WE HEART CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS: christine and the queens - night 52 / jonathan (feat perfume genius) / paradis perdus / tilted

after slaying the charts back home in france for the past year with her debut album 'chaleur humaine', heloise letissier (aka christine and the queens) sets her sights for world domination with a re-edited version of her album filled with bi-lingual performances and new songs thrown in. part performance artist, part diva, part scruffy tom boy, the magic of this singer is the clear vision of her music, her visuals and her incredible live persona. after experiencing it last night, our love for christine and the queens is now in a fever pitch. check out some of our fave songs of hers at the moment:

christine and the queens - night 52
a reworking of her debut single 'nuit 17 a 52', i have to say that i'm surprised that this english version works better than the original (but that chorus! bliss!)

christine and the queens feat perfume genius - jonathan
a longtime fan of the canadian singer, heloise went straight to mike hadreas (aka perfume genius) to supply the male vocals to this heartbreaking track about hidden love. it's haunting and will stay with you long after the song is over. kind of brilliant.

christine and the queens - paradis perdus
i mean any woman that mashes up the classic 1973 song by christophe to kanye west's "heartless" is kind of worth your admiration don't you think?

christine and the queens - tilted
a pretty direct translation of her massive smash 'christine', this is the kind of self empowerment anthem that young people should be listening to. it gets better with this kind of music people!

WE HEART SOAK: soak - tiny desk concert (npr music) / blud / b a nobody

soak - tiny desk concert
oh to be 19 and able to tour the world with your highly buzzed debut album 'before we forgot how to dream'. filled with teenage musings from a very talented young singer/songwriter, filtered through the indie charm of an irish lass and you have a pretty good idea of what you'll enjoy when you press play. stopping by npr music's tiny desk concert series, bridie monds-watson gives us a 3 song set of her current work.
set list:
sea creatures
B a noBody
wait

want more? check out some of her dreamy tunes that have been on repeat for the past few months:

soak - blud

soak - b a nobody

WONGIE SONG(s) OF THE WEEK: james bay - let it go / hold back the river

james bay - let it go
something wonderful happened last week thursday for british singer/songwriter james bay. in one prime time hour, TWO shows (greys anatomy / the vampire diaries) showcased the beautiful 'let it go' track to millions of viewers in the US. hopefully he'll soon be getting that highly coveted saturday night live slot too! with a 2015 BRIT awards critics choice under his belt (previous winners sam smith, ellie goulding and adele have all done quite well thank you), you will be hearing ALOT more of this guy in the coming months (if you're not already).


james bay - hold back the river
since we're on a james bay lovefest, check out the amazing current single which has been on repeat on our carmix 2014/2015 the second we heard this song last year!

WE HEART JESSIE WARE: jessie ware - say you love me / want your feeling (live @ the barbican) / kind of sometimes...maybe

jessie ware - say you love me
we loved this song a month ago and we are even bigger fans of this heartfelt ballad now! easily my fave song to belt in the shower this month, it should be yours too!



jessie ware - want your feeling (live @ the barbican)
oh my gosh this just sets up how wonderful the upcoming tour will be! GO see this woman asap cause she is amazing live!


jessie ware - kind of sometimes...maybe
co-written by miguel, this is yet another sexy jam from her upcoming album which doesn't sound like there's any fillers at all! damn is all of this good!!

WE HEART SAM SMITH: sam smith - money on my mind (le youth remix) / nirvana (live @ abbey road) / together (live @ bbc 1xtra live lounge)

with the first remixes of sam smith's latest single coming out (thanks to the wonderful le youth), i figured i'd also throw in some choice live performances in anticipation of his upcoming brit awards appearance next month. but really any excuse to spend 10 mins listening to this talent is worth your time don't you think?

sam smith - money on my mind (le youth remix)


sam smith - nirvana (live @ abbey road)


sam smith - together (live @ bbc 1xtra live lounge)

WE HEART LITTLE GREEN CARS: little green cars - grow (live @ other voices) / the consequences of not sleeping (live @ tibet house) / them (live @ other voices) / red (live @ tibet house)

have you fallen in love with little green cars yet? of not, then check out the next four performances below by this amazing irish 5 piece, filled with beautiful harmonies, mature songwriting skills all wrapped up in their youthful demeanor. after watching them perform live, i am completely sold on them being one of my fave new bands of 2013!


little green cars - grow (live @ other voices)



little green cars - the consequences of not sleeping (live @ tibet house)
oh boy, the acoustics of the room really make this song sound AMAZING!



little green cars - them (live @ other voices)


little green cars - red (live @ tibet house)
oh the joy of hearing so harmonious in acapella!

WE HEART JESSIE WARE!: jessie ware - what you won't do for love (bobby caldwell cover) / wildest moments (black cab sessions)

just having a jessie ware day with these live performances below. she's just great and i can't wait to see her in concert next month!


jessie ware - what you won't do for love (bobby caldwell cover)
yeah, her voice is buttah!!


jessie ware - wildest moments (black cab sessions)

WE HEART AMY WINEHOUSE: amy winehouse - love is a losing game (live @ other voices)

amy winehouse - love is a losing game (live @ other voices)
[the amazing irish music program other voices released this wonderful performance of amy's back in 2006 and it's well... just press play]


amy winehouse - hidden treasures story
[the making of lioness]

WE HEART KELLY CLARKSON: kelly clarkson - i know you won't (carrie underwood cover) (live @ vh1 unplugged) / what doesn't kill you (stronger) (audio)

kelly clarkson - i know you won't (carrie underwood cover) (live @ vh1 unplugged)
[goosebumps! pure goosebumps! as kelly hits the kind of notes that just make you tear up cause you're hearing something beyond the voice. as a teaser to the 5 song unplugged set that is going to air next thursday on vh1, kelly takes on the carrie underwood ballad and well... goosebumps! amazing!]


kelly clarkson - what doesn't kill you (stronger)
[for those of you who haven't heard the follow up single to 'mr know it all', check out what is easily one of my fave tracks on the album stronger!]