A Year In Pop: 10

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Last week's poll has mustered a pretty disappointing 30 votes so far - well down on the usual totals. This is probably due to it featuring 12 new entries and not a single agreed-on standout: it's always good to put yr tick against a box, though, even if that box is the dispiriting HAVEN'T HEARD option.

Another nine new tracks this week, but at least the chart compilers have taken pity and slipped a famous name or two in, and a trendy indie band in at no.40.

[Poll #946429]

Meanwhile in League of Pop news: anthonyeaston is stepping down because of illness - get well soon Anthony, we'll keep a place warm for you next season.

In one of the American buyouts that is rocking sport, however, koganbot will be stepping in to take the reins.

Also, in incompetence of Tom news: there were TEN new tracks this week - the one I forgot will go in next week's poll. Don't hold yr breath though.

Comments

[koganbot]

Biffy Clyro: Vacuous lyrics about being a human in a relationship or in the world or something. A nice little shift in the music, but no ticky.

Robbie Williams: A clear vocal, pretty synth washes. A tick, though a rather loveless one.

Scissor Sisters: Halfway between soul and pop, but where's the song? No tick.

Simply Red: Nice voice but is barely in one ear before it's out the other. Untickable.

Get Cape Wear Cape Fly: The singing seems in rebellion against sex and toughness, which may be understandable and in some circumstances even laudable, but not good for the aesthetics. (In reading the band name, was anyone here looking forward to listening to this?) As tickless as it is sexless.

Enter Shikari: Emo that's too weak on the anguish meets death metal that's too lifeless in its death rattle. No tick.

Joss Stone: Hefty voice runs around its launching pad, imagines it's in flight. No tick.

Christina Aguilera: I've never thought her voice had much personality, am glad that the song has personality. Solid tick.

LCD Soundsystem: North American dumb, has lumbering virtues. Tick.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

In reading the band name, was anyone here looking forward to listening to this?

Yes, because a friend of a friend manages them, and I was looking forward to hearing what people had been going on about. I don't think it's a particularly terrible bandname, considering the other ones in the list (a million times better than "Simply Red", for a start)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The record however is quite a lot worse than Simply Red :(

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

isn't GCWCF just one person (on record, anyway)? The moniker works better as a "nom de plume" than as a band name, I reckon.