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Friday Five: Foster the People, Treasure Fingers, Routines, Madison, The Get Up Kids | instant hits
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Now defunct pop blog; archived. Friday Five: Foster the People, Treasure Fingers, Routines, Madison, The Get Up Kids. Naming a feature after a day is asking for trouble. Anyway… the concept (oh what a concept) is as follows: here’s what else I’ve been listening to this week. Limited to five songs. Not otherwise limited to anything. This week they all happen to be tracks released in the last few weeks (or months), but there are NO RULES. Exciting hey? Click below for the goodies…. Has a bit of that rubbis...
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Video: Little Dragon – My Step | instant hits
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Now defunct pop blog; archived. Video: Little Dragon – My Step. Slightly surprised that Gothenburg’s electro-popsters Little Dragon are still plugging their (excellent) 2009 album Machine Dreams. Probably something to do with exposure they got from their presence on Plastic Beach. Last year. Anyway, following on from the sublime Blinking Pigs. And the fun and funky Runabout. Another standout track gets a video. The video itself is fittingly quirky, all weird puppetry and animation. Enter your comment here.
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Video: Zowie – Bite Back | instant hits
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Now defunct pop blog; archived. Video: Zowie – Bite Back. There still seem to be quite a few retro-electropop ladies bubbling under at the moment. You can’t help thinking that the moment for this kind of thing may have passed. But there’s still the odd interesting thing out there. New Zealander Zowie follows up her pretty decent Broken Machine. With a more straightforward Goldfrapp-esque number. It doesn’t quite pack the same punch of a tune as its predecessor, but it has at least got attitude. Href=http...
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Little Dragon – Blinking Pigs | instant hits
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Now defunct pop blog; archived. Little Dragon – Blinking Pigs. In a week of catching up with old songs, this is probably the oldest. This one surfaced back January to little fanfare. I have no idea why though. Possibly one of my tracks of the year so far, its Swedish electro-tinted indie weirdness is actually strangely sexy (the video even more so). Must investigate further. Now. One Comment to “Little Dragon – Blinking Pigs”. Video: Little Dragon – My Step « instant hits a blog about pop. Http:/ www....
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Video: Peter, Bjorn and John – Breaker, Breaker | instant hits
https://instanthits.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/video-peter-bjorn-and-john-breaker-breaker
Now defunct pop blog; archived. Video: Peter, Bjorn and John – Breaker, Breaker. Wow, the whistling guys livened up a bit! NB that is one for the Indie Kids to get angry at, if any are reading. I realise they’re not just the whistling guys. Anyway, the whistling guys have a new song and it’s pretty lively and sometimes sounds a bit like Vampire Weekend (hmm) and sometimes a bit like early Ash (better). Warning: contains at least two beards, several guitars and little else. Peter bjorn and john. Build a w...
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Video: Crystal Castles (ft. Robert Smith) – Not In Love | instant hits
https://instanthits.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/video-crystal-castles-ft-robert-smith-not-in-love
Now defunct pop blog; archived. Video: Crystal Castles (ft. Robert Smith) – Not In Love. So there’s now a video for this, one of the better things that came out of the back end of 2010. A cover version of a pretty daft hair metal song. Originally covered by a robot. On Crystal Castles’ second eponymous album, before being made whole by the addition of Mr. Robert Smith. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Laquo; Previous Post. Follow...
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About/Contact | instant hits
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Now defunct pop blog; archived. This is a UK-based blog about singles. I like a wide range of stuff, often quite pop in nature, though I have a soft spot for certain types of guitar band, indiepop, and various electro-type things. It’s largely a video blog, but I may get around to posting MP3s as and when it’s relevant. If you’d like to say hello, send me useful spam, or anything, get in touch here. I’m also on Twitter. Here’s a Facebook. 8211; like us please! Many, many songs! FIND ME ON….
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Oh Land – White Nights (Twin Shadow Remix) | instant hits
https://instanthits.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/oh-land-white-nights-twin-shadow-remix
Now defunct pop blog; archived. Oh Land – White Nights (Twin Shadow Remix). Female fronted electro-pop. Yawn. Right? But this is more like it! Seriously brilliant stuff. I know I’m behind the curve (Oh Land was a hit at SXSW 2009, I’m told), but this is totally worth a listen. Nanna Øland Fabricius (see what she did there? ANYWAY, a few days ago this wonderful remix surfaced, from fellow NYC resident Twin Shadow. Adds a bit more fizz to an already pretty exciting track. This is also good:. Notify me of n...
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2009: Top 50 | instant hits
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Now defunct pop blog; archived. 1 Lady Gaga – Bad Romance. It couldn’t be anything else, could it? 2 Kid Sister – Right Hand Hi. 3 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero. It’s always amazing to see a band taking a step to the next level. It would be a mistake to say that It’s Blitz. 4 Saint Etienne – Method of Modern Love. 5 Passion Pit – The Reeling. 6 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind. 7 Annie – Anthonio. I still don’t understand why this was left off Don’t Stop. 9 Metric – Help I’m Alive. There’s a h...
