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HOT HALF DOZEN 2.12.25 – IndiePulse Music Journal


6 songs from Mexico, the US. Spain that vary from dream pop to straight pop to simply dreamy

157 songs, albums, movies submitted for evaluation this week

New Angle, single by  Patti Labelle. Not a brand new track, clearly, however an incredible one which I simply couldn’t put down once I was reminded of it this week. The  iconic 1984 hit combines an infectious, danceable beat with empowering lyrics about private transformation and confidence. The track marked a turning level in LaBelle’s profession.  Nice track, nice lyrics, nice angle.  From her Best Hits album. Stream in all places.

Zunzun Baba, single by Rita Donte .  An early launch from her forthcoming album, ‘Ritual’  the Baja, Mexico-based Cuban is  an angelic singer-songwriter in a method that’s unapologetically Cuban, however brings in Mexican regional music in addition to influences from Son Jarocho from Veracruz in México.  Actually Music Sin Fronteras.  Stream on Spotify and main platforms.

 Houdini, single by  Dua Lipa.  Faucet your foot to the bass beat whereas Dua Lipa asks  man who needs her why she shouldn’t simply be like Houdini and disappear. As she will get going you’ll go, shifting from foot-tapping to wild dancing.  Stream in all places.

Bang, singly by Melenas . Melenas is a Spanish indie-rock band from Pamplona, that includes Oihana Herrera (vocals, guitar, keyboards), María del Amor Zubiaur (keyboards), Leire Zabala (bass), and Laura Torre (drums). Identified for his or her mix of storage rock, dream pop, and krautrock.

SONAR, single by Ichiko Aoba. Let this one simply carry you away when you ponder loneliness. Aoba makes use of synths to create a softly glowing underwater surroundings swimming in luminescent tides with jellyfish floating round you. Aoba sings in a mild voice  with melancholy notes . The lyrics, translated from Japanese, pierce you with the ache of loneliness – the waters assist you, however they isolate you,  A gorgeous, marine dream.  Stream on Spotify and main platforms.

tqum, single by Sofia Reyes with Dana Paola.  Lest anybody assume that Mexican pop is all males rapping to vaguely regional music, Sofia Reyes brings out tqum: remix. A fast-paced pop track pushed by a electro bass beat and makes use of right here very female however mature voice to offer you energyo sing alongside to and dance to.  Spanish.  Stream on Spotify and different main platforms.

Patrick O’Heffernan



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