We’ve Got To Make A Better Day

Komeda “Blossom (Got To Get It Out)” – Depending on where you are in this world, this is taken from either a record which has been out for a year (hello, Europe!) or one which is being released next week (what’s up, America?). Fans of the Powerpuff Girls may remember this tune from the excellent Powerpuff Girls: Heroes And Villains compilation from a few years back, though this is a newly recorded version of the song. It captures the joyful, lighthearted spirit of the series rather well – it’s basically a surf rock tune about superheroes with a chanted chorus sung by people with Swedish accents. It’s great fun. The rest of Komeda’s Kokomemedada is pretty strong too, particularly “Victory Lane” and “Out From The Rain,” but “Blossom” is the obvious single and will fill indie dance floors everywhere.

Miss Frenchie “I’m Yur Rock Man” – After hearing Miss Frenchie‘s excellent “Fuck Em Boyo” mash-up from the London Booted compilation, I soulseeked up everything I could find by her, and came up with a rather nice set of bootlegs. “I’m Yur Rock Man” is definitely my favorite, though I can’t find much about it online. It was apparently hosted by the currently defunct Bastard-Pop.De.Vu site, but that’s as much information as I have. There’s a possibility that this may be incorrectly labelled, but this seems like Miss Frenchie’s aesthetic. This mix is easily the best usage of a George Michael/Wham vocal in a mash-up that I’ve ever heard, but it raises the question: Why aren’t more people tweaking his stuff?