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Daily Cover: Lauren Pritchard meets TLC’s “Waterfalls”

04 Sep

Lauren Pritchard takes the TLC classic, “Waterfalls” and adds her own amazing spin on it. I love her voice and style. Lauren is one of my favorite artists/singers to emerge in the past year, and it’s amazing to see her gaining so much well deserved momentum before the release of her debut album, Wasted in Jackson. The album comes out in the UK on the 18th of October. Pre-order your copy already, it’s going to be a keeper.

She’s released several EPs, including The Jackson Sessions which featured my favorite tune, “When The Night Kills The Day” (review of the EP). Next came the Painkillers EP, with the massively catchy and successful “Painkillers” (here’s the music video, live performance is also posted below). She also played at this years iTunes Festival in London, opening for Florence and The Machine. Her iTunes Festival 2010 EP from the show is also available in the UK.

Here’s Lauren’s awesome cover of “Waterfalls”:

And just because I really love this song, here’s a live performance of “Painkillers”:

Lauren is one of the artists I’ve been keeping my eye on for a while (since her Spring Awakening days), and I’m really excited for all her success in the UK with the EPs and gigs, and I’m sure it will continue with her album. She’s planning on releasing her songs in the US after the UK, so America, take note and stay tuned. She’s still touring and playing live shows all the time, (sadly, she had to cancel her show in LA, I was really bummed), if you get a chance to see her, don’t miss out.

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Downloads: Sharon Corr – “Small Town Boy” (Live) and “Jenny’s Chicken” (Live)

04 Sep

I really can’t stop listening to Sharon Corr’s cover of “Small Town Boy”. It’s absolutely fantastic! I had been watching her live performance on Wave 105 non-stop, but Sharon has graciously given us two live downloads… FREE downloads!. The first is a live recording of “Jenny’s Chicken”, a great upbeat traditional Irish tune. The second is another stunning live performance of “Small Town Boy” – and since you can download it, you can add it to your iTunes and put it on repeat for hours… which is what I immediately did. I highly suggest you do the same.

Sharon’s debut album, Dream of You, is released on the 13th of September in the UK. You can pre-order your copy here, and in the US, you can get it as an import here.

And while we’re talking about Sharon, in case you missed it, here is the music video for her current single, “Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime”.

I’m really excited about her album and hopefully you are as well.

Sharon sounds amazing in everything I’ve heard so far, and what really impresses me is that so far, the music she’s writing/singing is very true to who she is and has been for the past 15 years with The Corrs. Everything is as I’d expect it to be from Sharon. We know she loves writing and performing, and is doing it because she loves it and for no other reason. She is genuine and I’m really appreciating it, as a huge fan of The Corrs. Once again, Go Sharon!

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New Digital EP: Dido – “Everything to Lose” The Remixes

03 Sep

Last May, Dido released a track called “Everything To Lose” via the Sex and The City 2 Soundtrack. While she is currently working on her fourth album and with other artists (including Jason Mraz), she released a digital EP of remixes for the song. The Digital EP has 5 remixes of the track by Armin van Burren, Fred Falke and ATFC. They are lengthy, but worth the listen. The original track is great, but the remixes add a nice kick. Dido’s voice is amazing and works great with trance/electronic songs. Take a listen:

Here’s the original album track:

The Armin van Burren remix:

The Fred Falke Extended Vocal Remix:

The ATFC Remix:

For the time being, the tracks are not available in the US, but if for everyone in the UK, get your 5-track Digital EP here.

Dido is on my list of artists I’d love to see in concert. I missed the opportunity the last few times, but am determined to make it happen!. So hopefully she will release her next album in the early months of 2011, and will play a few shows in the US, particularly in Los Angeles.

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New Song: Pixie Lott – “Broken Arrow”

03 Sep

Pixie Lott is busy busy busy! She’s filling in for Danni Minogue on X-Factor this week (at least I think it airs this week, and yes, it was taped a while ago, I know).

She also debuted her new UK single, “Broken Arrow” last week, on the same day as the release of her first single in the US (I’ll post this tomorrow for the everyone in the US) [Let the UK POP domination of US begin! woot-woot!].

In the meantime, check out Pixie’s new song, “Broken Arrow” and share your thoughts:

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Favorite X-Factor Auditions: Lucie Jones

03 Sep

Since X-Factor Season 7 has began, I’ve been in full blown pop mode, listening to great UK pop music. I’m excited to see how the US version does and if it serves as a platform for launching the UK acts in the US. The auditions also reminded me of all the great audition moments from the previous years.. and here’s one of my favorites.

Last year, Lucie Jones was my favorite and I really wanted her to win. I was absolutely gutted when she was sent home instead of Jedward when Simon Cowell took the decision to deadlock… I’m actually still really annoyed at that decision/result! After her early departure from the show, Lucie is now in the West End production on Les Miserables as Cosette. She’s also done some modeling, but hopefully she will be get a recording contract and release a few albums.

Here’s her audition, one of my favorites:

Lucie picks a HUGE, possibly the biggest song of all time to sing, Whitney Houston’s epic “I Will Always Love You” and nails it. She adds her own spin, making it unique and youthful. She has such phenomenal control over her voice, it’s really amazing to watch. She also starts out very timid and shy, and eventually becomes more comfortable and really gets into the song, impressing the judges and audience. She starts off as a girl from a small village, and leaves as a talented force to be reckoned with. Go Lucie!

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