Muzack!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' first single, Zero, from their new album It's Blitz! is out of this world. It reaches for the sky and makes you want to wave your hands all over the place. The genius of this song lies in the way it builds and crazy cool lead singer Karen O.'s emotive vocals. The chorus explodes joyously out of the gate then at about 2:40 the glorious, amazing synths come in and just make the song soar up to the stratosphere. The video is a fun romp through city streets with Karen O. She sings on a car and belts in an alleyway complete with spotlight. Then, the band push each other around in grocery carts (beautiful). This is definitely one of the best songs of the year.



For something completely different, we look to Kat DeLuna, of Whine Up fame. Her new album, Inside Out, will be released this summer, and I was introduced to an absolutely fantastic song from it: Put it On which features rapper extraordinaire Lil' Wayne. This song has so much attitude and swagga even dare I say, crunk swagga. Best parts of the song: "This shit is hot, put it on" and "The world is looking at me, I'll give 'em something to see aayyyy oh oh" . Then, Lil' Wayne comes in and lays it down proper. Great beat even better synths. THIS SHIT IS HOT PUT IT ON....NOW!

Yes!

Kat Deluna, of Whine Up fame, has two songs featured in the cute and entertaining Confessions of a Shopaholic. Unstoppable is kind of a mess albeit a mess with a killer Lil' Wayne part, but Calling You is positively fantastic. It's upbeat and very of-the-moment. RedOne of Just Dance fame totally did the production (he did most of Kat's debut album including Whine Up and Run the Show). I love his hard-hitting beats. The chorus is a monster. Pop brilliance.