pop music recommendations

Benshik · Post by **Benshik** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:49 am

Hi guys
maybe because this is summer, but these days id like to discover new artists/bands that produce "creative" music that is still pop, melodic and enjoyable...
for example, stuff like gonzales, zoot woman, stereototal, jamie lidell, etc etc etc

any suggestions?
cheers

Ben

Lewby · Post by **Lewby** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:03 pm

I highly recommend Hot Chip, very exciting stuff.

studio615 · Post by **studio615** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:29 pm

I just picked up "The Good Listeners" album "Ojai". Excellent stuff, you should check them out.

red_wedge · Post by **red_wedge** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:48 pm

can't beat the Divine Comedy - their new album 'Victory for the Common Muse' is just out.

pieter · Post by **pieter** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:44 pm

divine comedy is great.

check out plastic operator too.

Hatchets McGee · Post by **Hatchets McGee** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:59 pm

funkstorung - disconnected

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:27 pm

The Style Council.

djadonis206 · Post by **djadonis206** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:42 pm

Gnarls Barkley - sounds very summer(y) popish

Oakenfold's got a new artist album - he's not much of a dance music producer anymore so it's probably on the pop tip

xuoham · Post by **xuoham** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:08 pm

1979, XTC, "Millions" and "That is the way", from the album "Drums and Wires".
The rest of the album is so so (of course there is the hit "Making plans for Nigel", and the interesting "Snipping Man", but the two above mentioned tracks are pure genius, in my opinion. Excellent guitars from Andy Partridge. And this is great "experimental pop", way before Radiohead and others, and without the painful teenage spirit burden, and great british humour on top of it. And a deliciously horrendous album cover.

Benshik · Post by **Benshik** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:08 am

some nice suggestions here!

i'd also like to add Psapp and Architecture in Helsinki...
sometimes it gets even a little too sweet but i like the creative use they make of different instruments...

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:19 pm

The shit hot divas
- Gwen Stefani
- Christina Aguelera
- older stuff from Garbage
- Goldfrapp
- Madonna

Hip Hop boyz
- Outkast
- Gnarles Barkley
- The Neptunes

Prancing Fella's
- Michael Jackson

Soul Kingz
- Marvin Gaye
- Nat King Cole
- Bill Withers
- Jamiroquai

The chicks you would get stoned with
- Nelly Furtado
- Natalie Imbruglia

slatepipe · Post by **slatepipe** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:51 pm

try and find some stuff by win. they were around at the end of the 80's and made some of the best pop music i have ever heard. they made 2 albums, uh! tears baby and freaky trigger.
i grew up with those albums and uh! tears baby is still one of my all time favourites