Free Energy - Dream City

Lately there have been so many vintage pop bands appearing in a magical burst of shiny melodies, but they often fade away just as quickly. Free Energy's new tune “Dream City” will hook you with the handclaps, the na-na-na's, but most of all, the singer with the rockabilly punk voice that's uncharacteristically calm and smooth. They've just caught the eye of DFA Records and they're working on their debut album, so let's hope they stick around awhile.

Free Energy - Dream City
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Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Boys & Girls [MP3]

Before the weekend I showed you the retro musical-styled video for Martin Solveig's hot new single, “Boys & Girls”, featuring Dragonette and filmed in the Paris mansion of fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier for his latest scent, Ma Dame.

As I hinted in Friday's article, I've just received the official MP3 of “Boys & Girls”. This is not the YouTube rip posted recently on other blogs, and it's a bit different from the video version.

Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Boys & Girls
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Martin Solveig + Dragonette - Boys & Girls

Gibson Brothers - Cuba

Gibson Brothers' tropical hit “Cuba” is a blast of sandy 70s funktified disco grooves. Music to remind me why I love the sweltering heat of summer.

Gibson Brothers - Cuba
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O. Children - Dead Disco Dancer

Last February, O. Children played a stunning showcase attended by Deadly People, who signed them the next day. Their upcoming single “Dead Disco Dancer” is a haunting, resonant song laden with acidic guitars and deep, heavy vocals.

O. Children's sound is dominated by their singer, who is gifted with an incomparable baritone voice. The instrumentation is dark, murky and post-psychedelic. The band takes their name from a Nick Cave song, but even a comparison to the legendary musician can scarcely depict the transcendant sound of O. Children.

The single releases in July on Deadly People. Here is the music video, but click the link below to see it in HD.


O. Children - Dead Disco Dancer (Watch in HD)

Martin Solveig + Dragonette - Boys & Girls

Ma Dame is the latest addition to Jean-Paul Gaultier's famous line of perfumes. The French fashion designer is promoting his new fragrance with a music video, shot in his own home—a brand new track by Martin Solveig and Dragonette.

We don't know whether this song will ever be made available for sale, but it may be available for free in the future. We'll keep you updated. In the meantime, here's the video and some great remixes of Martin Solveig's and Dragonette's most recent singles.


Martin Solveig + Dragonette - Boys & Girls

Martin Solveig - One 2.3 Four (Tits & Clits Remix)
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Dragonette - Fixin to Thrill (Automatic Panic vs. DJ Cat NYC Mix)
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Michael Jackson Tribute / Hi_Tack

He was the King of Pop, one of the greatest and most influential entertainers to set foot on our Earth. His god-like status was smashed to pieces in the last decade over his personal issues, but that doesn't change the impression he left on the world of music. Many superstars have had the limelight scorch them over their personal problems and shortcomings but I don't believe that it can undermine the immortality of their accomplishments.

Rest in peace, Michael Jackson. Popular music will never be the same, since you've come and gone.

Here's my favourite Michael Jackson remix, released by Hi_Tack in 2005.

Hi_Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)
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La Roux - Tigerlily

La Roux's debut hits stores this Monday the 29th, marking the second breakthrough female-fronted electro album of the summer. This weekend they take the stage at Glastonbury, then comes a tour of festivals and venues throughout North America and Europe for the rest of the summer.

They've had a few big singles already, but the album isn't tapped out yet. The next single will likely be “Tigerlily”, which somehow sounds like their previous single “In for the Kill”, but flipped with a massive drum track and the kind of beat that can summon the power of dance to take over anyone within aural proximity.

La Roux - Tigerlily
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