Showing posts with label pop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pop. Show all posts

Friday, February 22, 2013

Today's Interlude: Bare Bones Commander

Here's another tune I came across recently. I credit Kelly Rowland for reviving electro-dance music in the States, and especially with introducing David Guetta to the American public. I may be blowing her role out of proportion but I definitely feel like she has played a major part in the current explosion of electronic pop. 

Commander was one of those songs I turned my nose up at the first time I heard it but then somehow ended up stepping to while walking down the street on my way to work. In this live performance, Kelly's taken the "charge" out of the music leaving behind a pure, organic sound. Stripping down the track to just an acoustic guitar and vocals is a refreshing take on this particular club banger, especially since it allows you to really appreciate Kelly's prowess as a singer as well as the melody itself. 

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Matisyahu: One Day

An absolutely beautiful video. The lyrics of this song capture what the holiday season is all about. It's message is one we would all do good to remember and to carry with us year round. Happy Holidays everybody!


Monday, June 13, 2011

Music from Israel: Harel Skaat

As the years go by, I find myself becoming more critical of pop music and less into the traditional romantic power ballads and so on. However there's something about this Israeli singer that caught my ear. I had no idea who Harel Skaat was until I heard him perform at Eurovision 2010. And while I'm not familiar with all of his music, I'd like to share a couple of the tracks that I've been enjoying so far.


The song Milim (Words) was the song Israel chose to go with at last year's Eurovision contest. A beautiful number and a good choice in my opinion. I've heard versions of the song in French and English but I'm going with the Hebrew (which I assume to be the original) because for me it's the most touching of the three. Check out the others and let me know what you think. Also please correct me if I'm wrong about the language in this video, but mostly, as always, I hope you enjoy the music.




And speaking of Israeli music, India Arie is collaborating with Idan Raichel on her forthcoming album Open Door and I've been waiting impatiently for it since late Spring/early summer 2010, but does anyone know when the record is set to drop?