Canadian electro trio Kidstreet’s rather irritatingly titled X has been doing the rounds for quite some time now, but I’ve only just caught on to its video. It contains a lot of hipsters partying. The song itself is actually quite incongrously naive-sounding, though. There’s a repeated refrain of “I want you so bad it’s wrong”, [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Sometimes I skip over these big event videos – I’m rarely quick enough on the draw to have a post up before there are 5000 others doing the same. But hey, what is this thing for if not for rambling on about amazing pop videos? Admittedly, this isn’t Gaga’s finest hour – either musically or [...]
This is easily the loveliest thing I’ve heard in a long time. Italian-born/London-based Valentina Pappalardo is a folk-indebted songwriter with a little more to her than that first suggests. This is simple, but devastatingly powerful piano ballad of the kind you don’t get enough of these days. Wonderful voice too – cutting, powerful yet fragile. [...]
We’re already been introduced to Domino’s Toronto-based electronic pop three-piece Austra, through the 6-minute dark epic Beat and the Pulse (and its rather racy vid). Next up is the relatively more upbeat Lose It. The video is slightly less gothy lingerie ad this time, and a little more colourful and personal. That’s not to say [...]
Video: Hooray for Earth & Zambri – All of the Lights
Posted: 3rd May 2011 by instanthits in VideosTags: hooray for earth, kanye west, zambri
It’s a hipster Kanye cover! Luckily though both Hooray For Earth and Zambri (especially Zambri) are awesome, and this is therefore very enjoyable. HFE frontman Noel ducks the need to actually rap by disguising his voice with an ocean’s worth of reverb. Got to love those Zambri girls though. Fundamentally, this just looks like a [...]
10 Tracks: The Best of April
Posted: 2nd May 2011 by instanthits in 10 Tracks, VideosTags: alex metric, ANR, big boi, gold panda, ian brown, janelle monae, kito & reija lee, lykke li, mndr, monarchy, nadia oh, niki & the dove, star slinger, steve angello
— INSTANT HITS: BEST OF APRIL 2011 (00:40:48) — 1. Nadia Oh – Taking Over The Dancefloor (Kate Middleton) (01:28) 2. Kito & Reija Lee – On The Jam (03:10) 3. Alex Metric & Steve Angello – Open Your Eyes ft. Ian Brown (03:28) 4. MNDR – Cut Me Out (03:15) 5. Niki & The [...]