Are
you ready for some fun in the sun?
Summer is close but not here yet.
If you can’t wait to feel the heat, check out what’s spinning on gay dance
floors. From the deepest, grooviest, most heart felt vocal tracks, to the head
throbbing, pounding and pulsating heavy beats, these are the top scorchers
raising temperatures in clubs right now.
"Don’t Dumb Me Down"
Mika Newton
The
latest protégé of American Idol’s Randy Jackson shows tremendous promise as a
distinctive vocalist capable of more emotionally resonant performances than
most of her contemporary pop-rockers. Mike Newton has been called a cross between
Cheryl Lloyd and Ace of Base, and in "Don’t Dumb Me Down", her American debut, she
demonstrates two sides of her personality – the bubbly youth that lies beneath and
the young woman bursting to emerge. Newton warns listeners not to judge her by
her pretty exterior. Hot girls can be
smart, she argues with an up-tempo track that explodes into its chorus
to great effect. We believe her, too.
She must have something upstairs to have landed heavy
hitting songwriters like Rune Westberg (Adam Lambert, Daughtry)
and BC Jean (Beyoncé) on her team. Expect to hear lots more from this hot, young,
Ukrainian import.
#TOTDF aka "Texting
on the Dance floor"
Jonny McGovern
They
say to write about what you know. Jonny
McGovern, or The Gay Pimp as he is more commonly known, says he came up with
the idea for #TOTDF
aka "Texting On The Dance floor" standing in the middle of a crowded dance floor. All
around, guys were rockin’ to the music while checking out their Grindr, tweeting
and tagging people they were with on Facebook. So what did the gay party
scene’s answer to Al Yankovic decide to do?
He put it to song, of course. #TOTDF brilliantly celebrates the latest dance
floor craze while also mocking the insanity of it. Like all of McGovern’s ditties, the song is
impressively produced with a can’t-get-it-out-of-your-head hook. It’s fun, rambunctious, and a record that deserves
to become the celebratory gay party anthem of the summer.
"Wanted"
Sasha Gradiva
Sasha Gradiva conquered the
hearts of the gay circuit scene with her electrifying performance at this past
winter’s Matinee Party in New York. Now,
the girl who famously showed up to the Grammy’s wearing a fake gun is taking
aim at mainstream with "Wanted". The
elements are all aligned for maximum pop potency: a mighty hook; seasoned
producer (Tricky Stewart, the
man behind Rihanna's "Umbrella");
well-executed trend-jumping (a lot of spit-and-polished dubstep appropriation);
and at the center of it all, Gradiva’s sexy robot kitten coo, which seems more
authentic in its blatant artificiality than most of her more discreetly
Auto-Tuned peers. Wanted is sleek,
sexy and most importantly, danceable.
"This is Your Night"
Kristina Korban
The super catchy song that made Amber a club sensation in 1996
has been Ke$ha-fied by super hot Ukranian songstress (what’s up with all the
new dance artists from the Ukraine?), Kristina Korban. This marks the second time the song has been
updated for clubs. Amber herself released an updated version in 2008
that many said was better than the original.
Korban takes the song one step further, combining wall-to-wall synth
waves and booty bass with sledgehammer electro-brat-pop
beats and deliciously unsubtle innuendo.
She turns the classic club track into the ultimate dance-floor
narcotic that literally pummels the listener into lobotomized musical escapism.
