Welcome back, new music maniacs! Glad to see you're still staying ahead of the curve.
By-the-way, you can listen to each of the tunes on these pages by clicking on the song title. If you've been having problems with the link, you may have better luck through Firefox. But if you're trying to play them via your iPad or iPhone... sorry. Blame Apple.
Okay, here's your chance to be the first on your block to play these recently-released, soon-to-be-hit singles! Ready... GO!
"SHE'S SO MEAN"-MATCHBOX20
I've been a big fan of Matchbox20 from their start when they stopped up for a fun interview and a memorable acoustic performance of "Long Day" on my Orlando radio show just after they signed their first record deal and shortly before the release of their debut album in 1996. Well, it's been over a decade since the last all-new MB20 album, but I'm happy to say that Rob Thomas and crew have come up with another gem.
Using a classic power-pop recipe featuring sharp guitar riffs, hand-claps along with that same passion Thomas supplied for "Smooth," Matchbox20's "She's So Mean" has hit-single written all over it... to the degree that if you avoided listening to radio altogether (like I do), this song will still find a way to seek you out. So, you might as well give in now as the parent album (North) won't be out until September 4th.
Incidentally, Thomas pointed out that "She's So Mean" is not about his wife. Instead, it's “really a tongue-in-cheek song about a girl who keeps
doing you wrong, but you can’t stay away. Like a drug, every guy and
girl have had someone like that in their life at some time or another.”
"GIMME TWICE"-ROYAL CONCEPT
This act sounds more like Phoenix than Phoenix sounds like Phoenix. But, after further review, they're actually a Swedish band that was originally called The Concept. But after they discovered there was another group on the East End called The Concept they had to rename themselves The Royal Concept. Then when The Concept decided to revert their name to The Regulars, The Royal Concept briefly considered going back to The Concept but instead thought, "What's the point?"
From what I understand, this track was recorded in Dublin so it's entirely safe to crank it up to 11.
Got time for two more? Great! These are pretty damn good too!
"CHANGE"-CHURCHILL
"NEXT TO ME"-EMELI SANDE
