Yoo-Yoo - Pet Shop Boys

What is the measure of Pet Shop Boys legacy? Maybe the fact that people started to name songs after them only when their 'imperial phase' (in Neil Tennant's words) ended.

Holly Blue - UpBeat

Polish electronic music still holds mysteries to me. As much as I like discovering new bands, I'm a bit surprised and shocked that I haven't heard about duo Holly Blue earlier.

Sølv - I'm Your Gun

One of the most iconic things Lana Del Rey ever did, was calling her sound "gangsta Nancy Sinatra".

The Y Axes - Great Escape/Monsters

"What's that - Chvrches with guitars?" My blogger friend Mavoy asked me not so long ago when power outage forced me to replace my Spotify playlist with impromptu telephone playlist. I don't know if it was a criticism - hope not, because song in question was outstanding.

Lilyer - I Was On Your Side

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to the probably most sensitive, unimstakably feminine indie pop song of 2016. One of those songs I would feel very guilty of not sharing.

Born Stranger - Be Someone

A bit of history first - because glorious history it is.

Throwback: Salt Ashes interview 2014

2016 already birthed few great albums (Wild Nothing, our Polish Rebeka, The Temper Trap, Blossoms, Roosevelt, recently Francis and the Lights) but the bar has been raised especially for two girls already wrote about: Shura and Salt Ashes. It's usually hard for my favorites to meet my expectations but Salt Ashes the LP delivers: it is very sparkly, groovy and passionate. This album proves that consistent disco/electro long plays are still a thing.

Muzyczna autobiografia odc. 2

Podobnie jak w wypadku tłumaczeń piosenek, wstydzę się, że zarzuciłem ten cykl prawie na rok mimo gotowego brudnopisu na mycharts.pl (aczkolwiek od stycznia 2013 r. odświeżyłem kilka piosenek, których tytułów wtedy nie pamiętałem).

Tłumaczenia piosenek, cz. 4: Ultravox i Roxy Music

Trudno powiedzieć, dlaczego tak długo zwlekałem z kolejną częścią tłumaczeń. Chyba kwestia wakacyjnego lenistwa. Pozostajemy w niezwykle interesującym muzycznie, szczególnie z brytyjskiego punktu widzenia, okresie końcówki lat 70. początku kolejnej dekady XX wieku. Był to czas kontrastów. Nierzadko na listach przebojów królowały całkiem eksperymentalne, bardzo chłodne i pozornie (?) nieludzkie utwory, by wspomnieć najbardziej znane dokonania Gary'ego Numana, walcząc z utworami Goombay Dance Band i Julio Iglesiasa znanymi u nas z "Koncertu życzeń" (TVP lub Lata z raidem). 

Pope - Dance the Night Away

As much as I love the 80s, people in that decade were deprived of some joyful experiences like ABBA reunion and pop albums by the Bishop of Rome. In our times, nothing's impossible even if it sometimes raises the question: what's the deal? I know that puns are one the lowest forms of jokes but what if the artist I want to recommend you, London-born producer, DJ and singer Ashley Pope just  announced EP series Join the Faith? There's a logic in it: if you have a moniker, why to run away from it?