Ooooooh…Friday the 13th. <insert superstition here>. But seriously, we’ve already had our bad luck here back in January with all sorts of bandwidth issues and what not. But our bad luck seems to be over now (ironically), and we’re back bringing you the best of new and old music :)

BTW, for those of our followers on hype machine, be sure to click that little heart next to the songs you love. I’ve been using them as a guide for what kind of stuff to post in my Friday Fixes, so please help us bring you guys music you’ll like!

On with the show! Enjoy!

Ben Lee – I Love Pop Music (2009, Bondi, Australia) With his brand spankin’ new album just released, Ben charms us with this poppy, yet depressing song (well, the lyrics) from “The Rebirth of Venus”. Having several albums under his belt, he’s also worked with Ben Folds and Ben Kweller in a band called “The Bens”, and took lead vocals for a 90s band called “Noise Addict”.

Lily Allen – The Fear (2009, London, England) Yet another poppy song…sue me. ;) Lily Allen has an amazing voice to accompany her dance-y songs. You can find this little ditty on “It’s Not Me, It’s You”, which was just released.

Badly Drawn Boy – Nothing’s Gonna Change Your Mind (2006, Lancashire, England) What’s not to love about Damon Gough singing along with the piano? I really need to get more stuff by this artist. I’ve got an album and a few singles by him, but everything I’ve gotten so far has been amazingly solid works. This song can be found on his latest album, “Born in the UK”. 2006? Really? Damon, c’mon! You’re killing me here! Release some new stuff already…please? :)

The Helio Sequence – Can’t Say No (2008, Portland, Oregon) Perhaps one of the most over looked albums of 2008, “Keep Your Eyes Ahead” by The Helio Sequence is an amazing album released early in the year. Not their first album, this band has been producing albums steadily since 2000. Brandon Summers takes vocal/guitar duties, while Benjamin Weikel accompanies him with keyboard/drum duties.

Burning Hearts – I Lost My Colour Vision (2009, ???, Finland) Have I found an awesome Finnish band before Flint? No..it can’t be. I fully believe he’s heard of Burning Hearts before myself. At any rate, this can be found on their debut album “Aboa Sleeping”. Consisting of Jessika Rapo and Henry Ojala, the band members were also members of “Cats on Fire” (Henry, drums) and “Le Futur Pompiste” (Jessika, vocals).

Here We Go Magic – Tunnelvision (2009, Brooklyn, New York) I’ll admit that this song just seemed mediocre to me at first, but this song has really grown on me. You can find “Tunnelvision” on their soon released self-titled debut album on the 17th.

Tags: Badly Drawn Boy, Ben Lee, Burning Hearts, Here We Go Magic, Lily Allen, The Helio Sequence

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