pop

My Red & Blue: The Start

For lazy Sunday nights, a good pop-rock spin is all you need, and in shades of red and blue. (Loving him was red?) My Red & Blue, the project of 22-year-old, newbie Nashville local Ben Eggebrecht, is set to make hearts aflutter by taking everyone through “a colorful palette of youth, nostalgia, and summertime” — basically, a whole big bowl of fun.

Heart-Sick Groans: Oh, I Can Do a Number of Things

Savor ear-tantalizing melodies with Heart-Sick Groans’ first ever release titled Oh, I Can Do a Number of Things. This free download features four animated tracks that churns cheerful, homespun indie pop. The Sweden-based band is composed of Johan Brännström, Martin Lindström, Henric Wallmark. Gunnar Carlén and Marcus Brännström also helped to make this whimsical offering possible.

I Am Kawehi: POP

This week, revamp your playlist with a new energy-driven addition, POP by I Am Kawehi or simply, Kawehi. The singer/songwriter from Los Angeles has formed a steady core following with numerous albums on Bandcamp and features on online music sites.

JekK: One Day

What happens when you put an electronic twist to your run-of-the-mill love songs? JekK‘s debut One Day is the answer, and is the only thing you’ll ever need. Not much is known about the artist himself (except that he’s French), but he sure told a lot about the EP in an interview to Jamendo.

Daniel Mackley: Just an Ocean

Young prodigies are the thing nowadays, breeding the likes of Daniel Mackley. At only 17 years old, the South Yorkshire native started [months ago] by posting covers of alternative favorites on YouTube. Now, Daniel hopes to expand his horizon even more through his debut EP, Just an Ocean, which collects three original compositions and a cover medley.

gorgeous bully: The Young Obese

If, and only if, you ever get to encounter a ‘gorgeous bully’, you should know that fighting back isn’t an option. This clever title is the moniker of Thomas Crang, a Manchester-based musician who has helped transition the act from a solo project to a band effort.

The Simple Carnival: Aliens

It’s a ‘simple carnival’ ride with the 70’s radio sensibilities of the Aliens EP. The Simple Carnival is the pop brainchild by Pittsburgh-based musician Jeff Boller, who solely plays all the instruments in this EP; ‘Aliens’ is a sampler of his 2008 album, “Girls Aliens Food”.

Amy Stroup: Noisetrade Exclusive

If the name Amy Stroup rings a bell, that’s because you surely have heard her tunes somewhere. This Nashville-based chanteuse had her tunes featured on various TV series (Grey’s Anatomy and Pretty Little Liars, to mention a few) and ads for Eharmony and Walmart.