"I crashed my car into the bridge" Some songs just blow in like a hurricane, stealing attention away from everything else on the radio. Icona Pop's new single, I Love It , has widely (and preemptively) been looked at as the best song of 2012. And really, when December rolls around, I wouldn't be surprised to see it towards the top of my own list. It's that good. Icona Pop are a Swedish duo making quirky, slightly aggressive pop music. They released an EP last year that was pretty good, but nothing could have compared me for this ...

Swedish indie-dance-pop-call-it-what-you-want duo Icona Pop, who first made waves with their delicious Kitsune-approved “Manners” back in 2011, are back with a seriously killer bang: “I Love It.” Propelled by a sledgehammering synth stomp crafted by fellow Swedes Patrik Berger (Robyn‘s “Dancing On My Own”) and Style of Eye, the girls unleash their inner pop-punk princess, [...]

Inspired by fellow Swedes like Robyn, Teddybears and Miike Snow, emerging Stockholm alt-pop outfit Urban Cone serves up a new synth-driven sound on their brand-new single "Kings & Queens." This song follows the playful groove of their debut single "Urban...

Rye Rye and Robyn joined forces again on stage this weekend in Stockholm to perform “Never Will Be Mine.” Rye Rye tweeted: “Thanks @robynkonichiwa for coming to help me perform “Never Will Be Mine” tonight! So thankful youre the sweetest person ever #Sweden <3.” But that sweetness is nowhere to be found on Rye Rye’s ... More »

Gigamesh’s the solo project of one half of DiscoTech continues to impress. Primarily known for his remixes, this original track is perfect to keep you moving when you’re dancing. Related posts: Copycat Remixes Robyn’s Dancing On My Own Lady Sov’s Got Me Dancing til’ I Jizz In My Pants Tuesday Top Ten: 10 Tracks Produced [...] Related posts: Copycat Remixes Robyn’s Dancing On My Own Lady Sov’s Got Me Dancing til’ I Jizz In My Pants Tuesday Top Ten: 10 Tracks Produced by Gigamesh You Need to Hear

While Warner Music Group was busy threatening Ocean">Frank Ocean for performing his reinvented rendition of the Eagles' "Hotel California" last week, another artist the up-and-coming R&B; singer "re-imagined" on his 2011 free debut nostalgia, Ultra was doing the opposite: Coldplay, whose song "Strawberry Swing" (from 2008's Viva La Vida , on EMI Records) appears "Oceanified" as nostalgia 's nostalgia-heavy opening track, announced today that Frank would be meeting the band onstage rather than in court, opening 10 dates on the band's European tour. Coldplay have been on the other side of copyright lawsuits in the past — Joe Satriani ...

Mr. Ocean and Miss Ora will be joining the eclectic list of artists set to open for Coldplay on their European tour this summer.  DETAILS: Robyn To Open For Coldplay On European Tour It's just been announced that Odd Future crooner Ocean">Frank Ocean and Roc Nation sweetheart Rita Ora will be going on tour with Coldplay.  Last week, Swedish singer Robyn announced she was taking the stage to open for UK band Coldplay. Now, Coldplay is adding a little R&B; and a splash of pop to their tour roster. DETAILS: Eagles' Don Henley Fires Back At Ocean">Frank ...

Hammered straight out of Lars Ulrich’s Metallica School of Crisp and Brash Drums.. Sandy Estrada and our good ol’ friend Bo Cendars drops yet another flying fish into our Aerialnoise Ocean">Atlantic Ocean. Containing one hell of an audacious blend of … Continue reading →

Hammered straight out of Lars Ulrich’s Metallica School of Crisp and Brash Drums.. Sandy Estrada and our good ol’ friend Bo Cendars drops yet another flying fish into our Aerialnoise Ocean">Atlantic Ocean. Containing one hell of an audacious blend of … Continue reading →

Photo by Eirik Lande Swedish popstar  Robyn will once again open for a massive superstar on a North American arena tour when she heads out with  Coldplay in June and July. Other openers on the Coldplay tour include Marina and the Diamonds, Metronomy, the Pierces, and Wolf Gang. Check out Robyn's "Dancing on My Own" video after the dates:

After Chris Brown brutally assaulted Rihanna in 2009, the press thoroughly examined the deeply ingrained psychological reasons that battered women so often return to their abusive relationships. Sometimes the public forgives and forgets. But Chris Brown has done an astoundingly impressive job of reminding everyone he's an out of control rage-a-holic with poor judgement. So does Rihanna realize what a potentially catastrophic decision it would be professionally , let alone personally, if she collaborates with her ex as speculated? First, here's a bit of background. Hip-hop blog Miss Info has reported, and Billboard has picked up, that "two independent ...

Yeah like we wouldn’t love a video of Austra covering Robyn. Austra performed their take on the Robyn/Röyksopp Body Talk song for the Australian radio network Triple J. Watch the cover above. Click on the headline to read the rest of the story.

Das kanadische Synthie-Pop-Trio Austra hat einen Song der Popsängerin Robyn gecovert . "None Of Dem" befindet sich auf dem 2010er Album " Body Talk Pt. 1 " der schwedischen Künstlerin. Anlass für die kleine Aufführung war ein Interview im Zuge ihrer Australien-Tour beim Radiosender Triple J. Nach einem kleinen Gespräch über die Gemeinsamkeiten von Melbourne und Toronto präsentieren die Musiker den Dance-Pop Titel in reduzierter Instrumentierung und atmosphärisch-eindringlicher Stimmung. Überzeugt euch an dieser Stelle selbst: Austra - "None Of Dem" Letztes Jahr debütierten Austra mit der Platte " Feel It Break " und zogen damit große Aufmerksamkeit auf sich. Der Bandname bezieht sich zwar auf die ...

Cassie has been teasing her new single for so long, and it's been so long since she first won us over , it was easy to overlook just how sublime "King of Hearts" really is. A trailer for the song has been floating around online since last last year, but the whole thing has only been on the radio since last week , and Cassie finally unveiled the steamy video on Valentine's Day. Yes, it's a tad predictable that the woman behind 2006's frosty electro-soul triumph "Me & U" would shift toward full-fledged four-on-the-floor dance-pop in the Year of David Guetta Meeting Dave Grohl at the Grammys , especially after so many "Cassie is back" false alarms, but all that matters is this track beats just about everyone else in the game-- as Fact was probably first to point out, we're in Robyn Body Talk territory here. Only Cassie's voice is still cool and restrained, rather than Robyn's open-hearted emoting, and the Diddy-affiliated singer's approach perfectly suits this return to her best (one could uncharitably say "only") theme so far: seduction. Given that "King of Hearts" hit YouTube around the same time Usher's Diplo-produced slow jam "Climax" hit SoundCloud, it's only fair to compare the two — and as dazzling as "Climax" is, in some ways, Cassie's track might be better. As an exercise in restraint, "King of Hearts" already has Usher and Diplo beat by keeping the sex implicit, rather than obvious right from the title. And whereas "Climax" is stuck in an exquisite, excruciating holding pattern, Cassie's song really does keep building from beginning to end, starting with staccato pinpricks of synth and handclaps soon joined by thudding, slightly syncopated drum programming. If "Climax" is Radiohead quiet storm, then "King of Hearts" is Radiohead-something-else-- Kylie Minogue, maybe?: Cassie's disembodied voice chases after her lead vocal, Kid A -style, as she masterfully seduces a master of seduction, with those "la la las" something like Kylie's on her immortal "Can't Get You Out of My Head." But why choose sides? That's one hugely convenient thing about songs: You can let as many rule your heart as you want. But you can only listen to one at a time; check out Cassie's new song and its video below, and ...

A vocal-only track of Whitney Houston’s 1985 single “How Do I Know” spread along the web like wildfire upon the news of her death, becoming a specific reminder of the talent that we no longer have. Those incredible vocals have been put to some new music — Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own” — and though ... More »