1. “My Name is Trouble” – Keren Ann [3-22-2011]. ISRAEL. Easy pop track featuring flowing female vocals against good groovin’ backdrop by Israeli-born performer.
2. “Use Somebody”—Laura Jansen [3-22-2011]. NETHERLANDS. Dramatic, slow female vocals on top of spare backdrop makes for easy listening of latest cover of Kings of Leon smash hit by emerging Dutch singer-songwriter.
3. “Hello” Martin Solveig and Dragonette [2-1-2-11]. FRANCE. Euro-pop-dance club track dominated by pounding electro-keyboards as conceived by Paris DJ.
4. “Of Monsters and Men” – Little Talks [2-22-2011]. ICELAND. Emerging band lays out upbeat, self-released track complete with eager vocals and horns.
5. “Contact High” – Architecture in Helsinki [to be released) AUSTRALIA. Latest track from indie pop ensemble out of Melbourne who utilize wide array of instruments.
6. “Fireworks” - Polock [8-17-2010]. SPAIN. Alt-indie rock track off debut album by quintet from the Mediterranean beach town of Valencia, Spain.
7. “Safari Disco Club” – Yelle [1-5-2011]. FRANCE. Snappy club electronica lead track from forthcoming same-titled CD by bright, colorful French pop singer.
8. “Hauntin’ Me” – Keep Shelly in Athens [1-21-2011]. GREECE. Grecian duo lays out experimental and atmospheric electro-pop lounge-sound track.
9. “Young Blood” -- The Naked & Famous [11-14-2010] NEW ZEALAND. A huge summer hit in New Zealand, this snappy and easygoing alt-indie single from emerging New Zealand group refreshes.
10. “Get Some” – Lykke Li [12-10-10]. SWEDEN. Big percussion with Li’s vocals offers it up with a dance beat by Sweidish indie pop artist.
11. “Neu Chicago” – Clive Tanaka Y Su Orquesta [1-11-11]. JAPAN. Am upbeat, genre-bending track that sounds like steel drums underwater with a happy chorus singing a positive refrain.
12. “Without Lies” -- Aeroplane featuring Sky Ferriera [11-15-2010]. BELGIUM. Electronica act from Brussels, Belgium, releases spare and clean track with disco style off latest of series of EP’s.
13. “Hooka” – Don Omar (single) [9-21-2010] PUERTO RICO. One of reggaeton’s first international superstars releases this pro-weed part track. Go PROP 19!!
14. “Clap Your Hands” – 2NE1 [9-9-2010]. SOUTH KOREA. New pop track released by South Korean all-girl band whose acronym stands for “New Evolution of the 21st Century.”
15. “La Musique” – Yelle [10-5-2010}. FRANCE. An abstract, synthy number by bright, colorful and sassy pop singer unearthed a la MySpace.
16. “Stereo Love” – Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina [8-10-2010]. ROMANIA. Eerie alt-indie euro-dance club track by musician, producer, performer and composer from Bucharest.
17. “Loca” – Shakira [8-31-2010]. COLUMBIA. Horns, lyrics in Spanish with rolling R’s and a shake-your hips beat makes for an upbeat Latina cocktail.
18. “FM Sexy Tan” – El Guincho [9-13-2010]. SPAIN. An oddball R&B crossover track off indie groovster -- Pablo Siaz-Riexa’s (who is from the Canary Islands) second album.
19. “Sun of a Gun” - Oh Land [US debut arrives this Fall]. DENMARK. Euro-siren ballerina from Denmark offers pop-pixie, alt-indie track with glam-sensibility.
20. “Alors an Dance” -- Stromae (re-mix featuring Kanye West and Gilbere Forte] (9-2-2010]. BELGIUM. A smokin’ hot dance track in European Clubs features Kanye remixing and rapping-up an already funky get-ur-booty-on-the-dancefloor track by Belgain singer-songwriter.
21. Flight Facilities featuring Giselle -- “Crave You” [3-26-2010]. AUSTRALIA. Ambient-disco-house groove by Sidney-based Australian duo.
22. “Tu Vuo' Fa' L'americano” -- Renato Carosone [8-6-2010]. ITALY. Old school jazz and swing-infused track by groovy Italian.
23. “Where I’m Going” – Cut Copy (un-released). AUSTRALIA. Australian indie electronic trio drop the summer’s joyful, hand-clapping rock tune. Come on! Lighters in the air, tripsters!
24. “Here Sometimes” – Blonde Redhead [8-24-2010]. JAPAN/ITALY. Italian twin brothers and Japanese art students meet randomly in NYC and form this alternative band that thrive on dissonant guitars and quiet stilted lyrics .
25. “Enter the Ninja” – Die Antwood [7-13-2010]. SOUTH AFRICA. Self-proclaimed “Zef” (“white trash”) South Africans rap in English and Afrikaans over rave-style beats.
26. “We No Speak Americano” – Yolando Be Cool & DCUP [7-20-2010]. AUSTRALIA. A quirky, hot number on the dance club scene comes as a consequence of an Ausssie latin/afro-beat/house collaboration.
27. “Spaceship” – Benny Benassi [6-1-10]. ITALY. An electronica number – big on the dance charts – by fun and fashionable DJ /producer from Milan.
28. “Saturday Night” – Basshunter [7-19-2010]. SWEDEN. Swedish computer nerd turns out dance club track with big beats and electro-pop groove.
29. “Wedding Dress” – Taeyang (of Big Bang) [7-1-2010]. South Korea. First pop track from first full-length solo album by young South Korean.
30. “Come with Me” – Ceo [6-29-10]. SWEDEN. A breezy, Electro-pop track by debut solo effort of former member of the duo The Tough Alliance.
31. “Fembot” – Robyn [6-10-2010]. SWEDEN. More shiny pop-electronica beats from Swedish teen prodigy.
32. “Solitude is Bliss” – Tame Impala [6-28-2010]. AUSTRALIA. Trippy indie-rock track that would mix perfectly with some 70’s psychedica, man.
33. “Waka, Waka (This time for Africa)” – Shakira [6-20-2010]. COLUMBIA. An upbeat world dance sound that stands tall as the official 2010 track for The FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament.
34. “Yeah, Yeah,Yeah” – New Politics [4-27-2010]. DENMARK. An anti-establishment, loud alt-rock track from emerging band out of Copenhagen, Denmark.
35. “The Night Before the Funeral” – The Mary Onettes [5-5-2010]. SWEDEN. A snappy, upbeat indie-track off latest 2-track EP.
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