It's the Supersound

Club mix of a semi-forgotten Australian track that sits in the back of people’s music memory.
Yothu Yindi for Meredith 2012.

MP3: Yothu Yindi – Djäpana (Gapirri Club Mix)

Pop’s iconic fairy godmother, Madonna, fresh off an unexpected win at the Golden Globes for Best Original Song, has offered details for her forthcoming 12th studio album, MDNA. The album, largely produced by William Orbit (Ray of Light), will be released on March 26th, through Interscope Records. The album’s first single, “Give Me All Your Luvin’” features M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, and will premiere on American Idol on February 2nd.

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Say bonjour to up-and-coming French indie-pop duo Singtank. Even though the band of Alexandre and Josephine de la Baume is still in early stages, they are gaining attention for being wicked cool by association. The sister, actress/singer Josephine, is in fact Mark Ronson‘s wife, and has been touted by Kate Moss and Daze & Confused magazine as the next big thing. Their first single “The Party” is pretty standard as quirky indie-pop goes, with the brother on lead vocals and Josephine providing harmonies. It’s a fun, catchy ditty that reminds me of another boy/girl duo, The Dø. The video is visually arresting in an Alice in Wonderland meets M.C. Escher way. It’ll be interesting to hear more from them, apparently they worked with Bjork’s former producer Nellee Hooper. I wonder if they worked with Mark too, or maybe that’s too obvious?

Their debut album, “In Wonder”, drops May 7.
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Jessie Baylin is one of those singers/songwriters whose names I recognize despite never really listening to the music. Even though her track “Hurry Hurry” has been out since 2010, it’s now pushed as the lead single promoting her new album “Little Spark”. The Richard-Swift-produced track has a gorgeous ’60s pop arrangement with strings, harp and ghostly backing vocals. It’s a laidback, dreamy tune that should make a nice addition to your rainy days playlist. For the music video, Jessie enlisted childhood friend Scarlett Johansson as the director. The video is an understated affair, a one-take shot of Jessie slo-mo walking on rain-streaked Manhattan Bridge with an occasional change of saturation and effects. For a song called “Hurry Hurry”, she sure moved at a leisurely pace!

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MP3: Jessie Baylin – Hurry Hurry

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“Badlands is the chilly winds and the barren quarries, the humid summer nights and the yearning for a bigger freedom.”