Time for another round (ding, ding!) of some of the newer music to catch our attention lately...
Let's kick this off with a bit of sunshine-y Columbian carnival music, courtesy of Quantic featuring Pongolove, with the marimba-overloaded Duvidó. Look out for "Glitterball Man" in the video!
Here's something most bizarre - a recent discovery courtesy of my erstwhile other half Madam Acarti. It's not new (it's about five years old), but it is truly camp-as-tits. It's Pink Turtle and their version of Walk on the Wild Side!
Those fab Aussies Parralox have been plonking loads of music on their YouTube page lately. Of their recent output, this track Black Jeans really stood out and grabbed my attention. It's synth-tastic, pop-pickers!
'Tis (always) the season for silly band names, and Utah's finest Oh, Be Clever is no exception - but their song Next To You is not bad at all, regardless:
Here's an interesting one from a lady by the name of Kiesza (no relation to Kei$ha, apparently) - with a video featuring some rather good Madonna-circa-1983-esque dancing - it's the extremely catchy Hideaway (no relation to the classic by De'Lacy, either):
Our chum Marcus Reeves is not backward in coming forward about anti-gay discrimination, and was spurred (as were so many artists, I am pleased to note) to release this new song as a reaction to the evil-doings of Putin and his band of bigots - with an excellent video featuring (among many others) another of our pals Roland, as well as the adorable Adele Anderson (of Fascinating Aida), here's Russian Roulette:
According to the Spartacus Gay Travel Index, Sweden has succeeded in coming out on top as the most gay friendly country in the world, edging out the competition thanks to its progressive anti-discrimination laws. The UK has come joint second along with France, Belgium and The Netherlands. At the other end of the spectrum, Iran has been judged the most hostile nation for gay travellers, being awarded the maximum point deductions under the prosecution, murders and death penalty categories.
Thus (as the lovely Muscato thankfully drew our attention to it), the fact that Iran's number one most revered female singer of the pre- (and post-) revolution era in the benighted country formerly known as Persia, the lovely Googoosh has chosen to release this particular song and video is all the more remarkable. It's beautiful; it's Behesht:
Wow.
And, finally... Our Princess Kylie Minogue has issued a pre-release stream of her forthcoming album Kiss Me Once - and on first listen, it's rather good. Here is is in its entirety:
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Enjoy, peeps - and as always, let me know what you think!
