Some People Have Real Problems

Here is the video for Day Too Soon from Sia's new album Some People Have Real Problems, which is out this week. Sia is one of my favorite female vocalists. The video is colorful, sunny, playful and true to her quirkiness has a BIG swan near the end!!!

Free MP3 Download from the new album (promotion by her label, YAY!)

Download here >> Sia - Electric Bird [MP3, 4:26 minutes, 4 MB]

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Sia's music was immortalized when the creators of the cult HBO show Six Feet Under used her beautiful song Breathe Me in the series finale scene. If you haven't seen Six Feet Under, grab it on DVD. Its unique style of black comedy and excellent acting produced one of the best TV shows ever. Many of its actors now play lead roles in new hit shows (Brothers & Sisters, Dirty Sexy Money and Dexter). In the mean time, enjoy the video below of the great finale scene.

If you like it watch the original video of Breathe Me and listen to music at her myspace site below.

>> Sia's Official Site

>> Sia's Myspace

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New Goldfrapp Single & Video - A&E

Here is the new beautiful first single A&E off Goldfrapp's new album Seventh Tree. The sound is a drastic departure from their last album Supernatural. It is mellow, serene and etheral. I am glad they were bold enough to not stick with the same template and had the guts to keep things fresh and experiment in a totally different direction. Listen to the magnificent A&E below. Press play and let it load for a few seconds.

True to form, Goldfrapp provide an equally amazing visual companion to the song. The video is creative in its simplicity and as any great video should have, it has choreographed dancing bush-men and leaf-men!! Two thumbs up for originality and evolution.

For more check out Goldfrapp's Myspace and official site.

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Piece of Britney

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It's a sad sad affair at the Spears' household. After recent news of 16 years old Jaime-Lynn being pregnant, big sis Britney had a majore mishap this weekend. The girl is obviously battling some serious demons and mental illnesses. I am a fan and love her music, and I've been hoping that the tide will change for her. But it seems with the way things are going down, she needs immediate professional help or she might not make it to the end of 2008 alive. I sincerely hope she will be receiving adequate help right away so that she can overcome this hardship and be able to enjoy her life and raise her kids. In the unlikely case that you do not know what I am talking about, click here to catch up. It's a clear and simple cry for help. It is not easy for anyone to accept they have a mental illness and seek help. It is believed now that Britney suffers from Bipolar Disorder. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, bipolar disorder affects 5.7 million American adults. The median age of onset for the illness is 25. Spears just turned 26 Dec. 1.

Interestingly, Britney's current single Piece of Me has her declaring "I'm Miss bad media karma, another day another drama". Amen, Sister. Incedently, Piece of Me is my favorite Blackout song. Get the dance Bimbo Jones radio edit here.

Finally, I heard this emotional cover of Toxic by Yael Naim a while ago. And with what is going on in Britney's life now, lyrics like "Baby can't you see, I'm falling? Too high, can't come down. Losing my head, spinning round and round." have an extra depth now. Here is the video for the haunting performance.

Yael Naim - Toxic (Britney Spears Cover)

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Best of 2007 :: Music :: Robyn

2007 was the year of Robyn. After years of conflict with her record label, she left, created her own independent label and released three hit singles including one of my all time favorite songs.

Be Mine! is one of these rare songs that transcended the normal pop song and moved something inside me whenever I heard it. Be it the broken-heart storyline, the raw voice, or the urgency of the violins that come to life; the song was just perfect. Be Mine! was released in Sweden in 2005, but the rest of the world had to wait 2 years to hear it.

In a recent interview, Robyn says anout Be Mine: “It’s about sad love and a situation everyone knows about — being dumped. I tried to go back to being 15, and being dumped for the first time, when things are so black and white and raw and naive.”

Here is the new 2007 video which I love.

Click HERE for an amazing Piano Acoustic version and HERE for the original (and very strange) 2005 Be Mine! video.

Robyn also scored a huge 2007 #1 in UK with a collaboration with Kleerup. With Every Heartbeat is yet another example of Robyn's magic. It tells of ending a relation, you know you have to do it but you can not help avoid the pain. "We could keep trying, but things will never change. So I don't look back. Still I'm dying with every step I take. And it hurts with every heartbeat". Coupled with an extraordinary production from Kleerup, the song proves that Robyn is no one hit wonder.

If you like these songs, you can DOWNLOAD them at Brooklyn Vegan. Check out Robyn's official YouTube Channel for more videos.

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