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Alphabeat Unleash A “Heat Wave” In Their New Video

Robbie Daw | August 9, 2010 2:15 pm
Robbie Daw | August 9, 2010 2:15 pm

FRIDAY VIDEO TIME: The Highly Subjective Totally Debatable List Of The Best Songs That Start With The Letter “F”

Erika Brooks Adickman | May 7, 2010 11:25 am
Erika Brooks Adickman | May 7, 2010 11:25 am

Alphabeat Record Their Own Lady Gaga “Telephone/Bad Romance” Mashup

Robbie Daw | February 15, 2010 9:30 am
Robbie Daw | February 15, 2010 9:30 am


Open “What I’ve Been Listening To Lately” Thread

noah | October 16, 2009 6:00 pm
noah | October 16, 2009 6:00 pm

portable-fisher-price-103x120Haven’t done one of these in a while, and I figure the night that I’m about to run out to the R. Kelly show in New York (yessss) is as good a time as any to do so. Also, I am currently in something of a (relative) listening rut, alternating between the Shakira record, my “2009 awesomeness” playlist (now at 32 songs! new additions include Alphabeat and Natalie Imbruglia!), and isolated listens to the new songs/albums that cross my transom. And not much else! So, feel free to plug your favorite music of right now here—there’s no limit on how old or new it is, obviously, More »


Alphabeat And Ramones Say The Word (It’s “Blitzkrieg”)

noah | October 8, 2009 9:45 am
noah | October 8, 2009 9:45 am


Alphabeat’s “Fascination” mashed up with Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop.” Not earth-shattering or anything, but definitely a nice little kick in the pants for a Thursday morning. [YouTube via Alphabeat’s Twitter] More »


Dear Alphabeat: I Love You. Never Change. (Well, Don’t Change In A Bad Way.)

noah | September 22, 2009 2:30 pm
noah | September 22, 2009 2:30 pm

11h8flsThere is nothing at all that is revolutionary about the Danish pop collective Alphabeat’s video for “The Spell”—they’re basically playing on a disco ball, with Stine Bramsen looking resplendent and adorable while vamping to the song’s lyrics. But man, that song! It has grown into one of my favorite pop tunes of the year, a bubbly first-crush anthem that’s propelled by a keyboard line that’s half-“Step On,” half-outro to “Good Vibrations.” (I guess that’s what they meant by it having a ’90s influence!) Every time I hear it I want to turn into a whirling dervish, and the only thing that’s bad about that is that sometimes I want to jam out to this song in small enclosed spaces like planes and/or trains. Clip after the jump. More »



Alphabeat Pop Up On The Radio

noah | August 28, 2009 3:45 pm
noah | August 28, 2009 3:45 pm

alphabeat1482009A public service announcement to those of you who felt scarred by the 3OH!3/Katy Perry atrocity in the previous post: The new single by Danish popsters Alphabeat premiered on Radio 1 earlier today, and while I have yet to find an embeddable stream of the radio rip, Mediafire links are “out there.” (Although as expected for the August premiere of a single that isn’t out until October, said streams are getting pulled down pretty quickly.) The song’s a fun little bit of retro-pastiche called “The Spell”; by some chance of iTunes coincidence my first spin of it segued into Jody Watley’s “Don’t You Want Me,” and it sounded perfect. Needless to say that’s an endorsement from these quarters! (Popjustice has a snippet here.) [MySpace; thanks Candice!] More »


In Case You Needed Something To Do With Your Money Today

noah | January 30, 2009 1:00 am
noah | January 30, 2009 1:00 am

Lots of Idolator favorites are on sale right now… More »


An Idolator P.S.A.: Alphabeat Is Off The Katy Perry Tour

Dan Gibson | January 13, 2009 10:00 am
Dan Gibson | January 13, 2009 10:00 am

The Danish popsters Alphabeat were one of 2008’s… More »



Nine Reasons That Pop Music Might Get Better This Year (No, Really!)

noah | January 1, 2009 12:00 pm
noah | January 1, 2009 12:00 pm

As 2008 recedes in our collective rearview mirror, the headlines trumpeting bad news are still there: record sales are lousier than ever, the economy sucks, record executives are still trying to flog the Pussycat Dolls. But there are still reasons to be excited by what’s to come in the probably contracting, definitely shapeshifting world of pop music. Nine things to look forward to today and in the 364 days that follow after the jump!

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