Is it possible that it has already peaked/reached saturation point? Songs that have been lingering around for what seems like forever, such as Imagine Dragons-Radioactive and Capital Cities-Safe and Sound might end up getting more spins than Get Lucky in the summer months...
I'm pretty sure "When I'm Gone" AKA the "Cups Song" from Pitch Perfect will be sung and done by kids & teens everywhere as a summer song/trend this year.
Great book on this topic: Body Piercing Saved My Life: Inside the Phenomenon of Christian Rock
It is maybe getting a bit out of date (2006) but if I remember correctly there is quite a bit about Sufjan in it.
I've been enjoying the Windows 8 ad with the Kishi Bashi song, "Bright Whites" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBmtde_XNBs
I've heard his live shows are unreal. Here's a taste: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgqAmZHkkTg
This one is my favorite this week. It tells a good story, with nice shots, great b-boying and a good song. Defnitiely worth the 5 1/2 minutes of your time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9-Lwpgfd1E
I commented about them in a Summer Songs post and people thought I was spamming. An Awesome Wave is set to hit North America, Sept. 18th and is a definite possibility to win the Mercury Prize- so Alt-J won't be unknown for long. My favorite album of the year!
I'm going to have Alt-J An Awesome Wave on repeat this summer! http://soundcloud.com/alt-j/sets/an-awesome-wave/ They are playing LA, San Fran, Chicago, NYC, Brooklyn in early August.
Alt-J's An Awesome Wave really is awesome. Prepare for this tidal wave that started in the UK to arrive on US shores soon! Listen on soundcloud for now. http://soundcloud.com/alt-j/sets/an-awesome-wave/
I'd give a thumbs up to Capital Cities-Kangaroo Court, though l still listen to Safe and Sound more often. It was one of my favorite songs of the summer of 2011.
I love that whole album! Hopefully word of mouth recommendations about it does the trick for people to check it out since I don't think it is being released officially in North America until September.
Best cover I've seen in a while is Ben Howard's doing Call Me Maybe. Amazing what he does to that song! He can't keep a straight face either 'cause the lyrics are so ridiculous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPU8V-nvUEk
My favorite is Dog is Dead-Christmas Wrapping (The Waitresses Cover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W24fqkwOSzg Free download from their website dogisdead.co.uk
This is a good one that came out last week too. Rich Aucoin-It http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkuWgXhzxg4&feature=player_embedded How many movie references can you catch in it?
Here's two I enjoyed this week: Little Tybee- Boxcar Fair (awesome puppets) http://vimeo.com/32183353 and Ben Howard- Only Love (surprise flash mob) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-g0Uvt61Ow&feature=youtu.be
If you're going to put Ed Sheeran at #27, then Ben Howard-Every Kingdom should have been pretty much near the top. Somewhat comparable styles of music but the quality of Ben Howard and Every Kingdom goes way beyond.
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