph, including not only the five tracks but also a fully produced music video for each one (check them out here, here, here, here, and here). That in itself is a tremendous feat, yet the band is also promising another such EP by the end of the year!! Now, on to the track itself. Misery Loves Company (the title track of the EP) is pure old-school Lovemakers. Catchy as hell with a great dance beat and fantastic lyrics, nothing really needs to be said about it except listen!!

The Lovemakers - Misery Loves Company (mp3) (zshare)

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Bermuda Triangle - Two Things



"You couldn't see yourself so you kept on fighting"

With a name like Bermuda Triangle, you'd expect something really different and mysterious. It turns out, though, that this band plays pretty much straightforward synth pop, but that's in no way a bad thing. The band have a stately sound similar to bands like Erasure and Pet Shop Boys. Two Things is my favorite track, with gorgeous, throbbing verses and a big chorus. On another note, I love the press photo. It reminds me of a school photo where everything is meticulously arranged and nobody really wants to be there.

Bermuda Triangle - Two Things (mp3) (zshare)

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Dolly Daggers - Numb



"People are talking"

Dolly Daggers have been featured on Alienhits before and the track I'm posting today is not their best song, but I'm posting it to bring attention to the clips the band have recently put up on their myspace from their upcoming full-length album. Circleline & People Like You elevate the band to a whole different level and I am now superexcited about their album. They seem to have built on the eighties influences of their prior material and added a new, more professional sounding urgency to the tracks. Add to that a lead singer with amazing punky glam fashion and you've got a band that have bucketloads of potential.

Dolly Daggers - Numb (mp3) (zshare)

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Midnight Juggernauts - Nine Lives

"I've lived my lies, I've lived them well"

Midnight Juggernauts, currently blowing up in Australia, excell at creating tracks of dense, alien synth landscapes and then throwing simple pop melodies on top. Their single Into The Galaxy is amazing... sort of a cross between Muse and ELO with a dance edge. Nine Lives is just as good, starting off with a thick layer of synths and only getting more epic from then on. The album, Dystopia, is not the most accessible thing you'll hear all year, but there are plenty of gems like this buried within all the sci-fi gloss.

Midnight Juggernauts - Nine Lives (mp3) (zshare)

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