Saturday, November 28, 2020

Vintage Love by Henrikes

Dear Poptastic Readers,

Swedish artist Henrikes has a new single out called "Vintage Love." You might remember we covered her previous single back in September called "Velodrome."

"Vintage Love" is a mid-tempo pop song that is easy going. It has a nice melody and lovely chorus, and Henrikes gives a lovely vocal performance. Have a listen ...


"Vintage Love" was written by Josefin Henriques (aka Henrikes), Märta Grauers, and Nicholas Whitecross. It was produced by Märta Grauers. Buy your copy today. In the meantime, we've added it to our 2020 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify. You'll also hear her previous single "Velodrome" there. Enjoy!~


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—Davearama

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Friday, November 27, 2020

Forever by Spice Girls (20th Anniversary Vinyl Release)

Dear Poptastic Readers,

Twenty years after the release of their third and final studio album Forever, the Spice Girls have thrilled fans by finally issuing the album on vinyl for the first time ever. Historically, this is an album that has been overlooked by many – being the least successful of their studio albums and the only album to be released by the group as a four-piece. This reissue brings with it an opportunity for a long-overdue celebration of an album that was widely mispresented by the music press at the time of release.


 

By late 2000, the Spice Girls had not released any new music as a group for nearly two years, yet they had still remained active in the UK charts as solo artists (particularly Melanie C, who was riding high off the success of her debut album Northern Star). Although long-awaited by fans, Forever unfortunately arrived at a time when the UK media in particular had already been saturated by the Spice Girls. The fact that the album was released only four weeks after Melanie B’s debut solo album Hot demonstrates that there was little opportunity to build momentum for a new group release at that time.

 


Forever was a very different album from Spiceworld that had landed three years earlier. Not only had Geri since departed the group, two of the group were now mothers and they were now working with renowned US producers Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Each Spice Girl had also forayed in the music scene as a solo artist, challenging themselves as performers, singers, and songwriters. This had all resulted in a slicker, more mature sound from the collective – heavily drawing on their R&B influences with a more polished production style and a distinct focus on demonstrating their improved vocal capabilities. A vast departure from the more eclectic pop soundscape of 1997’s Spiceworld album.

 


However, this was not an “R&B” album as many reported at the time. The familiar pop melodies of both Spice and Spiceworld are still evident in tracks such as “Right Back At Ya” and “Weekend Love”, as well as in the more traditional Spice ballads “Goodbye”, “Let Love Lead The Way’, and “Time Goes By.” Although there is clearly a more R&B-flavoured production style throughout (particularly demonstrated in lead single “Holler” and album cuts “Tell Me Why”, “Get Down With Me” and “Wasting My Time”), this is merely a progression of what the girls explored sonically in elements of both Spice (“Something Kinda Funny” and “Naked”) and Spiceworld (“Denying”). In fact, many would argue that “Holler” has aged the least out of all the Spice Girls hits, sounding nearly as fresh today as it did twenty years ago.

 


This new vinyl release has been presented beautifully, with artwork carefully recreated and a collection of exquisite art cards featuring the original sleeve photos. Perhaps the only flaw is that “Goodbye” surprisingly isn’t acknowledged as a number one on the hype sticker alongside “Holler” and “Let Love Lead The Way”, to give it’s credit as one of their nine number one hits in the UK. Die-hard fans are campaigning to get Forever back in the UK charts this weekend, by streaming the album and purchasing digital copies as well as the vinyl. It would certainly be great to see this album get the recognition it rightly deserves, or as the fans are calling it – “Justice for Forever.”




Forever is available on digital outlets everywhere. You can buy the vinyl on Amazon or other record retailers. You can stream it here ...



Enjoy!

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

To The Beat Of My Heart by Steps (+ Hold My Heart)

Dear Poptastic Readers,

Steps have released their 5th song leading up to their album release on Friday. The latest is called "To The Beat Of My Heart."


"To The Beat Of My Heart" is an upbeat happy song where everyone gets a solo bit! We love it! It has a great chorus that happily gets stuck in our heads. Have a listen ...


"To The Beat Of My Heart" was written by Annie Yuill, Ben Taylor, Brian Higgins, Keir MacCullough, Kyle Mackenzie, Lee Voss, Matt Grey, Miranda Cooper, Mollie King, Sarah Thompson, and Uzo Emenike! WOW! Eleven people wrote the song — including Mollie from The Saturdays. It was produced by Steve Smith. It is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today! We've added it to our 2020 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify. You'll hear their previous singles "What The Future Holds" , "Under My Skin", and "Something In Your Eyes" there, too! Enjoy!~


That reminded us that we never featured Steps 4th release before the album. It is the ballad for "Hold My Heart."


"Hold My Heart" is a piano-led ballad. And it features all 5 Steps on lead vocals. It was written by Isa Molin and Robin Stjernberg, who also produced the track. Have a listen ...



Cheers then,
—Davearama

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Good On My Own by ABELA

Dear Poptastic Readers,

Earlier this year, we featured a song from Swedish artist who goes by the name ABELA and the song was called "Care Level 0." She now has a new song called "Good On My Own." Let's check it out.


"Good On My Own" starts off a bit slow with a guitar before the live drums come in. ABELA gives a big vocal performance. It's a pop rock song about being single. Have a listen ...



"Good On My Own" was written by Antonia Bondén (ABELA) and Hannes Andersson, who also produced the track. It is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today! We've added it to our 2020 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify. Enjoy!~

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Stay by Kristian Kaspersen

Dear Poptastic Readers,

Legendary producer SoundFactory brought to our attention the new single "Stay" by Kristian Kaspersen. We hadn't heard of Kristian before so we looking him up and found out that he is an out and proud Swedish artist bringing queer culture to the airwaves! Hooray!

"Stay" is a lovely pop song with a nice melody. Kristian gives a great vocal performance. Check out the lyric music video to SoundFactory ShortCut Mix ...


"Stay" was written by Kristian with Emil Hellman and Fredrik Arvidsson, who both produced the track. It is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today. We've added it to our 2020 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify. Enjoy!~

Cheers then,
—Davearama

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Monday, November 23, 2020

Out Of Touch by Lastlings

 Dear Poptastic Readers,

We are loving Lastings this year with their perfect mix of sci-fi and dark pop with gorgeous melodies. Their latest single is called "Out Of Touch" and we think you're going to like it. We do.

"Out Of Touch" is dance pop song with a message about losing your way. The verses draw you in and then the big chorus hooks you. Check out the AMAZING music video ...

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"Out of Touch" was written and produced by Amy Dowdle, Joshua Dowdle (aka Lastlings), and Cassian Stewart Kasimba. It is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today! We've added it to our 2020 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify. You'll also hear their previous singles "Take My Hand" and "No Time" there. 

Lastlings new album First Contact is out now. Check out the album trailer ...


Cheers then,
—Davearama

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Spa by Icona Pop & Sofi Tukker

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Sorry we've been away since October. The US election stalled us and life got really busy all at once. We have some new music to get to this month. We will also be counting our own votes later this month for our Top 100 songs of 2020 coming in December. However, we could all use a spa day after recent events, and that leads us to Swedish duo Icona Pop's most recent single with American duo Sofi Tukker called "Spa."


"Spa" is a tongue-in-cheek dance pop song about going to the spa after a night clubbing. The music video is quite provocative, and we love the guy with the hairy chest (Jordan Firstman)! Check it out ...


"Spa" was written by John Hume, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Sophie Hawley-Weld, and Tucker Halpern. It was produced by John HumeIt is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today! We've added "Spa" to our 2020 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify. You'll hear Icona Pop's previous single "Feels In My Body" there, too! Enjoy!~

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