Heads We Dance - My Heart Is Set On You



"They'll be no romancing"

Some of you may have heard of the UK's Heads We Dance, and frankly so had I, yet I hadn't really given them much of a listen until recently. Now I can definitely add them to my "bands to be excited about" list (which is admittedly pretty long). They play the kind of poppy electro rock that this blog was all but made for, and they've got several great songs already. My Heart Is Set On You, even in its demo form, is definitely one of them. Extremely catchy even after the first listen, it depicts the band as sort of a mix between The Upper Room and Protocol, to bring up two dearly departed bands.

Heads We Dance - My Heart Is Set On You (zshare)

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Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now



"I don't care if you're sitting at home"

I usually try to keep my daily posts to newer artists, but I can't help writing about this song from the 80's that I heard for the first time on the radio last weekend because it's been playing through my head ever since. Honeymoon Suite were (are?) a Canadian rock band with a major new wave influence. New Girl Now, the kind of punchy guitar-pop track that Roxette was so good at crafting, was one of their biggest hits and it is a great song which sounds just as amazing now as I'm sure it did back in its prime. I will definitely be checking out more from these guys.

Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now (zshare)

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X District - Color Correction



"Now that I have you alone"

It may not be as catchy as some of the stuff I post, but I like it just the same. I'm talking about Color Correction by electronic duo X District. It's simple, even "lo fi" dance music with a continually repeating synth hook that feels appropriate during these snowy nights of late fall. Most importantly, it just sounds cool, like you're in some expensive club. And just look at that promo pic, or maybe it's from a video? I don't know, but it's creepy and weird... sort of like the track, actually.

X District - Color Correction (zshare)

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Ghostland Observatory - Silver City



"Well, I don't come from the city"

I posted a song (Sad Sad City) by Ghostland Observatory about a year ago and it now seems that the band is finally getting a bit more attention to coincide with their rerelease of their first two albums. Though Silver City is not the most instantly catchy or upbeat of their songs, it gives a different taste of the band's sound and really becomes quite addictive as you listen to it more and more. Frontman Aaron Behrens has always been praised for his Freddie Mercury esque vocals, and I think this is very apparent at some points in this song.

Ghostland Observatory - Silver City (zshare)

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Axwell & Sebastian Fngrosso ft. Salem el Fakir - It's True



"It's true, life will smile for you"

It's True is an odd, yet quite effective collaboration that combines the club sounds of Axwell with the soul pop of Salem el Fakir (and if you haven't checked out Fakir's solo stuff yet, do yourself a favor and give it a listen). It's a "dance" song in the same way that Christian Falk's Dream On (featuring Robyn & Ola Salo) was... heavily repetitive yet very different than most club fare. It's beginning a nice run on the charts as well, especially in Scandinavia. It's only a matter of time before this reaches the UK, I'd guess.

Axwell & Sebastian Fngrosso ft. Salem el Fakir - It's True (zshare)

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