Is Sara McIntosh UK’s next big thing? I don’t know, but she well deserves it. She’s beautiful, intelligent and, most of all, tallented! Under the name The Good Natured she just released her first single “Your Body Is A Machine”. Watch the video below.

Your Body Is A Machine- The Good Natured from The Good Natured on Vimeo.

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Download “Your Body Is A Machine (Baby Monster Remix)” HERE

“Body Talk Pt. 1″ has only 8 songs, but after you listen to it you feel like not more are needed. Opening track ‘Don’t Fucking Tell Me What To Do’ is dark electro, followed by four pop themes, the electrifying ‘Fembot’, ‘Dancing On My Own’, ‘Cry When You Get Older’ and ‘Dancehall Queen’. The next song is definitly the most interesting, a collaboration with Röyksopp that goes by the name of ‘None Of Dem’ where Robyn sings over addictive dance beats “none of them get my sex, none of them move my intelect… none of these drugs get me high… none of this beats ever break the law…” and complains about boys. ‘Hang With Me’ is the only non-exciting track in this release, but the soothing, almost lullaby-like ‘Jag Vet En Dejlig Rosa’ closes the album in perfection.

“Body Talk Pt. 1″ definitly confirms Robyn as a secure artist of pop music, if that was even needed anymore. Thumbs up!

Listen “None Of Dem” bellow

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“Queen Isabella (The She-Wolf Of France)” is an amazing song that could fit perfectly in the album “The Bachelor”. Harpsichords, harsh beats, screams, strings, everything Patrick got us used to is here gathered on a beautiful instrumental for disturbing lyrics about betrayal and disloyalty ‘It was late last summer, I found out that you went to, one of those places, the men go to mate’ Mr. Wolf sings ‘What the fuck was I thinking, my heart’s still sinking, down to my stomach, down to my feet, she were my she-wolf’

To finalize, a beautiful acoustic mix of “Damaris” at St. George’s Church, reminding us how magnificent Patrick Wolf’s live performances are, whether acoustic or electrified to the maximum…

Jonathan Chan, the mind behind Just The Architect, is one of those people that always leave us mesmerizes by anything he touches!

Wandering through his own magical world, Just The Architect present us six new songs on the edge of perfection. Title track is violent and chaotic, a love tragedy, a fantasy, a dream – all this combining a pop sensibility to marvellous string arrangements and beautiful lyrics…

“Little Tin Soldiers” could be Just The Architect’s major approach to a gothic lullaby, “The Trade” reminds his first demos. A stunning duet with Rachel Kenedy on “Concoction” brings strings and backing vocals making way to a dazzling female voice. “Lost Along The Way” is pop music via Patrick Wolf and Owen Pallet.

The best moment of this EP is definitely “In Motion”… a dark, melancholic, repetitive melody swirls inside our minds like some kind of spell, it’s impossible not to stay put and listen closely to all that’s happening inside just one song. When it’s over you just wish it would never end…

I’ve written about Just The Architect before and he is definitely someone you will want to follow, he might never become world wide famous… but those who know him, are surely quite lucky!

Download “Theo The Weak” EP HERE

Featuring vocals by Chris Keating of the band Yeasayer, Simian Mobile Disco’s single “Audacity Of Huge” preceded the launch of the album ‘Temporary Pleasure’. “Audacity Of Huge” is one of the best dance hits I’ve heard in the last few years and it’s actually HUGE!!! There are also brilliant remixes of this song, Naum Gabo remix is my personal favourite… The vocals, the music, the video, everything is perfect… just watch and listen below.

Directed by Jo Apps and Kate Moross,
Art Director / Kate Moross,
Editor / Jo Apps,
Produced by Kate Moross & Jo Apps for ISO Films,
First Assistant Director / Hans Lo,
Director of Photography / David Procter,
Camera Assist + Gaffer / Ryan Hopkinson,
Tom Turley / Red Tech,
Art Department / Jack Featherstone,
Art Department Assist / Maddy Worthington
Animation / Rob Jones
Grade / Urban Ström,
Stylist / Donna Rooney,
Make Up / Gina Blondelle,

Jeffree Star is one of those artists you would never imagine recording a good album. To be honest, I can’t really say if it’s true or not… Jeffree’s debut album ‘Beauty Killer’ isn’t perfect but it isn’t bad, I’d say it’s worth a listen!
Opening with the line “I’m gonna break your heart and get away with murder” we can see where we are being taken to, a world of love and hate, let’s call it emo. Jeffree Star tackles with extremely sugared pop and emo-rock all over the album ‘Beauty Killer’. Songs like “Get Away With Murder”, “Prisoner” or “Love Rhymes With Fuck You” could perfectly fit on a Panic at The Disco or Cobra Starship’s album… on the other hand there’s the simple pop based on electro music of songs like “Electric Sugar Pop”, “Lollipop Luxury” and “Get Physical”.
If we look at ‘Beauty Killer’ and to everything Jeffree Star, the self proclaimed Queen Of The Internet, ever done, it’s obvious that all makes sense. Whether we like it or not, Jeffree Star became indeed a star in the last few years and by his own merit! Jeffree’s world is all about fame, eyelash curlers, fashion, liposuction, lollipops and other candies… millions call him futile, millions love him. I’m only sure of one thing, we can’t judge a book by its cover, and ‘Beauty Killer’ is not my favorite album of the last months but I’ve been listening some songs all week and it does feel nice to catch a chorus and sing it everywhere.

Listen “Louis Vuitton Body Bag” featuring Matt Skiba below

Bunny Holiday is “tender young flesh” indeed… check her song ‘Tender Young Flesh’ with the help of Pop Levi, electro beats and blips, naughty lyrics and a sweet sweet voice… awesome!

Music By. Bunny Holiday and Poppa (Pop Levi)
Lyrics by/Sung by. Bunny Holiday
Music Produced by. Poppa with Bunny Holiday
Flim Starring. Bunny Holiday
Filmed by. Poppa and Bunny Holiday
Film Inspired by. Bunny Holiday and a Super Numeri album cover
Film Edited/Produced by. Bunny Holiday
©2009 World Empire Inc.

La Roux (born Elly Jackson), the most famous redhead of the moment, presents us a mixture of 80’s pop with futuristic ideals and looks. The hype started when “Quicksand” came out. The first single climbed quickly to the tops, was released through the label of the moment (Kitsuné) and featured three fabulous danceable remixes! “In For The Kill” came as a second single and the hype grew even bigger, the song played everywhere, Skream’s “Lets Get Ravey” remix was a dancefloor hit and a major label appeared. The third single “Bulletproof” just came to confirm what everyone was hoping – a remarkable debut album. And that is the truth, when everyone thought that 80’s revival was dead, the self titled album ‘La Roux’ came out and it will probably be one of the best things you’ll be able to hear this year.
Little Boots was huge even before she released anything. Acclaimed by BBC, her way to the top seemed easy. A few singles and EP’s proved she had some great electro-pop songs to call our attention. “Stuck On Repeat” and “Meddle” did the honours (as well as a bunch of remixes) and half a world thought the new Kylie Minogue was coming there. Early this summer, the debut album ‘Hands’ came out and was a disappointment. Despite the great songs it has, the whole album seems like a huge effort to appear pretty and glamorous, and again its impossible to avoid the Kylie Minogue comparison, but still there’s something that Little Boots miss to be at that level, and so, her music seems almost like an imitation and a lot of interest is lost.
But not only these two girls appeared making cool pop music lately. England also “bread” Ellie Goulding, Marina & The Diamonds, Pixie Lott and Florence & The Machine. Ellie is showing herself with two interesting songs called “Starry Eyed” and “Wish I Stayed” (the last one in collaboration with the also poppy Frankmusik). Marina & The Diamonds started to climb her ladder with the EP ‘The Crown Jewels’ that has “I Am Not A Robot” as main track and ‘Obsessions / Mowgli’s Road’ released as a double A Side single. Pixie Lott is probably more likely to reach mainstream than all the others, her music is electro-popish with catchy pastiche chorus (doesn’t she reminds Lady Gaga?!). Lott’s first single’s called “Mama Do” and the video is around… On the other hand, there’s Florence & The Machine and her AMAZING debut album ‘Lungs’ nominated for the Mercury Prize. She is more headed to rock than electro, and songs like “Dog Days Are Over” and “Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)” are not easy to forget that soon…

Below there are photos from the concert at Café Concerto in Torres Novas… the photos were gently offered by Hugo Narciso…

Marina & The Diamons just appeared and the hype seems to be spreading… some similarities to Kate Bush and a marvelous EP with three songs are enough to lauch Marina Diamandis to the top! The EP ‘The Crown Jewels’ just came out on Neon Gold records and it features the awsome “I Am Not A Robot” (some fantastic remixes are all over the web), the big pop “Seventeen” and “Simplify”. This release was preceded by a 7″ single that featured dramatic “Obsessions” as A-side and the powerpop “Mowgli’s Road” as B-Side. in fact, Marina & The Diamonds tend to work on both sides, the dramatic dark songs and the poppy enlightened ones, which seems to work out pretty fine… This lady might be next pop queen in the UK, so you better keep an eye on her.

Video for “I Am Not A Robot” is below: