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Post by maine on Nov 24, 2014 16:36:22 GMT -5
New song from Smallpools called "Karaoke". Lead single (unless "Killer Whales" is considered it) for their debut album LOVETAP!, which is due out on February 3, 2015. Did "Killer Whales" ever go for adds? Produced by Ricky Reed (Jason Derulo, New Politics, Pitbull, Wallpaper. and more), Tom Peyton (Wallpaper.) , and John Ryan (Pitbull, One Direction, Alex & Sierra, and more).https%3A//soundcloud.com/smallpools/karaoke |
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Post by fourloonies on Nov 24, 2014 16:55:18 GMT -5
This leads the new album Lovetap! which comes out in February. They tweeted about it today.
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Post by Superundercover on Nov 24, 2014 17:50:06 GMT -5
Good song! Still waiting for these guys to break through!
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Post by Web on Nov 24, 2014 19:49:40 GMT -5
I like this, but not as much as Dreaming or Killer Whales. These guys are solid on most of their tracks so I am looking forward to the album.
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Post by American Idiot on Nov 24, 2014 22:24:31 GMT -5
This sounds more like Neon Trees than the other songs I've heard from them. Not a bad song, but I like the other singles better.
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Post by Brian Battler on Nov 25, 2014 23:47:16 GMT -5
Very very much too good a lot.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Nov 26, 2014 6:06:09 GMT -5
I like this song. The chorus is gold. Their songs shouldn't all sound exactly alike. I do hear that Neon Trees vibe peeps are talkin bout..
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Post by Libra on Nov 26, 2014 18:52:58 GMT -5
I love it when lyrics are simply real like they are in this song. Add in it already having a strong melody, and it's that much better.  |
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Post by Kurt on Dec 9, 2014 14:39:10 GMT -5
Impacts Alt on January 20, according to AllAccess.
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Post by newpower on Dec 10, 2014 10:44:30 GMT -5
I don't know how I feel about this. I think it's too poppy, generic EDM. I might change my mind.
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Post by maine on Dec 10, 2014 14:04:06 GMT -5
I don't know how I feel about this. I think it's too poppy, generic EDM. I might change my mind. ...what? |
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Post by Cody on Dec 10, 2014 14:18:10 GMT -5
I don't know how I feel about this. I think it's too poppy, generic EDM. I might change my mind. Use of keyboards ≠ EDM |
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Post by newpower on Dec 10, 2014 14:49:08 GMT -5
I don't know how I feel about this. I think it's too poppy, generic EDM. I might change my mind. Use of keyboards ≠ EDM OK, maybe EDM is not the best word but you all understood what I meant. |
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Post by Cody on Dec 10, 2014 14:53:06 GMT -5
OK, maybe EDM is not the best word but you all understood what I meant. I actually don't, and I'm not trying to be difficult. Care to explain? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2014 14:56:03 GMT -5
OK, maybe EDM is not the best word but you all understood what I meant. electropop? |
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Post by newpower on Dec 10, 2014 14:58:28 GMT -5
OK, maybe EDM is not the best word but you all understood what I meant. I actually don't, and I'm not trying to be difficult. Care to explain? It sounds too generic, especially the beginning, it sounds like something you will hear in CHR... and it's not surprising given the producers they used. Sometimes I end up liking these songs (that's why I said I might change my mind). Given that I really liked the Smallpools EP I guess I was expecting more of them. |
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Post by Cody on Dec 10, 2014 15:14:59 GMT -5
I actually don't, and I'm not trying to be difficult. Care to explain? It sounds too generic, especially the beginning, it sounds like something you will hear in CHR... and it's not surprising given the producers they used. Sometimes I end up liking these songs (that's why I said I might change my mind). Given that I really liked the Smallpools EP I guess I was expecting more of them. Fair enough, although I'm not sure this sound would fit in on pop, but its all just a matter of opinion. |
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Post by Libra on Dec 11, 2014 17:45:20 GMT -5
Fair enough, although I'm not sure this sound would fit in on pop, but its all just a matter of opinion. I'm not sure if I'd rule it out, given the lyrics and the familiar producers. I do think, though, that if it happens it'll be as one of those songs that just suddenly decides to catch on. |
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Post by Cody on Dec 11, 2014 18:09:06 GMT -5
Fair enough, although I'm not sure this sound would fit in on pop, but its all just a matter of opinion. I'm not sure if I'd rule it out, given the lyrics and the familiar producers. I do think, though, that if it happens it'll be as one of those songs that just suddenly decides to catch on. It's just that these kind of indie bands have really struggled this year. Since "Pompeii", only like The 1975 and Neon Trees have seen any success on CHR this year. Bleachers, Fitz & The Tantrums, Phantogram, Foster The People, Grouplove, and Big Data/Joywave have all failed for whatever reason, when in 2013 they'd all have gotten to at least the #20ish spot on pop. I can't see this doing anything either...I think "Shut Up And Dance" is the best chance for that type of song to do something on CHR again. (Of course I'm not counting Kongos as similar to any of these bands) |
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Post by Libra on Dec 11, 2014 18:16:52 GMT -5
Re: Fitz - I still don't understand why they never tried pushing "Out of My League" beyond Hot AC, but as to the rest...it is indeed strange that at one point we saw all these bands' songs being pushed to Pop, and of the new bands, only The 1975 did much of anything.
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Post by Cody on Dec 11, 2014 18:47:06 GMT -5
Re: Fitz - I still don't understand why they never tried pushing "Out of My League" beyond Hot AC, but as to the rest...it is indeed strange that at one point we saw all these bands' songs being pushed to Pop, and of the new bands, only The 1975 did much of anything. And considering in 2012/13 it seemed like every single one of them crossed over with ease, one has to wonder what happened. |
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jan 12, 2015 7:20:18 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
132 47 SMALLPOOLS Karaoke 106 27 79 0.347
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Post by Green Baron on Jan 12, 2015 7:28:30 GMT -5
They still haven't topped Dreaming personally, and I'm not sure how I feel about this one.
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Post by Au$tin on Jan 14, 2015 15:58:21 GMT -5
I like this one.
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Post by fourloonies on Jan 21, 2015 11:51:27 GMT -5
Where is this one right now? Hoping it at least cracks Top 40. Their last single Killer Whales flopped but I understand it wasn't backed by a new album.
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Post by Web on Jan 21, 2015 12:59:43 GMT -5
Where is this one right now? Hoping it at least cracks Top 40. Their last single Killer Whales flopped but I understand it wasn't backed by a new album. 46 43 SMALLPOOLS Karaoke 155 109 +46 0.309 |
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jan 23, 2015 7:08:59 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
50 40 SMALLPOOLS Karaoke 208 107 101 0.437
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Post by fourloonies on Jan 25, 2015 9:00:43 GMT -5
Looks like this is climbing nicely! Currently at #37 on FMQB.
I think this might be their breakthrough. 'Dreamin' was only a minor Alt hit.
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Post by maine on Jan 31, 2015 16:07:58 GMT -5
Music video:
It's dubbed as '70s Bootleg', so I wonder if that means there will be a different video alongside this. I thought this one was okay, but I was expecting a much better one. Pretty unique though.
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Post by Libra on Jan 31, 2015 16:25:19 GMT -5
I...don't really get the point of it?  |
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