Current Favorite Songs

Here is a list of my current favorite songs:

Mika

Mika was born in Lebanon, but raised in Paris and London. He seems a cross between Freddie Mercury, Elton John, and Jellyfish. It is completely catchy pop music. His album, Life in Cartoon Motion, has hit number one in the UK and is released in the US this week. There are a few songs on You Tube that you can listen to. My favorite is Grace Kelly.

Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor was born in Moscow in the former Soviet Union, but her family moved to the Bronx when she was a teenager. The Strokes decided they loved her and had her open up for them on their last tour. The first time I heard Fidelity, it bugged me. The second time, I loved it so I say give it a second shot after you hear it for the first time since the different singing style can grow on you. These songs come off her fourth album, Begin to Hope.

The Kooks

The Kooks hail from Brighton, England. Their name comes from a David Bowie song, Kooks. Their debut album, Inside In/Inside Out, spent more than half of 2006 in the top 20 in the UK. They are just starting to get notice in the U.S. where they are currently touring and selling out gigs all over the place, including the stop in Portland in May. Naive is the first song that I heard from them and loved. I am also a big fan of Eddie’s Gun, which you can hear on MySpace. They are guitar pop goodness.

The Fratellis

The Fratellis are from Glasgow, Scotland. They have been greatly loved in the UK and dubbed as the “next Oasis”, but many other bands have been dubbed that in the UK press. They are fickle there. They won the Brit Award (Grammy equivalent) for Breakthrough Act. Their sound is along the same line as The Kooks with guitar pop, head bopping good times. Their debut album is Costello Music. Their first song, Flathead, was used in an iPod commercial. I never saw it. The first song I heard by them was Chelsea Dagger, which is my favorite. Flathead seems quite catchy too.

Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn and John are two guys from Stockholm, Sweden. They met in 1999 and have made three albums together. Their third album, Writer’s Block, has the whistling song on it! I first heard the song on a weekend on the radio. I was bouncing my head to it, and Jer said the song was annoying. I said I liked it! I didn’t know who sang it. Then I heard it dancing a week or two later. I kept referring to it as the whistling song, until I finally figured out who sang it. Now I know it is Young Folks and I’m happy.

Sources: Wikipedia, YouTube, MySpace, Rolling Stone

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