The Bias List is a K-pop blog that also covers a fair amount of J-pop. But just like most music fans, I enjoy tracks from all around the world. So, I thought I’d start a monthly round-up of some of the non-K-pop songs that have caught my ear. No ratings — just highlights!
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Addison Rae – U Got It Bad
This is what I imagine a 2000’s-era Britney song would sound like in 2023. It’s soooo catchy.
Alessandra – Bad Bitch
She hasn’t missed yet. This is another addictive banger stuffed with personality.
Darin – Behöver inte nån
Darin’s new Swedish-language album is a great mix of upbeat synth pop, stately mid-tempo ballads and folk. No song is quite as awesome as Satellit, but Behöver inte nån comes close. The chorus is perfection.
Elba – You Do You
This has that cool, Robyn-esque Scandinavian sound all over it. Great melodies.
Icona Pop – Fall In Love
Their new album is basically a compilation of many past singles, but if you like upbeat dance music it’s super consistent. This is the newest track.
Käärijä – It’s Crazy It’s Party (ft. Tommy Cash)
His long-awaited follow-up to Cha Cha Cha! There are things I love about this (mainly the chorus), but I wish it was a solo track. The Tommy Cash parts are obnoxious in a not-fun way.
KeiiNO – Get Up
Definitely a pop sugar rush.
The Killers – Your Side Of Time
Probably my favorite Killers song in years. Those synths are MAJESTIC.
Kylie Minogue – Tension
A successful follow-up to Padam, maintaining the icy electronic sound with a more upbeat house energy.
Ollie Wride – The Way I See It
He’s just so good at making these 80’s synth-pop pastiches.
Poppy – Motorbike
This is so quirky and catchy and campy. Both the verses and chorus hit hard, even if they may seem at odds on first listen. I’m excited for the album!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgiC_sdPVdg
Purple Disco Machine – Something On My Mind (ft. Duke Dumont & Nothing But Thieves)
Purple Disco Machine have a flawless 2023 singles run. This might just be their best yet. The melodies are so good and the vocal performance has so much character.
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Tension is amazing, it deserves Padam Padam’s success and more
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since just dance 2024’s new previews came out the other week, im gonna rank them all, along with some recent songs from just dance+
amazing i love it so much omg (10-9): bloody mary – lady gaga (9.5), sacrifice – the weeknd (9.25), i wanna dance with somebody – whitney houston (10), shine a little love – electric light orchestra (9), rapper’s delight – the sugarhill gang (10)
i think it’s good (8.75-8): dj got us falling in love – usher (8.75), flowers – miley cyrus (8), i’m not here to make friends – sam smith (8.25), gimme more – britney spears (8.75), butter – bts (8.75), dare to live – trady (8.5), i am my own muse – fall out boy (8.25)
mid (7.75-7): sail – awolnation (7.5), it’s the most wonderful time of the year- andy williams (7), calm down – rema (7.5), miraculous theme song (7.25)
no likey (6.75-6): sunroof – nicky youre ft. dazy (6.5), how you like that – blackpink (6.25)
go to hell (5.75-): titi me pregunto – bad bunny (5.5), my name is – d billions (5.25)
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also, the other day i decided to relisten to melanie martinez’s music out of pure nostalgia, as i used to be a fan of her back in 2017-2019 (when i was 11-13), and im shocked at how poorly they aged to me. there are still some highlights (mrs. potato head, cake, and mad hatter), but now i think most of her music is utter dogshit
god the pandemic and this blog have radically changed my music taste
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who knew addison rae would singlehandedly save pop music
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It was not on my 2023 bingo card…
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YESSS im so happy ur hyping my girl poppy up her stuff is so good heres some recs
https://spotify.link/A9CRhQCYcDb
dreamcatcher needs to get on this rn
https://spotify.link/XU57rEGYcDb
lssrfm needs to plagiarize this for an album intro STAT
https://spotify.link/XU57rEGYcDb
fucking insane
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Im late as always – but I got excited seeing Käärija on here!
I completely agree that the feature is terrible. It’s sleezy in an awful way and not in a self-aware, funny way. The feature artist comes across the way Käärija’s music comes across at first glance: completely pissed with no substance.
I still like the track, much more than I was expecting actually. I was a little bit afraid he’d go full gimmick, but he raps in Finnish still and it fits in with his previous music, so I’m on board.
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