So… even by sticking to the usual rules (no tracks by the same artist – apart from guest appearances), and by being fairly ruthless with some overplayed pop hits that I liked a lot but didn’t feel like writing about again, I still couldn’t fit my tracks of the year into a top 50. For [...]
Posts Tagged ‘marina and the diamonds’
Top 75 tracks, 2010, part 1
Posted: 7th December 2010 by MV in Future HitsTags: aeroplane, allo darlin', big moi, ceo, fake blood, goldfrapp, janelle monae, kano, lucky soul, magic kids, marina and the diamonds, mia, mystery jets, of montreal, penguin prison, school of seven bells, singles of 2010, sophie ellis-bextor, spark, the magic theatre, the pains of being pure at heart, the ruby suns, top 75, tracks of 2010, twin shadow, twin sister, violens, wild nothing
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Marina & the Diamonds – Hollywood (& Fenech-Soler Remix)
Posted: 18th January 2010 by MV in ReleasesTags: fenech-soler, marina and the diamonds
In brief: Appropriately great track to ‘officially’ launch this year’s Florence. Namechecking oneself in a ‘first’ single should be obligatory. Excellent, almost slightly creepy perma-grinning video. I’m mostly here for the remix though… Best Bit: “Actually, my name’s Marina” See also: Fenech-Soler’s pumped-up remix. Download here.
Late of the Pier – Blueberry
Posted: 4th January 2010 by MV in ReleasesTags: late of the pier, marina and the diamonds
Right, on with 2010. Happy New Year! More occasional flurries of links to music videos new, nearly new, and occasionally really old. But all new to me. This week will mostly be focussing on stuff I’ve missed over the xmas period. Here’s the first… In brief: Spacey Midlands Prince-aping poppers finally get Mr. E. Alkan [...]
New La Roux, video-free legends, genre confusion, and bleeps
Posted: 6th February 2009 by MV in ReleasesTags: kyla, la roux, marina and the diamonds, pet shop boys, royksopp, saint etienne
Let’s kick off with a bit of audio-only action from two pop scene stalwarts who it’s still very much OK to love. First up, WHY on earth is there no video for what is surely Saint Etienne’s most pop single in years. I guess it’s the same reason their latest best of has been repeatedly [...]