and go get the free Florrie downloads ASAP! She's sort of electro, sort of acoustic, sort of freakin' great!
Of course it doesn't hurt that she's gorgeous.
She's a drummer, works with Karl Lagerfeld, is so very indie and really cutting edge. Her music is cute and catchy but still seems really new and fresh to me. I can't to devour everything she puts out there!
I think my favorite song is "Call 911." That chorus will get stuck in your head!
It's not just because I live in Chicago, but also because of this song.
Oh GOD, she's so cute, the song is so catchy! It's literally bubble-gum pop! I think what first drew me to the song was the vaguely "Dimitri From Paris" inspired beeps (listen to Love Love Mode and you'll see what I mean.) Then the cute factor bonked me over the head. I really enjoy the "clap-along" beat and the narrative style of the lyrics. The video is rather minimal, but it works.
Anne Lilia Berge Strand is a good looking woman and she has the kind of breathy vocals I adore. Sort of like a Marina Schiptjenko with a bit of a younger, whisper-y vibe.
I know this song is from 2004, but I still love it. Check out her catalog, it's fantastic. This is the kind of electropop I want to hear!
The impossibly fun electro act, Hyperbubble, created a music video that capitalizes on the cuteness of Smokey the cat. I've always heard that it's difficult to work with children or animals, but Smokey seems like a natural.
I'll admit to having visited icanhascheezburger.com a few (thousand) times and when I meet a nice kitty I am inclined to pet it, but I haven't ever met a cat as awesome as Smokey.
Enough about the cat, the music is pretty awesome too. In an elemental, straight-up synthpop style, Hyperbubble satisfies my desire for a high toe-tapability quotient and catchy riff all in one track.
There are few bands that can produce such consistently beautiful pop. BWO (formerly "Bodies Without Organs") is one of those bands. I fell in love with BWO when their first album came out and I discovered the singles on an EuroNRG chart. When I got the CD in the mail (which took SIX MONTHS to get to Chicago from Sweden) I brought it to my friendly neighborhood dance music store. I told the owner he just had to listen to it and that BWO was going to take over the world soon. He declined to even listen to the disc or write down the band name. Whatever, now he has a whole section devoted to BWO.
Right Here Right Now is an exceptionally produced track. Alexander Bard is really a wizard and is very good at surrounding himself with equally talented collaborators. The lead singer, Martin, is just about the prettiest face to come out Poland since Paul Grunwald and Marina is a dazzling beautiful woman.
Aside from the always-perfect productions of Mr. Bard, BWO has great strength in its remixes. I was lucky enough to contribute a remix to the electronordica website as a web bonus a few years back. This track is no exception with brilliant remixes on the single as well as remix videos.
In my opinion, BWO are groundbreaking in their liberal application of sponsorship. M-Audio, Volvo, LG and other companies are featured rather prominently in a few videos. I don't really mind it as I know how expensive it can be to produce music, and if BWO needs more money to make more music, I certainly won't hold it against them!
With Alexander working on Gravitonas with a new vocalist and Martin focusing on his new family, is this the end of BWO? I sure hope not.
