Does the world really need a Japanese-Swedish Lily Allen?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This was a question posed on last night's Lollards Of Pop radio show about Maia Hirasawa - technical issues are preventing us putting the radio programme up yet (sadface) but it was awesome. And is this awesome? You decide! Given the scando mafia I hear so much about I'm astonished this hasn't come up before - here's the video, rather disturbingly set in what looks to be a train station gent's toilet. Ewww.

And a predictable Christmas plea: now is a very good day to send your 10 TRACKS OV THE YEAR to leagueofpop@gmail.com, since I am hungry for diversions from the tedious process of packing.

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

(Googling I see that this has already been on poptasticuk's MP3 blog, back in March!

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

it's pleasant enough

[poptasticuk.livejournal.com]

Of course! I am Poptimists 9 Month Earlier ;)

Maia is also a member of Hello Saferide, a very cute Swedish indie-pop band with great lyrics. However, if you're looking for great Swedish pop you should look for Lykke Li, she's going to be huge I think and is pretty similar to Robyn.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

underwhelming but inoffensive. i still find lily to be the cleverest of the bunch, although that may just be because she was first with the "shtick" and her musical patois is a bit more interesting than everyone else's