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I need some fresh pop music
ShogunHair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get alongRegistered Userregular
I make playlists for this swank restaurant I work for. They depended on me to regularly provide good music on friday and saturday nights specifically. During the week we play this old rag-time music on a satellite channel. It seriously sounds like Fallout 3 every time I walk out on the floor. I've been promising for over a month now I would bring in a new playlist with fresh pop music that would get the floor jumping.
I have yet to deliver. My previous play list was good, but it was all older stuff predominantly funk and whatnot. That's fine, but at the moment I am trying to come up with a creative list that people can enjoy and which is socially acceptable.
Here are some of the artists I have thus far:
FrankMusik
Michael Jackson
Chester French
Jamiroquai
Ghostland Observatory
Madonna
Justin Timberlake
NERD
Robin Thicke
Von Bondies
The Ataris
Daft Punk.
Some these songs are questionable in my eyes but I need to fill a six hour block. I'm on a new machine so I'm missing literal gigs of music. I have about two hours of music right now and I need to fill at least a six hour block. I have until 4pm tomorrow to fill this thing out and I could really use some help.
ShogunHair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get alongRegistered Userregular
edited July 2009
Lot of good stuff here. I've added some tracks from Little Boots and LCD Sound System. These are along the lines I'm looking for I still have at least three hours of time to fill
Totally Michael is a one-man pop-punk band set to dance music. Most of his songs are about things like going to prom, riding his bike, and partying all summer long and are swear-free. Just avoid Casual Satisfaction. Other pop acts I adore these days are Muscles An Australian DJ who sings alot about junk food and dancing all night.
His new album (from which that comes) is pretty chock full of interesting pop, though the above seems perhaps the best suite to a restaurant atmosphere. The full record streams from his website.
I'm sure other people have said but La Roux, Little Boots, Florence & the Machine are all pretty up beat and non offensive. MGMT are pretty light as well.
Since you said little boots worked I'd reccomend:
black kids, cut copy, does it offend you Yeah!, mgmt, moving units, justice, the ting tings, el ten eleven(all instrumental but very dancey).
They aren't all the same but they all have lots of great indie dance/pseudo pop tracks. I wish I could reccomend crystal castles but I get the feeling they wouldn't quite work in that setting.
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KalTorakOne way or another, they all end up inthe Undercity.Registered Userregular
edited July 2009
I'm going to second Lady Gaga. Her stuff is the first pop/dance music I've been interested in in years. If you're looking to get people up and moving, probably the best ones from her album would be "Just Dance," "Poker Face," "Love Game," and maybe "Boys Boys Boys." "Paparazzi" is also really good, though a bit slower.
Don't know if you're into power pop, but I'll go ahead and recommend The New Pornographers. They have some catchy tracks, notably "Use It" and "Mass Romantic".
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Florence and the Machine
Little Boots
Great dancy/poppy stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnXFJOXvL_A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56DFLG-z9ng&feature=related
LCD sound system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieT_lf9wK28
Burial: might be a bit of a stretch (its more pure dance music and a bit slow BUT, its good and might work as a group to change the pace of things)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hI4bSCy9iE
The Gaslight Anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOBb13yDnzo
All American Rejects
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSbGur1dz9k
Shogun Streams Vidya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkoLYnrEoYY
New album is great dance-ish pop
Weaboo List
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgbzNHVg0c
http://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/buzz-in-2009-janelle-monae
VV Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3-Q4T7bC2c
La Roux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOYufRHQSms
Here are some pretty killer acoustic/live versions of Lady GaGa and Florence and the Machine songs, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25TOBBnpUGk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8md51JnCNFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp1Dk7nzs7M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST2BGQWeOgY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RkMdHoH7lg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jXxHXSTsPs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBgf2ZxIDZk
EDIT: Woops just noticed the dance part.
Never underestimate the classics, though. Throw some Beetles and Billy Joel in there, maybe with some Skynyrd and Guns 'n' Roses.
Coffeelocks
His new album (from which that comes) is pretty chock full of interesting pop, though the above seems perhaps the best suite to a restaurant atmosphere. The full record streams from his website.
Jack Peñate
I'm sure other people have said but La Roux, Little Boots, Florence & the Machine are all pretty up beat and non offensive. MGMT are pretty light as well.
Oh while I'm at it Ladyhawke
or Friendly Fires.
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Sleeping at Last: (their newer stuff is better, but I couldn't find any videos of it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya80UbNgM1s
School of Seven Bells:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1An2pjS4mKE
Actually anyone on Ghostly International is pretty good-
Deastro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZynzlz_2s&feature=channel_page
black kids, cut copy, does it offend you Yeah!, mgmt, moving units, justice, the ting tings, el ten eleven(all instrumental but very dancey).
They aren't all the same but they all have lots of great indie dance/pseudo pop tracks. I wish I could reccomend crystal castles but I get the feeling they wouldn't quite work in that setting.
Official site if you're so inclined.
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Our Lady Peace,
Matthew Sweet (anything off Girlfriend or 100%)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4he_jgJrMCk&feature=related