mnek
Well, some of you may already be aware of this HIDEOUSLY talented 14 year old, who rather fantastically subverts the stereotype a la thecocknbullkid/Santogold/Remi Nicole and decides to NOT churn out the 'requisite' urban fodder. Devil In Pumps is really quite fantastic, and am I alone in thinking he sounds a bit will.i.am-esque when he half-raps (as when he claims that the aforementioned devil is wearing 'innocent ATIYAHHH')? Either way, mnek (pronounced with each letter) does boast the requisite electropop influences for 2009 (Frankmusik, Pet Shops Boys etc.), and is definitely one to look out for.
mnek on MySpace
YENN
Yes, the very pretty YENN has also got some rather poptastic music up her sleeve...but very little of it on YooToob unfortunately...or obviously accessible on her MySpace <_< However, a quick trip to File2HD with her MySpace input solves everything, and unveils the slow and unremarkable Show Me Your Heaven...but more importantly, the trashily addictive So Good To Be Wrong, in its original form littered with 'whoa oh whoa's and a beat just as brain dominating, but also accompanied by several remixes, none of which I've listened to yet! *burns in blogger hell* In short, So Good To Be Wrong is definitely worth checking out.
YENN on MySpace
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero // It's Blitz!
GOD this album is glorious. Never had myself down as much of a YYYs fan until this, but with tracks such as the utterly addictive Zero, which currently resides at 3 in my chart, along with highlights such as Hysteric and Skeletons and Heads Will Roll, what is seriously not to love? The whole album is apparently listenable on MySpace, but I can't see it...File2HD can see it for anyone who is interested however! For an album this good though, purchasing is quite obv a necessity on release...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs on MySpace
Erik Hassle - Hurtful
No, he isn't particularly photogenic - add a gold necklace to that picture and you've got yourself a street corner-variety chav in Sheffield at 3am - but with tracks as FABULOX as Hurtful, does it matter? A heartfelt track underpinned by a constant military drum (easily the best use of prominent drum on a track since Portishead's Machine Gun). That chorus as well...*swoons*
The next person to compare this to The Script is getting it in the kidneys.
Video for Hurtful (WARNING: SECKS IMPLIED)
Erik Hassle on MySpace
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