Fickle Jades

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

There was a time, a couple of years ago, when a new GA and a new Sugababes single within a week or two of one another would have caused mass fizzing and rejoicement among the "online pop community". No longer it seems - "Sexy No No No" got a warm but not really thrilled reaction and "About You Now" seems to have snuck out without much trace.

This is maybe grist to thenipper's theory (sassy early-mid 00s pop has been superseded by Allen/Nash/Harris indiefied pop (Amy W. now seems a difft. k of f)) but what ARE you getting excited about at the moment? What are you looking forward to, o Poptimists?

(&, as importantly, what do you see other people getting excited about?)

Comments

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

haha to me the ONLY way in which MIA is pop is how she sounds! (I guess my fundamental criteria are "catchy" and "good beats".) she certainly isn't popular though I guess this will be answered when we see where 'Jimmy' charts (or er doesn't) in a few weeks. I can imagine it in the top 10, I can also imagine it missing the top 75.

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

to me she sounds as close to pop as the Go! Team

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I couldn't tell you exactly what the Go! Team sound like (apart from "they give me a massive headache which is why I avboid them") but I understand it's kind of Avalanches-esque slightly ramshackle dance? Like 'Don't Falter' or something except crap. But definitely sonically pop.

Re: Good Ideas and Positive Trends In Pop aka Stuff I Like

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Add "Ramshackle nu-big-beat dance pop" to my list of clashing Poptimists aesthetix pls.