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Jason Derulo, The Second Voice, Qing Madi - LET ME BE
Jason Derulo showing up in an electronic scout was not on my bingo card. Qing Madi and The Second Voice carry this dance-pop crossover harder than he does.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestOne email per week with the tracks worth your time. No spam, no Coldplay. -
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Silver Bullet, Jess Cullity - Watching You
Silver Bullet and Jess Cullity's Watching You is flawless, weightless, and instantly forgettable. Fine is a problem on this blog.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestSundays. One email. Zero ballads from white guys in beanies. -
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Icona Pop - Hurt
Icona Pop's 'Hurt' is the same shouted-empowerment formula since 2012, just with a harder drop. Sticky hook, zero risk taken.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestWhat you missed this week, minus the corporate emo. -
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EMBER, Gabriel Eli - CHEMISTRY
EMBER and Gabriel Eli's 'CHEMISTRY' is a free NCS download outclassing paid pop. Stuck in my head all afternoon, no regrets.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogSome shirts are statements. This one is a verdict. -
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Conrad Taylor, Alessia Labate - Action
Alessia Labate's hook on Action ambushes you two days later mid-meeting. NCS strikes again, generic drop and all — the vocal carries it.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogMade for people who left the room during Yellow. -
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Alie, HIKING - FLIRT (if i don't mean it)
Alie and HIKING turn overthinking a situationship into a sticky pop hook on 'FLIRT.' Sounds like a text you shouldn't have sent.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogIf you wear this and someone hugs you, that's a real friend. -
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ZKG - Right Here
ZKG's 'Right Here' has more bite than NCS usually gets credit for. Free to use, easy to like, built for a thousand videos.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogLooks like Helvetica. Sounds like a closing argument. -
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Justė - Just A Little (feat. Sam Harper)
Justė and Sam Harper's Just A Little lives between pop song and dancefloor filler and makes both look easy. Your afternoon just got 8% better.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogThree words. One opinion. Cotton. -
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Tove Lo - I'm your girl right?
Tove Lo has been doing whatever she wants for years and I respect it. I'm your girl right? is catchy and slightly unhinged — that's the deal.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
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Nightly - 1989 feat. Fly By Midnight
Nightly and Fly By Midnight in full nostalgia mode on 1989 and completely committed to it. Not ironic about it at all. Respect.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogShips in 3–5 days. The outrage ships immediately.
