4 NEW HOZIER SONGS!!!: hozier - nina cried power (feat mavis staples) / shrike / moment's silence (common tongue) / NFWMB

after a 4 year wait, fans of hozier FINALLY gets new music in the form of the 'nina cried power EP' featuring 4 songs that showcase a wonderful tease of what his upcoming album is going to sound like. delving into a more soulful rootsier sound for some of the tracks, the irish singer/songwriter still has a lovely knack for powerful impactful songs. welcome back it's been way too long!

[UPDATED with video] hozier feat mavis staples - nina cried power

hozier - shrike

hozier - moments silence (common tongue)

hozier - NFWMB

WONGIE INDIE DANCE SONG OF THE WEEK: tropkillaz & major lazer fear mc kevinho & busy signal - loko

tropkillaz & major lazer fear mc kevinho & busy signal - loko
combining the music of brazil & jamaica into one summer jam, tropkillaz & major lazer have come up with a dance song that keeps on surprising during it's 2'41" run. it's my fave song jam at the moment so turn it the F up!!!

NEW MUSIC FRIDAYS: birdy - all you never say

birdy - all you never say
welcome to your drama ballad of the weekend. there's something so strangely timeless and adult about this song (especially since it's sung by a 17 year old), but it just lingers around like a sad cloud that you don't mind being under. le sad sigh... btw, if you love this track, you can get it free by signing up here!

WONGIE SOUL SONG OF THE WEEK: daley - broken / songs that remind me of you

daley - broken
though british soul singer daley has been buzzing for the past year, i haven't really heard anything that matched the hype around him... until now! this emotional soul single just builds and builds with daley totally leading the music battleground. easily our soul song of the week! turn this up!

want more? check out the title track of his free ep that came out back in june:

daley - songs that remind me of you

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: naughty boy feat wiz khalifa and ella eyre - think about it / naughty boy feat emeli sande - lifted (kat krazy remix)

naughty boy feat wiz khalifa and ella eyre - think about it
in anticipation of naughty boy's debut album 'hotel cabana', we get a bit of a hip hop jam featuring wiz and the smokey vocals of ella eyre (rudimental) as a teaser. with bastille, gabrielle and ed sheeran also in the mix, i simply can't wait to check out the full album next week!!

want more? check out this heavily danced up version of naughty boy's current single 'lifted'. though it's kind of stadium ready cheese, i kind of really dig it!
naughty boy feat emeli sande - lifted (kat krazy remix)

AUDIO BUZZ: michael jackson - this is it

michael jackson - this is it
[from NY TIMES:
Based on a tape Mr. Jackson left behind containing only his piano and vocals, a full arrangement was built, complete with swelling strings and his brothers’ backup vocals. The song is to run during the closing credits of the new Jackson film, perhaps not coincidentally called “This Is It.]

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: frankmusik - confusion girl

frankmusik - confusion girl
[announced 3rd single. LOVE THIS!]

on the fence: the go! team - doing it right

the go! team - doing it right [link 2]
[i have always been on the fence with the go! team. though i really love the fact that band leader ian parton created their distinct sound of merging heavy guitars with double dutch and car crash noises in his basement, i honestly can't go through a whole album without the music getting on my last nerves. one minute it's like cheerleaders on crack, the next it's a retro 70's movie spinning round and round and round and round (you get the picture). but when it works, it's almost magical. case in point, their latest single "doing it right" seems to represent a bright and hopeful britannica youth of the 60's. it's enough to make you want to take a time machine and grow a beehive! if you like this, get ready for more when their upcoming album proof of youth drops in september.]

hot new music: snow patrol - signal fire

snow patrol - signal fire
[you know when things are big for you when you're being asked to write the theme song to a summer blockbuster like spider man 3. such is the case for our young scots snow patrol. weirdly enough, they don't bother me as much as coldplay did when they got to this level. thanks to ali's blog for the tip]

OTT explosion: meatloaf featuring jennnifer hudson

meatloaf feat. jennifer hudson - the future just ain't what it used to be
[i was going through my new music and came across this track from meatloaf's insane bat out of hell III. this definitely falls under the 'what the frick' category. not only is it totally out of control but perhaps hints at the possibility that songwriter jim steinman might pen a tune for jennifer's upcoming album, fingers crossed!]

sia returns with a new single and then some

it's like an early xmas present especially since i wasn't really looking for this. but within a 5 minute interval, i not only found two demos from sia that she leaked online, but also an internet only new single via itunes. all this is in preparation for her upcoming 2007 album which from the sounds of it, will be even more eclectic and larger than colour the small one. i can't wait!

sia - pictures (itunes link - go buy the new single already)
sia - little black sandals (demo)
[more along the lines of pictures]
sia - lentil (demo)
[amazing song! very much like breathe me]

if you want to hear more, the late greats music blog has sia's recent performance on kcrw.