Ready To Begin by Appleton

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Sister duo Appleton are back with a new song called "Ready To Begin." This follows their previous single "Falling Into You", which was released in January. Both songs are from their forthcoming EP titled Side By Side, which is due in September.

"Ready To Begin" is a mid-tempo pop rock song. The first verse has edgy build that leads up to a glorious chorus. The lyrics are about reconnecting with someone and giving the relationship another try. The chorus that we love so much has some amazing strings. We quite like this! We've added the lyric video to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

Appleton also made headlines over the weekend when they played the Mighty Hoopla music festival in the UK and started playing "Round Round" by Sugababes. To the crowd's surprise, they were joined on stage by ex-Sugababe Heidi Range! Heidi then remained on stage to sing "Pure Shores" with them, which was a UK #1 in 2000 with their former group All Saints. See their performance here ...

"Ready To Begin" was written by Natalie Appleton, Nicole Appleton, Daniel Zak Watts, and Gareth Young. It was produced by Shadowhands for Z Management. It is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today! We've added it to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify.

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—Davearama

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It's My Style by Rikky Disco

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Rikky Disco has a new song out called "It's My Style." This is their third release of 2026, as their previous songs were "Feel You On The Dancefloor" and "Monte Carlo." 

"It's My Style" is a funky little disco ditty that is fun, fun, fun! It has both male and female vocals during the verses, but the glorious chorus is all Fanny! The soaring strings are amazing. We are really digging this. We've added the official audio to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

"It's My Style" was written and produced by Christian Jonson and Fanny Wahlqvist (aka Rikky Disco). It is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today! We've added it to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify.

Feel you on the dancefloor,

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Dancing On A Wild Star by David Adavi

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David Adavi has a new single out called "Dancing On A Wild Star." This follows his previous singles "Mission Is Over" and "Nobody Can Survive" and "Who Needs Sleep Anyway." You might also remember that we featured his album Sweet Sins in January. Also in January, we featured "I Let You Go" by Jupiter Pulse, which David sings lead vocals.

"Dancing On A Wild Star" is a lovely midtempo pop song. Despite the title, it isn't a dance song per se, but it does have a groove making it more than a ballad. David gives a great vocal performance. We've added the official audio to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

"Dancing On A Wild Star" was written by Alberto Delgado. It was produced by FMD. It is available for purchase on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today. We've added it to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify.

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—Sausi O'Sullivan

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En Forma Con Inga by Inga's Affairs

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Inga's Affairs has a new song out called "En Forma Con Inga."  This follows their previous singles "Sugar Daddy" and "Calling To The Aliens."

"En Forma Con Inga" translates to "In Shape With Inga." Judging by the cover, you can tell this song is meant for a workout. It definitely has an 80s retro theme. As usual, the lyrics are very risqué so brush up on your Spanish! We've added the audio to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

"En Forma Con Inga"was written was written and produced by Juan Pedro Pérez Gallego. It is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today! We've added it to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify.

Inga's twin group Jupiter Pulse has a new remix album out called the The SagiRemixes. All of the remixes were done by Sagittopia. Listen to the remix album on Spotify here ...

Fuego,

—Davearama

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Butterfly Feelings by Icona Pop

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Swedish duo Icona Pop is back with a new song called "Butterfly Feelings." This is the third single from their upcoming album Ritual. It follows the singles "Ritual" and "Dance To This."

"Butterfly Feelings" is a fun, synthpop song. It's about really liking someone, and the lyrics are endearing, and a tad bit risqué. We are here for it. This is really nice and we quite like it! June 2 UPDATE: There is a music video! Hooray! We've added it to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

"Butterfly Feelings" was written by Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Jason Gill, and Kellimine Barbara Elizabeth Willis. It was produced by Jason Gill. Mixed by Eric Dubowsky. Mastered by Sören von Malmborg. It is available on digital outlets everywhere. We've added it to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify.

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Bananadrama and Don't Stop by Big Boy Therapy

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While we were featuring Finnish artist Retropenu 2 weeks ago, we thought about Finnish duo Big Boy Therapy, and noticed that they had a release called "Don't Stop" in February that we missed! D'oh! We meant to feature it last week, but then life happened. Now they have released another new song today called "Bananadrama."

Let's start with "Bananadrama." Even though the artwork features a pear instead of a banana. This song is very frantic with jungle elements. There isn't a vocal melody per se, but more of a spoken word. It definitely is interesting, especially the unexpected synth part near the end, which is quite nice. We've added the audio to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

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"Don't Stop" sounds rather industrial pop mixed with a splash of house dance music. Both guys in the group are on the vocals. The music video features a leather guy having a fun time in is car in the winter. We've added the video to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

"Bananadrama" and "Don't Stop" were written by Petteri Koskinen and Juha Katila. It was produced by Dubious Gloom. They are available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copies today! We've added them to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify.

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—Albert G

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Whenever You're Around by Suzette Charles

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This past week, we have heard a lot of buzz about Suzette Charles and her recently released self-titled debut album, which has been 33 years in the making. We were intrigued. Suzette Charles was crowned Miss America in 1984 when Vanessa Williams was forced to resign. She later released her debut single in the UK in 1993 called "Free To Love Again." The song, which was written and produced by the legendary Mike Stock and Pete Waterman of the PWL, and it didn't exactly set the charts on fire. The rest of her album was shelved. Until now. The album is out and the new single is "Whenever You're Around."

"Whenever You're Around" is a sleek pop song with some house and lounge vibes calling from 1993. Having said that, we wouldn't say it sounds dated, but retro. But we are really digging it! It just makes you feel happy. Suzette sounds great. She has filmed a music video where it looks like she is having the time of her life. This makes us very happy. We've added the music video to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...

"Whenever You're Around" was written by Mike Stock and Johan Kalel. It was produced by Mike Stock and Jimmy Junior. It was mixed by Pete Hammond. It was mixed by William Looms. It is available for purchase on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today. We've added it to our 2026 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify.

Don't stop,

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