As 2013 comes to a close and everyone gathers with their friends and family to ring in 2014, I sit here and reminisces about everything that has happened since this site has launched back in September. It has only been four months, but in that time Oblivious Pop have reached over 10,000 views, with 5,000 of those being in the month of December alone. To be honest though, Oblivious Pop isn't about getting views and being a big name blog. Oblivious Pop's sole purpose is to help artists' music reach people it normally wouldn't reach. Writing about music and telling your friends is the best way for people to listen. I want to help musicians spread their amazing music throughout the world. I want someone to come across Oblivious Pop and find their favorite bands. I want them to fall in love with the band or artist and follow them through their journey in the music industry. In four months, I feel like Oblivious Pop is in the right direction in doing so. After working with two amazing artists, Germans and Marlene ∞, to put together an amazing show, I feel like Oblivious Pop is on the right track to helping artists. 2013 is now reaching its final hours, but after looking back on how successful everything has been this past year I believe that Oblivious Pop is in the right mindset to further expand itself. I'm currently working on ideas that are going to push Oblivious Pop to the next level. I've set some new goals for Oblivious Pop to achieve in the next year and I hope that all of the viewers who love Oblivious Pop will stick with us as these changes occur throughout the year. I couldn't do this without the help and support of everyone I've met and haven't met. To all of my friends in the music industry that have helped me out this year, thank you! I also want to thank the people who work at Hype Machine. I've been an avid follower of their site, which has introduced me to the music blogs that I follow on a daily basis. Adding Oblivious Pop to their site has been a major help with everything. I look forward to the next year of music. So much phenomenal music is being released, and with our plans in London, 2014 looks like it will be epic. Oblivious Pop will be there to help bring this music to as many people as it possibly can. I also cannot wait to have all of these ideas that are just floating in my head become reality!
With this, I give you our final offering of 2013. This is our NYE Essentials Vol. 1 playlist. It features a rocking set of songs that will help you party your way into the New Year. All of these artists on the playlist are major inspirations behind the music that I feature on Oblivious Pop. I hope that you enjoy, jam out, and share this with your friends and family. Enjoy the rest of 2013, and may you all stick around and enjoy 2014 with Oblivious Pop!
-Mike
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Never Grow Up

Make An Example Of Myself

Monday, December 30, 2013
Emotion Like A Shooting Star

Hey! Lady

Thursday, December 26, 2013
You Were The One

Born In A Troubled City

Monday, December 23, 2013
Heart Can Be Broken

Will It Ever Change?
Lorde, the seventeen-year-old girl gone superstar in a matter of months, is prepping for her first headlining tour this spring which will sure push her further ahead in her career than she has even been. Lorde, being as amazing as she already is for a seventeen-year-old, she is hitting the road with another soon to be massive super star Lo-Fang. Lo-Fang, or Matthew Hemerlein, has been classically trained in violin, cello, bass piano, and guitar, all of which shine through in his songs. Lo-Fang has his debut LP coming out this February and has worked long and hard with Francois Tetaz (Gotye producer) to make things on his debut LP the best it could possibly be. Clearly having a worldly sound, Lo-Fang has used his travels to different parts of the world as his inspirations to his music. After listening to #88, and his other releases, Lo-Fang will win your heart over and have you dying for more.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Stay The Night

Speaking in the Dead of Night

Thursday, December 19, 2013
Devotion Like An Animal

Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Anticipating This

Artists To Watch In 2014

Instead of creating a list of the artists that we think are going to be huge in 2014, we decided to compile a playlist of their music for your ears. Take a listen below to artists who have been hard at work in 2013 and are continuing their hard work into 2014.
Breathing Fire
One of our favorites from London, Laurel, has had quite the end of 2013. With the release of her debut single "Fire Breather", along with a B-side "The Desert", and a cover of Dan Croll's "Home", this girl is setting herself up for a very successful 2014 packed with nothing but amazing opportunities. Just over a month after her debut release, she gives us her video for "Fire Breather", which paints the perfect compliment to this fiery, drum-driven song that screams to the darker side of pop.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Inspire A Generation

Save Me Right Now
Beyonce dropped her latest album out of surprise on Friday, and it set the music industry on fire. What got even better was when IYES released a cover of her biggest hit "Crazy In Love" that same day, probably an ode to the Queen B herself. Taking a different spin on this massive hit, IYES takes a sultry turn, incorporating a meltdown of pure piano and electronics. With vocals that softly soar above the electrifying beat, IYES has once again graced the world with a perfect masterpiece. We can't say that they did the song better than Beyonce, simply because Beyonce is the queen, but IYES is definitely up there in the realm of pop royalty in the making. Definitely put this duo down at the top of your list for ones to watch in 2014.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Love Don't Work

Like An Animal

Thursday, December 12, 2013
Head Above The Water

Losing Touch With The Physical

Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Take A Bullet

Swedish super-star Frida Sundemo gave the music world an early Christmas present yesterday with her new song "For You, Love". With a humming synth and a light dance beat under her flowing lyrics on the verses, the song builds to a chorus with glittering synths and a sultry sax that makes you feel like you're on top of the world soaring endlessly over oceans and mountains. We love the folk style of her lyrics, while infusing her music with an electronic sound. Overall, Frida Sundemo is electric and elegant all together.
Neon Beach

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Waiting For You

Take What You Want

Monday, December 9, 2013
I Love You
About a month after dropping her debut single "Sadie", upcoming UK artist Manou gives us her first music video. Keeping things on a simplistic level, Manou keeps the viewers' appeal with the tropic feel. With the aquatics in the background, Manou looks flawless throughout the entire video. Watch the video above and be prepared to be awed by this video that compliments her debut oh so well.
Lose Your Self Control

Explorations: United Kingdom

Today, we bring you the first installment of Explorations with "Explorations: United Kingdom" in celebration of the showcase we are currently working on in London for Spring 2014. As we continue to work out this project and all of you wait for more updates on whats going on, sit back and take a listen to some of the artist that are doing some amazing things over in the United Kingdom.
Labels:
A-Minor,
Bo Saris,
Denai Moore,
George Ezra,
Josef Salvat,
KHUSHI,
Laurel,
London Grammar,
Manou,
MAUSI,
Raleigh Ritchie,
RHODES,
SEAWAVES,
Until The Ribbon Breaks,
Us Baby Bear Bones
Friday, December 6, 2013
Happy Holidays From Oblivious Pop
We're happy to announce today about out future plans for Oblivious Pop. Oblivious Pop will be making the journey to Europe this Spring. During our time there we will be exploring the music scene over there, working to bring you new and upcoming artists for your listening pleasure. Along with this comes our biggest announcement yet. Oblivious Pop is working on booking a London showcase featuring artist from the U.K. In order to make this possible, we launched our Indiegogo campaign to help raise funds to make this the best show we can. If you're interested in donating or for more information, please click on the widget below to go to the official Indigogo campaign site. From there you can check out our perks for donating and be part of something special. We greatly appreciate any help. Stay tuned for further updates on the showcase. Hope you have a happy and safe holiday season!
Time After Time

Thursday, December 5, 2013
Sugar Veins

Convertible Nights

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Feed Them Acid

OK With Talking

Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Year Alone

Best of 2013

5. Haim - Days Are Gone
There's no doubt that this sister trio has been the hot pick of this year. Hitting up the festival circuit this summer, the girls prepped for their debut album Days Are Gone, which truly set them as the queens of indie rock.
4. Betty Who - The Movement
If you haven't heard of Betty Who this year, then you have clearly been hiding under a rock. After releasing her debut EP The Movement earlier this year, there was an instant blow up over the summer. Playing at the hippest venues in New York, Betty Who attracted the attention of new fans and some industry professionals ultimately leading to RCA offering up a record deal. Betty Who clearly had a life changing year in 2013, all from the perfect pop EP release.
3. St. Lucia - When The Night
Capturing the perfect modern take on 80s inspired music, St. Lucia has killed it this year. After dropping their first single, "Elevate", off of their first LP When The Night, St. Lucia went out and nailed it at Lollapalooza and announced that they would be the first to release a full length album off of the hippest label around, Neon Gold Records. When The Night is filled with so many emotions, making you cry and making you want to dance your ass off (trust us their was a lot of crying from our end with how perfect this album was). There's no doubt that St. Lucia is rising to the top with their unique sound.
2. MS MR- Secondhand Rapture
There was no doubt that MS MR was going to be on our list of the Best of 2013. After releasing their debut EP Candy Bar Creep Show last year, MS MR prepped for their debut album Secondhand Rapture. Sticking with their darkened pop sound, MS MR has won our hearts over. After seeing them for the first time at CMJ 2012, we fell in love and have been following Max and Lizzy ever since. This album is packed full of amazing hits that range angst to sadness to happiness.
*btw MS MR is a band you must see live!*
1. Lorde - Pure Heroine
If you haven't heard the name Lorde yet, then you must have at least heard the song "Royals". Sixteen-year-old, New Zealand native Ella Yelich-O'Connor has been this year's break through artists. After releasing her first EP over a year ago, Lorde's music has slowly surfaced to the highest rankings of pop. This summer, her single "Royals" went viral, receiving enormous airplay and ultimately leading to sold out shows across the U.S and singing a multi-million dollar publishing deal with Songs Publishing. Lorde has come so far and the persona she emits is so perfect. Lorde has won the gold for 2013!
Take a listen to our playlist of this years Best of 2013:
Monday, December 2, 2013
Fire In My Heart

Foreigner To You

It's times when we get a double punch when one of our favorites reworks another one of our favorites, creating pure gold, that we love. This time Lovelife has remixed our new favorites We The Wild on their song "Body Electric (Blue)". Taking We The Wild's original X Ambassador, indie rock/pop sound and add their own touch, Lovelife throws in soothing synth feel slowing it down to their signature chilling vibe. Building from the verse, the chorus sends a frozen feeling into your soul, creeping from the inside out, overcoming your entire body by the last few seconds. Lovelife clearly knew what they were doing when they decided to remix We The Wild and we are happy they did so.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Sunk In Oceans Blue

Tripping For So Long

Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Just To Wake Up

Remember Me

Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Heart's Will Follow

Monday, November 25, 2013
Breakin' My Heart

Baby We're OK

Friday, November 22, 2013
Stole a Heart of Gold

Bygones Be Bygones

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