Give A Little Kick With Your Fine Thigh High

Ce’Cile “Hot Like We” – When does Ce’Cile get to have her hit? This is her second amazing single this year (the first one was based on the Cure riddim, this one is built on the Red Alert riddim) – something has got to give. There’s no reason for this not to be huge. Sean Paul’s singles aren’t even half as catchy as this AND he’s kind of an ugly guy and he’s able to have huge pop crossover hits. Surely there must be some major label out there that can push Ce’Cile over the top! It’s only (divine) right. (Click here to buy it.)

Metric “Wet Blanket” – I’ve been into this song for a while now, but I kept forgetting about it, even on a few days when I was having difficulty figuring out what to post on this blog. Keith Harris wrote a bit about Metric the other day, which prompted me to reinvestigate their album and read some of their press, and I’m very glad about that. This is certainly a case in which getting a better idea of the personality and intentions of the artist enhances my enjoyment of the material. From what I’ve read thus far, I quite like Emily Haines as a pop character. She’s very dynamic, she has a great sense of style, and I like what she has to say. If all of pop worked as an American Idol-style democracy, I’d vote for her. I think that we all could use a good post-indie (indie as aesthetic ideology) indie (indie as genre, circa mid-90s) pop star right about now. (Buy it directly from the band.)

Elsewhere: Lost Bands Of The New Wave Era is another brand new mp3 blog whose mission statement is to showcase “great bands that never made it – but should have.”

Elsewhere, Part 2: Radio Babylon is doing the MP3 blog thing too, with an emphasis on electronic pop.

Also: If you would like to hear the twelve minute “director’s cut” of the On The Media “MP3J” story, you can download an MP3 or listen to an audio stream of it on this site.