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03 April 2006

¿Best Pop? The gods that be over at our fatherland deemed this question "chatfilter", so I re-ask here: ¿What's your favorite contemporary (like 2005-2006) pop music?
Guilty pleasures included. I for instance confess to an unhealthy preference for Girls Aloud.

post by: signal at: 22:50 | 14 comments

Girls Aloud. Cool. Also, I like Sugababes and Ashlee Simpson. Actually, I am rather partial to any girly pop, provided it has a catchy chorus.

posted by nomis 03 April | 22:56

And here's a big thumbs up for using the "¿". Love it.

posted by nomis 03 April | 22:58

Ashlee Simpson makes my ears bleed.

I like Franz Ferdinand but am not especially clued in on when music is released. And, this may result in my Cool card being permanently revoked, I like some of Shakira's music (Whenever, Wherever) but I think its mostly because she's pretty insanely hot.

Gwen Stefani's good too.

posted by fenriq 03 April | 23:45

I must admit I don't mind some of Gwen Stefani and The Veronicas, perhaps because I have become familiar with them due to their continued rotation when the lady of the house gets control of the car stereo. I'm not happy that I like them, but I do.

posted by dg 04 April | 00:36

I have to say I have an irrational dislike for Ashlee Simpson. I hate her in a way that makes no sense, since I have never met her. She just falls into the absolutely no talent ass clown school of tooldom like Sharon Stone.

posted by arse_hat 04 April | 00:42

Goldfrapp. Their new album is really cool.

posted by BoringPostcards 04 April | 06:18

Gwen Stefani, Shakira, Kelly Clarkson, and yes, the Spice Girls.

posted by sisterhavana 04 April | 07:55

The Shins. Shins, Shins, Shins, Shins, Shins.

The Arcade Fire, The New Pornographers, Franz Ferdinand, Blonde Redhead, Dengue Fever, The Futureheads, The Wrens, The Super Furry Animals.

And the Shins.

posted by agropyron 04 April | 09:37

The Click Five.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 04 April | 10:08

Reggeaton, bim bomp boop! Gasolina!

posted by Divine_Wino 04 April | 10:12

I think the last overtly pop music I got into was Architecture in Helsinki. It's good stuff.

posted by cmonkey 04 April | 10:27

What's that song that goes "hey mister dj, somethingsomething the replay, turn the music up"? I like that one.

posted by JanetLand 04 April | 11:35

What's that song that goes "hey mister dj, somethingsomething the replay, turn the music up"? I like that one.

Actually, that's all songs.
FWIW, I'm thinking pop-pop, the kind of stuff you're embarrased to admit to liking IRL.

posted by signal 04 April | 12:22

James Blount, I suppose? He worked with Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes who has a lucrative second career as a producer and songwriter (Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, P!nk ...)

P!nk and Annie are the ones for me that are album-worthy.

posted by stilicho 05 April | 02:47

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