Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream

It is just a matter of time before electropop supergroup, Dragonette, blows up somewhere, whether in Canada, the UK, the US, the blog world, at trashy high school dance parties, or at least at zombie dance parties. The band has already established relentless credibility with the pop music blog Popjustice. It seems the band is mentioned every other day and the blog has deemed Dragonette their “favourite new pop act of the last four years.” Hmm…what about Gareth Gates? I’ll keep backin’ Gareth with you Simon–how’s that comeback album coming?

The band, whose first full-length album Galore is due to release in the UK this August, has had moderate success with the first singles “Jesus doesn’t love me” and “I get around.” The band has just released its third single, “Take it like a man,” which includes a sultry video based on ‘Boogie Nights.’ Galore is a masterful collection of edgy pop tunes that are suitable for the rock club, the dance floor, or the bedroom. Vocally, Dragonette’s frontwoman Martina Sorbara bares some resemblance to Gwen Stefani, and seems to be an even bigger badass than Lily Allen. She says “yes when [she] oughta say no” and, as she proclaims in the harmlessly trashy “Black Limousine,” she’s a “woman with taste and a girl with true ambition.”

Brooklyn-Latino duo Pacha Massive has just released their debut album All Good Things, and I guarantee you will be impressed. Pacha Massive melds the best of electronic basslines, salsa rhythms, and silky smooth vocals to get you out of your chair and onto the dancefloor. These are sexy, mysterious beats that recall the Bossa Nova of Joao Gilberto and evoke comparisons to Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack (coincidence I guess). All Good Things is more of an niche album, as it probably won’t find its way to the blogosphere (it hasn’t yet at least). For some reason, latino-based music never really seems to sell big in the US–I don’t think there’s a stigma of anything towards it, but that just seems to be the trend. Well don’t be a bumbling fool and ignore Pacha Massive.
Go and check out their myspace here from some tracks, and then buy the album here.

Listen to “Oye Mira” (4.8/5)
Listen to “Drive” (4.6/5)