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Author: Lisa Hafey

Lisa has been writing for over 20 years, starting as the entertainment editor on her university newspaper. Since then she's written for Popwrapped, Maximum Pop, Celebmix, and ListenOnRepeat. Lisa loves all good music, with particular fondness for Jedward and David Bowie. She's interviewed Edward Grimes (Jedward), Kevin Godley, Trevor Horn, Paul Young, Peter Cox (Go West), Brendan B Brown (Wheatus), Bruce Foxton (The Jam), among many many more. Lisa is also available for freelance writing - please email lisa@essentiallypop.com

The Rising Are ‘Moving On’ To Even Better Things – A Track By Track First Impression Review

July 23, 2018

The Rising have been around for a few years now, with their first album ‘Coming Home’ released back in 2014, and before that, members…

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deedz – ‘Birdz Of A Feather’

July 22, 2018

Birdz of a feather flock together – and in this case, the track from deedz flocks together with his previous release, ‘Love Letterz’ to form the ‘Love Letterz pt 1’ EP, along with a third track, ‘Serpent Spellz’.

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Froz – Gigi D’Agostino vs The Prodigy: ‘Smack My Bla Bla Bla’

July 22, 2018

This very catchy remix sees South Londoner Froz combine Gigi D’Agostino’s ‘Bla Bla Bla’ with The Eastern tinged aspects of The Prodigy’s ‘Smack My Bitch Up’.

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‘Mad To Be Normal’

July 21, 2018

‘Mad To Be Normal’ will be released on VOD on 13th August, and avaiable to watch as a digital download on iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Vubiquity, BT, and Sky Store.

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Myles Marcus – ‘Nightmare’

July 21, 2018

Myles Marcus’ latest single, ‘Nightmare’, is a darkly anthemic pop track. His vocals are strong and sweet, and hold well to the slow tempo of the instrumentation.

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Demetrius – ‘Jersey’

July 20, 2018

We’ve talked about Demetrius N Vince before, but here’s Demetrius by himself, singing a song about New Jersey.

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Dream Pop Artist FMFL Releases Debut Album ‘FUNCTIONAL MUSIC FOR LOVERS’

July 19, 2018

FMFL is a multi-instrumentalist, mixing engineer, and dream pop producer. His latest album, ‘Functional Music For Lovers’ was written during a time of hardship, and the emotional composition marks a change of direction for the artist, who previously focused on more exerimental music.

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A Flock Of Seagulls – ‘Ascension’

July 19, 2018

Released on July 9, ‘Ascension’, the latest album from A Flock Of Seagulls puts a new spin on their classics, with help from the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

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The Vamps – ‘Night And Day’ (Day Edition)

July 19, 2018

It’s been a year since The Vamps dropped the first half of their ‘Night And Day’ album, ‘Night Edition’. Last Friday they released the ‘Day Edition’, allowing fans to finally hear the entire double album in full.

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DJ Kadel – ‘Call Me’

July 18, 2018

With a very pleasing music video comes DJ Kadel and ‘Call Me’. The artist originally hails from Cuba, and is now based in Toronto. His music covers the genres of Reggaeton, Hip Hop, and Latino.

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EMINEM – ‘STAN’ (JR REMIX)

July 18, 2018

Available as a free download, JR’s remix of the Eminem classic, ‘Stan’, takes the track and gives it a shake up, turning the story of a stalker fan and his celeb obsession into a bona fide dance number.

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Xavier Toscano – ‘Feels So Good’

July 18, 2018

We love Xavier Toscano at EP, and so we are pleased to be able to review, ‘Feels So Good’, the title track from his album released in April.

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