Random New Songs!

Here is a round up of some new singles that caught my ear:

Violent Femmes - "Crazy"
After Gnarls Barkley covered the Femmes' "Gone Daddy Gone" it only seems right they should return the favor with the most covered song of 2006: "Crazy" Hey, if it's good enough for Nelly Furtado... The full song isn't available yet, but you here a scant minute of the track at the MySpace. The description on the page fits, in my opinion: "like a Morricone-style dirge recorded by The Mamas and The Papas" Listen and judge for yourself, and either get it on iTunes or buy the limited edition vinyl on June 24th. (Sweet vinyl action, yes!)


Doe Deere - "One Touch"
Thanks to the techno music blog Electroqueer (link to the right, yo!) I've been turned onto NYC based disco diva Doe Deere and her eighties-style dance music. "One Touch" topped the EQ chart for a month, and little wonder: it sounds like every eighties pop song ever, which from me is a Ron Jeremy sized compliment. Plus, you can download the hotness for free on her MySpace, which you should totes do! Do it now, I'll wait. OK, you're back. I know! Sooooo good, right?

Sam Sparro - "Black & Gold"
I can thank both EQ again and Towleroad (again, link to the right) for hooking a brother up with some more smooth dance house fun, courtesy of American boy Sam Sparro. He has a following in the UK, but he should be heating up US gay clubs, too. It's nothing original, just synthy pop with a sing a long chorus. It's finally available on US iTunes, go download it! Or just watch the video...


Jai Rodrieguez - "Broken"
OK, enough gushing from me, there has to be something sucky coming out, right? Correct! Queer Eye's Jai is trying out a singing career, and I don't approve. The singing is passable, but it has a "Do I Make You Proud?" vibe, and only American Idol contestants can get away with that level of lyrical schmaltz. Stick to your day job, whatever the hell that was.


Metro Station - "Shake It"
Aww, Miley Cyrus's big bro wants to sing too! But wait, his band's track is a fierce emotronic HelloGoodbye rip off? Sign me up!


And finally, just a huge Congratulations to David Cook, for having 11 songs debut in the Hot 100! He beat out Miley Cyrus's six debuts, and it's the first time the same artist has had that many tracks in the Hot 100 since The Beatles had 14 during the heyday of Beatlemania. Looks like Cookie fever is spreading! Of course, whining boomers had to complain that it's not the same, but seriously, let the boy have his moment in the sun! Stay tuned for my rant on that later this week...