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October 2, 2009

Guilty Pleasures List 8

Nelly Furtado - Manos Al Aire
I like old Nelly Furtado, that is "Whoa Nelly!" and "Folklore" her two lowest grossing albums...I guess that's why she called on Timbaland to work on her colossal third release. However this new latin album brings back memories of the highly underrated Folklore. I like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttRmn84uv-I



Young Love - Discotech and Find A New Way
He can sing and the beat is great...but seriously STOP writing your own songs. This is why Young Love is on my guilty pleasures list, he can sing, its well produced but the song writing is too lame.





Hilary Duff - Stranger, Wake Up
Ok I know what you are thinking..."MusicGeek! You have posted some pretty messed up artists in your sorry excuse for a blog...but this is the final straw! I am unsubscribing!" But please don't unsubscribe...I can explain...please!!! Although there is no excuse for the Hilary Duff music fetish, and she is a product of the fascist Disney music machine, some of her songs are quite catchy. And she is no Miley Cyrus...I mean at least she can carry a tune.

Stranger

Wake Up

Timbaland - Throw it On Me, and Time
This is from his extremely pretentious album. it got slammed by critics but I thought the collaborations with The Hives and She Wants Revenge were quite good.

Throw It On Me




Natalie Imbruglia - Want
I'm a sucker for Natalie. She may be a pop artist but she has some depth at least...then again I just listed Hilary Duff above her so anyone that comes after Hilary has more depth! Her newest single from her up coming album, is miles better than her first single "Wild About It." Its dark and brooding, and I like it even though its co-written by Chris Martin.

Want

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me
She has been compared to Amy Winehouse, and they both have powerful voices, however that's where the similarities end. Amy's style is much messier, and that's how she rose to fame, her sloppy take on soul, Galbriella is more cleaned up. Although she lacks Winehouse's edginess she has her own take on the genre playing up her "good girl gone bad image." I would also like to point out that Gabriella is only 18! And her voice is already so powerful! Unlike the Disney brood (although I do have Hilary up there) Gabriella gets by on her talent, not her daddy and preteen fan base. Take that Miley Cyrus.

Sweet About Me


Son Dambi - Cry Eye
Stupid song title but oh so catchy. Son Dambi definitely my favorite Korean pop singer at the moment.



T-ara & Supernova 티아라 & 초신성 - TTL Time to Love
Yeah so the beginning of the MV kind of reminds me of 2PM's "Again and Again" and the Supernova is sort of like a Big Bang rip off, but I like the song.



2NE1 - Pretty One
I love them, they kind of remind 0f the Korean version of TLC...






April 23, 2009

Studying Break Musical Guilty Pleasures




Devotchka - "How it Ends" haunting and beautiful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbZM6ZSlvvY

Gogol Bordello - "Wonderlust King" gypsy punk at it's finest...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jv3b0VKec8

Buraka Som Sistema - "Yah!" its kuduro a musical dance hybrid from Portugal, made popular by the Angolan immigrant population in Lisbon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TWXXyaCQJM

Thunderheist - "Jerk it" Toronto based rap dance duo I've seen them in concert, a really good time, almost as fun as seeing Bloc Party live.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbvKUEXNaDU

Guiltiest songs?

Boa - "Eat You Up" My Korean and Chinese friends introduced me to her she can sing she can dance...she is a completely manufactured pop product of the Korean music industry. The lyrics to the song suck, but the beat is so catchy...I listen to it in my room with the door and windows shut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUbiK8zl5BU&feature=related



Craig David - "Insomnia" Another sugary pop song but at least Craig writes his own material...still I am never really that comfortable telling people I listen to this stuff...I risk losing my indie cred! There are actually two versions of this song, one sung by Craig and another sung by Korean singer Wheesung...I listen to both...but the Korean version has messed lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjGrOG5EbeI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLYg8rwdihM&feature=related

Son Dambi - "Bad Boy" Another Korean singer! (My friends have really corrupted me.) However there is something about the Korean pop music industry, the songs are catchy, the singers are usually strong and since I can't understand the lyrics I don't feel stupid for listening to them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g5kXJX3vIs