Top 10 New Pop Songs March 8, 2011
It's a great week for hip hop songs and rock. Any fears that either genre is fading can be countered by the quality of this week's releases. The list below is a combination of top single releases and album tracks for the week.
Hard rock band Seether preview their sixth studio album with this song that is definitely not a country song. However, it does kick off with a clear swamp country feel. When the noisy rock guitars and shouted backing chorus kick in you know that Seether are delivering straightforward melodic heavy rock. The album Holding On To Strings Better Left to Fray is due in stores May 17, 2011.
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Built around a big sample from Yaz's electropop dance classic "Situation," Snoop Dogg loudly proclaims that he is back. The song could also be a major return to chart success for producer Scott Storch. T-Pain contributes the chorus with heavy echo effects. The album Doggumentary is due out March 29, 2011.
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Lupe Fiasco's latest album LASERS was released this week and one of the most interesting tracks is "All Black Everything." It is a rap fantasy about the negatives in black history being reversed. Once again Lupe Fiasco delivers thought provoking words and ideas in a highly melodic manner that just might have you singing along.
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"The Race" is the fourth single released in advance of Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa's third studio album Rolling Papers. The smooth laidback sound is classic Wiz Khalifa. Rolling Papers hits stores March 29, 2011.
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Glee star Matthew Morrison steps out on his own. The gentle happy pop sound is reminiscent of Jack Johnson. The sexual wink in the words will leave many adult listeners smiling. A full-length album is expected in May 2011.
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Avril Lavigne's new album Goodbye Lullaby is a rather downbeat affair. One of the best songs is "Goodbye" produced and written by Avril Lavigne herself. The stripped down beauty here makes me want to hear more of her on her own.
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The gorgeous, spare sound of William Fitzsimmons' songs has been heard frequently as backing music on TV including during the show Grey's Anatomy. The album Gold In the Shadow is due in stores March 22, 2011.
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The new R.E.M. album Collapse Into Now has been heralded as a return to the band's multi-platinum selling sound of the 1980s. "Discoverer" leads off the new collection in bracing, spirited style.
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Johnny Reid is a country star at home in Canada. His most recent album A Place Called Love was a #1 hit at home. Now he is set for his first US album release Introducing Johnny Reid on May 3, 2011. "Let's Go Higher" is nominally country music but will appeal strongly to adult pop audiences.
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"Badass" was originally released last fall as part of the soundtrack to the horror film Saw 3D. Now it is a single heralding the release of Saliva's album Under Your Skin March 22, 2011. Shout along with the chorus in classic heavy rock style.
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1. Seether - "Country Song"
Hard rock band Seether preview their sixth studio album with this song that is definitely not a country song. However, it does kick off with a clear swamp country feel. When the noisy rock guitars and shouted backing chorus kick in you know that Seether are delivering straightforward melodic heavy rock. The album Holding On To Strings Better Left to Fray is due in stores May 17, 2011.
ListenBuy from Amazon »
2. Snoop Dogg - "Boom" featuring T-Pain
Built around a big sample from Yaz's electropop dance classic "Situation," Snoop Dogg loudly proclaims that he is back. The song could also be a major return to chart success for producer Scott Storch. T-Pain contributes the chorus with heavy echo effects. The album Doggumentary is due out March 29, 2011.
Watch VideoBuy from Amazon »
3. Lupe Fiasco - "All Black Everything"
Lupe Fiasco's latest album LASERS was released this week and one of the most interesting tracks is "All Black Everything." It is a rap fantasy about the negatives in black history being reversed. Once again Lupe Fiasco delivers thought provoking words and ideas in a highly melodic manner that just might have you singing along.
ListenBuy from Amazon »
4. Wiz Khalifa - "The Race"
"The Race" is the fourth single released in advance of Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa's third studio album Rolling Papers. The smooth laidback sound is classic Wiz Khalifa. Rolling Papers hits stores March 29, 2011.
ListenBuy from Amazon »
5. Matthew Morrison - "Summer Rain"
Glee star Matthew Morrison steps out on his own. The gentle happy pop sound is reminiscent of Jack Johnson. The sexual wink in the words will leave many adult listeners smiling. A full-length album is expected in May 2011.
ListenBuy from Amazon »
6. Avril Lavigne - "Goodbye"
Avril Lavigne's new album Goodbye Lullaby is a rather downbeat affair. One of the best songs is "Goodbye" produced and written by Avril Lavigne herself. The stripped down beauty here makes me want to hear more of her on her own.
ListenBuy from Amazon »
7. William Fitzsimmons - "Beautiful Girl"
The gorgeous, spare sound of William Fitzsimmons' songs has been heard frequently as backing music on TV including during the show Grey's Anatomy. The album Gold In the Shadow is due in stores March 22, 2011.
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8. R.E.M. - "Discoverer"
The new R.E.M. album Collapse Into Now has been heralded as a return to the band's multi-platinum selling sound of the 1980s. "Discoverer" leads off the new collection in bracing, spirited style.
Watch VideoBuy from Amazon »
9. Johnny Reid - "Let's Go Higher"
Johnny Reid is a country star at home in Canada. His most recent album A Place Called Love was a #1 hit at home. Now he is set for his first US album release Introducing Johnny Reid on May 3, 2011. "Let's Go Higher" is nominally country music but will appeal strongly to adult pop audiences.
ListenBuy from Amazon »
10. Saliva - "Badass"
"Badass" was originally released last fall as part of the soundtrack to the horror film Saw 3D. Now it is a single heralding the release of Saliva's album Under Your Skin March 22, 2011. Shout along with the chorus in classic heavy rock style.
ListenBuy from Amazon »