Frustrated by the "cookie cutter nature" of today's pop music, emerging pop singer and producer Harrison Zafrin intends to bring a fresh new sound to the pop scene. Zafrin conceived his Bombs & Bottles moniker in 2009 as a Binghamton University student with exactly that goal in mind. He toyed around with synth-driven electro pop and dance music to tune a sound that would fit him best.
Bombs & Bottles is a cheeky reference to living the campus high life that one of Zafrin's friends came up with when they were brainstorming about a good name for the band. Musically, the Bombs & Bottles project is an extension of Zafrin's drive to deliver something fresh and his unbridled passion for electro pop.
"I'm influenced from bands I like, which are '80s new-wave synth-pop such as Ladytron, The Faint, La Roux and Depeche Mode," he tells Pipe Dream, the Binghamtom University campus newspaper. He adds that producers like RedOne and Polow Da Don have been big inspirations as well.
Today, Bombs & Bottles is sharing the new brand-new "When The Lights Go Out" to give people a taste of what he has been up to. Taken from his forthcoming new EP, "When The Lights Go Out" is progressive and tasteful dance-pop tune marked by Zafrin's crisp, tight production effort that boasts a rambunctious dubstep chorus that is followed by a gentle dancefloor groove that balance perfectly together. Lyrically, the song simply tells a vivid tale about what goes down when the lights go out and love gets turned on.
With already a massive following at Binghamton University, "When The Lights Go Out" will undoubtedly get Bombs & Bottles noted far beyond BU's campus grounds. The song proves that this young artist possesses both soundboard savvy and a knack for delivering something that is fresh yet very now, and sure will get the party people moving. (Learn more about Zafrin and Bombs & Bottles on his web site.)
Fresh new pop duo Young London bursts onto the scene with their splashy new pop stomper, "Let Me Go." Hailing from Boston, MA, Young London is the teaming of Matt and Sarah who started to work together earlier this year and first introduced their catchy brand of electro-pop at Austin's South by Southwest back in March.
Encouraged by the positive feedback in Austin, the group decided to continue writing together with the help of producer Mark Maxwell who previously directed the soundboards for Blake Lewis and Boys Like Girls. The group likes to describe their music as '90s throwback "as if Danny Tanner invited Daft Punk over for dinner," they write on Facebook.
Young London's hook-laden "Let Me Go" is an uncomplicated and care-free pop tune that has me curious what these two serve up next. It's hands-up-in-the-air good fun. ("Let Me Go" is released on Fugitive Records and available on iTunes now.)
The music of The New Division takes you right back to the early '80s and straight onto the dancefloor. On their new album, titled "Shadows, the Southern California outfit neatly combines retro-styled new wave synths with modern-day dancefloor stylings that are inspired by trance and progressive house. It's as if the The Killers met up with Depeche Mode to cover The Joy Division that is remixed by Tiesto.
The New Division is the Riverside, CA quartet of John Kunkel (vox), Brock Woolsey (guitars), Janzie (sequencing) and Mark Michalski (synths). The group started out as a college dorm room project for songwriter John Kunkel back in 2005 when he began experimenting with synthesizers after being heavily influenced by the sounds of Joy Division, New Order and Depeche Mode.
Over the course of the next couple of years, the group turned from a one-man project to a four person alt-pop band. The New Division started playing in and around campus, which garnered them more and more local notoriety. For the past few years, the group has continued to fine tune their sound and write new music.
After releasing singles and a few EPs, The New Division independenly released their debut LP, "Shadows" last week. Muscially, the album features the group's lush, dancy textures that are the backdrop for the darker undertones that drives the group's lyricism. "It's a dark, kinda indie danceable album that touches upon a lot of serious themes but not in an incredibly serious way," the group explains in a video EPK.
The album includes the track "Shallow Play" which is a nod to Joy Division's iconic 1979 new wave stomer "Shadow Play" that was later covered by The Killers. Check out the album's lead track "Opium" to get a taste for The New Division's music that is retro in its origin, yet forward thinking in its execution.
When I recently spoke with pop singer Darren Hayes in Sydney he described his new album, titled "Secret Codes & Battleships," as "a masterclass of all the songwriting and producing" that he has learned over the last two decades. The result is one of his finest pop efforts to date that will appeal to a wide variety of audiences.
Stay tuned for more of Hayes' in-depth video commentary about the album and his inspiration very soon.
Introduced by the singles "Talk Talk Talk" and "Black Out The Sun," the star's new album will be released on October 25. To give fans a taste of what's to come he released an extensive album preview with clips from the record on YouTube this morning.
Recorded around the world from Stockholm to Los Angeles and Sydney, Darren collaborated with people like mixer Robert Orton (Lady Gaga), Carl Falk (The Wanted, Nicole Scherzinger) Phil Thornalley (Pixie Lott, Natalie Imbrugila), Steve Robxon (Taylor Swift, Take That) and his old pal Walter Afanasieff with whom he worked on his Savage Garden albums and his first solo record.
A press release explains what people can expect from this record. "The album is a deeply personal journey from despair to hope, and as with all journeys, there's a beginning, a middle and an end." Listen to the album preview after the break and get familiar with songs like the string-laden "Talk Talk Talk," the spine-tingling "Hurt" and "Don't Give Up," which touches hearts and tightens stomachs with the melodic flair and searing honesty that is Darren's calling card.
One of the album's highlights is the emotive and perfectly delivered "Bloodstained Heart" that concerns the "worst day of the worst month of the worst year, but it says I will pick up your pulsing, bloodstained heart from the gutter and we will get through this, together." "Cruel Cruel World stems from a time Darren "was in LA feeling so lost and disjointed I just wanted to crawl home."
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