Tuesday, October 16, 2012

New Music/Future Hits: The Wanted, Priyanka Chopra, Delta Rae

By John Hill 

If you feel like you will throw a radio out the window if you hear “Call Me Maybe” or “Gangnam Style” on the radio one more time, it may be time for a new music intervention. 

Here are three songs that I think you’ll be hearing a lot of in the near future. Check ‘em out now before they get played out! 


Priyanka Chopra “In My City”
Do you remember the Pussycat Dolls taking on Slumdog Millionaire’s “Jai Ho” and thinking “that’s pretty good?” A lot of people agreed, as the song became a worldwide hit. Now picture that instead of Nicole Scherzinger singing the lead that someone from India did and RedOne produced with will.i.am guested on the track. That is exactly what we are looking at now with the debut of Bollywood star and Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra. “In My City” may very well be the Jam Of The Fall with the right visibility. Chopra has Interscope Records, Lady Gaga manager Troy Carter, and mega producer RedOne all behind her, so do not sleep on this one. It’s going to be huge.



The Wanted “I Found You”
While much of the world may be going crazy for One Direction’s new single “Live While We’re Young,” the five guys of The Wanted who beat One Direction to the US are also previewing their next US album (due in 2013) by releasing “I Found You.” The opening chords sound very similar to “Glad You Came,” but don’t let that chase you off. Vocally the band sounds like they have gotten stronger since their debut EP, and lyrically there’s a maturity present that 1D are probably a decade away from hitting - if they last that long. While the single might not be as instantaneously catchy as “Glad You Came,” “I Found You” may keep The Wanted from being one-hit wonders.



Delta Rae “Morning Comes”
This one may not be as immediate as the other two songs listed here, but Delta Rae is a force to be reckoned with as they make a move for the mainstream. Consisting of two brothers and a sister, as well as three other band members, the family harmonies shine through on their major-label debut album Carry the Fire. And it’s not just any major label. Seymour Stein, credited with discovering the Ramones, the Pretenders and Madonna, signed them to his Sire Records personally. Delta Rae are currently featured on VH1’s You Oughta Know, and they are killing it live across the country, including at the Larimer Lounge here in Denver where they played on September 28. Not only do they make great music, but they are also allies in the fight for same-sex marriage rights. They dedicated “Chain on Love” to the fight against a constitutional amendment in North Carolina earlier this year banning same-sex unions.