PoP RECOMMENDS | PoP LEGENDS : ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS – LOOK NOW

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EC fans received a bit of a scare after the singer-songwriter cancelled a clutch of live dates due to ill health. But news of his recovery and the release of Look Now – one of Costello’s best albums of recent times – must have cheered diehard followers!

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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : MOLLY BURCH – FIRST FLOWER

There is a pleasing new wave of music artists taking the bold step of making ‘real’ music again. The old-fashioned way, so to speak. Like Texas-based singer-songwriter Molly Burch.

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! : SURE SURE – “LIE LIE LIE”

Feel-good pop music is what Sure Sure is interested in. After all, the quartet has already amassed 14 million plays on Spotify, so…

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! ASTRAL DRIVE – S/T

Astral Drive is songwriter and producer Phil Thornalley’s vision of a long lost album from the 1970s that only existed in his own mind. A labour of love that is very much the statement of a lifelong music fan living in the modern world. (Official bio)

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! ASTRAL DRIVE – “SUMMER OF ’76”

Astral Drive is songwriter and producer Phil Thornalley’s vision of a long lost album from the 1970s that only existed in his own mind. A labour of love that is very much the statement of a lifelong music fan living in the modern world.

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! MAMAS GUN – “ON THE WIRE”

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London-based soul quintet, Mamas Gun are sharing their new single “On The Wire” – the latest to be taken from their Golden Days album, due out this Friday (May 18) via Candelion.

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : PURKINJE – VOYAGER EP [REVIEW]

A dynamic pop EP we missed first time out that caught our attention recently, Purkinje’s Voyager deserves the spotlight.

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PoP20 | POWER OF POP INTERVIEW – IMOGEN HEAP (2011)

You’re coming back to Singapore! What was it like playing in Singapore 1st time around?

Well, it was very brief sadly. We didn’t really see much of the town but looking forward to coming back this time and spending a little bit more time there. It was one of the most beautiful concert halls I’ve played in, no doubt I really saw that but it was a flying visit. But on this occasion I might come a couple of days early on my own. The band will join me the day before the gig. I’m also coming back to do a concert called Music Matters on the 26th of May, so I’ll probably spend a few days there then as well. I’m doing a talk and a workshop.

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SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT : STADIUMS – THE OTHER SIDE (FT. CHARLES ENERO)

Part of Singapore label Reunion X Records burgeoning stable, Stadiums recently launched its debut single “The Other Side” – true to its word – in Myanmar!

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : THE RADIO SET – GOTTA CRUSH ON YOU (PETER HOOK EXTENDED 12 INCH BIG LOVE MIX)

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the new single from The Radio Set, produced by Peter Hook, no less!

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : TIM HALPERIN – WEIGHTLESS

We are certainly not fans of typical modern pop but we give credit where it’s due. So … we must confess that Tim Halperin’s new single “Weightless” is catchy as fuck and scores very low on the cringe factor. WIN!

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PoPTV | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : RANN – “COPYCAT”

“Apparent 80s flair” – is that a new genre or something? Just kidding, it’s yet another example of 80s pop pervasive influence over modern indie pop as demonstrated this time by RANN.

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PoPTV | POP POWER !!! : POPINCOURT – “THE BRILLIANT MISSING LINK”

Brilliant and easy-going sophisti-pop is the order of the day for Popincourt.

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : FRANZ FERDINAND – ALWAYS ASCENDING [REVIEW]

2018 welcomes one of its biggest albums with Always Ascending, the new release from Scottish band Franz Ferdinand on February 9th.

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : FIONA GREY – “DIRTY DREAM”

Dirty pop? Might be a bit of a misnomer when you listen to Fiona Grey‘s new single, “Dirty Dream”.

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ROCK HISTORY | POP POWER !!! TEARS FOR FEARS – RULE THE WORLD : THE GREATEST HITS

80s music powerhouse Tears For Fears return with a greatest hits compilation which includes two new songs viz. the anthemic “I Love You But I’m Lost” and the balladic “Stay”. 

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! RINA SAWAYAMA – RINA

There’s no way to write off modern pop music when artists like Rina Sawayama demonstrate that it is possible to imbue sophistication and verve into what many consider a pre-fabricated music format.

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! : XAVIER BOYER – SOME / ANY / NEW

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Terrific news for the PoP faithful as Tahiti 80’s Xavier Boyer releases his debut solo album, Some / Any / New!

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : KARLA KANE – KING’S DAUGHTERS HOME FOR INCURABLES

Singer-songwriter Karla Kane takes time away from The Corner Laughers to come up with a delightful solo album.

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SINGAPORE MUSIC SPOTLIGHT | POP POWER !!! : JEAN TAN – WALLS

For the 2nd single off her upcoming new EP, singer-songwriter Jean Tan opts for a retro jazz-pop approach for “Walls”.

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