Yeah,
tell Madonna that I'll call her back in a little bit.
I have to do this one thing.
Oh, is this thing on?
No, I'm only kidding.
Hi,
it is Perez,
and this is the commentary track
for my pop-up number five.
I wanna start off by saying thank you
for buying this latest compilation.
This pop-up series is my favorite thing
that I do every year,
and we do it a couple times a year.
The first one,
pop-up number one,
came out in August of 2002.
That compilation had some of my favorite
artists who have gone on to really big things,
like
Capital Cities was on that one,
The Cataracts was on that,
Alpha Beat was on that,
Donkey
Boy, High Fashion, Curly, and more.
The whole concept of the pop-up series is it's an opportunity
for me to share with you all some really cool
music that you may not have had the opportunity
to discover on your own,
because radio in America plays the same songs over and over
and over again.
And we're inundated with so much information and so much music,
so this
is a great opportunity for folks to discover
great new music and great new artists and
people that I really believe and support.
Every artist on the compilation is somebody
that I handpicked myself and that I really
believe in the song and the artist and I think
has a lot of potential,
and this one is no different.
I'm so happy with pop-up number
five.
It's so eclectic.
I put a lot of thought into this and into just how to begin it all.
The first song in a compilation is really important,
so I thought that choosing Melanie
Martinez's Dollhouse was a great way to kind of set the tone.
It's a cool pop song, but
it's also different,
and that's the vibe that I was going for in this compilation.
The second
song, Windy by Scarlet Pleasure,
I love because it's from a European band and I love music
from all over the world,
but it's also a little edgy and sexy and dangerous.
Next up, we've
got Chromio with Jealous,
and I've been a huge fan and supporter of Chromio for years
and years.
It's been so great to see them explode and become super successful,
and them
letting me use their song on the compilation was
a big favor from them and an awesome opportunity
to have their song help draw attention to
all of these other songs from maybe lesser
bands.
It really reminds me of old-school Stock Aitman Waterman.
You know, the producers
who did all those Rick Astley songs and old-school Kylie Minogue?
Love it, love this.
Then, coming
up in track number five,
we have Who Knows by Beginners.
This song just instantly spoke
to me.
It's so dreamy.
I love dreamy.
I also love female vocalists,
so this hit my sweet
spot.
Following that, we have Be Okay by Oh Honey,
which is such an uplifting song.
You
know,
I never get tired of listening to inspiring music.
This song does that for me.
It's instantly
infectious,
hooky,
and I'm pretty sure you're gonna love it.
And then, coming in at number
seven is Wild Cub with Thunder Clatter.
I love that I have a good amount of guys on
this compilation because I normally do have
a preference for the female vocalists and
the female musicians and bands,
so it's great to have variety.
I love variety.
And actually,
2014 has been the year of what I call bro-pop,
and Wild Cub is an example of that.
Cool males
making pop music cool.
I love it.
Now,
coming in at number eight is Lowell with The Bells.
I think I'm starting to really see a theme for pop-up number five.
It's really synthy, at least thus far.
Things are gonna change up a little bit later,
but I'm loving this kind of old-school sound,
super synthy, but still feels really current.
It's just like this song, The Bells.
It epitomizes that
sound that seems to be the theme thus far.
Now, there's a few things I really love that
we've established.
I love pop.
I love female vocalists.
I also really love harmonizing,
and Downtown does that so well on this song,
Till Tomorrow.
Maybe there's a reason why they
harmonize so well, because they're related.
Up next, we have Phoebe Starr
representing The Land Down Under.
She is Australian and giving us something a
little bit different.
Very dramatic.
I love it.
I love drama, in case you didn't
know.
And I also love that,
you know,
the way I sequenced it.
We went from Till
Tomorrow to Tonight.
Number 11 is a song by this band I love,
who I've been a huge
supporter of for a while,
and actually,
Kid,
or K-I-D,
is a new name of theirs.
They used to be
called The Boom Boom,
and not only have they changed their name,
but they've also changed
their sound a little bit.
They went from being super pop to a little bit more rocky,
and this
new song,
Cigarette,
captures the vibe super well.
They're still super awesome.
I think the girl,
the lead singer of this band,
is a superstar,
and I am thrilled to have them on this compilation.
I am really feeling this weird pop movement happening.
Melanie Martinez, I would say, is part of it.
FKA Twigs,
who is not part of this compilation,
but whom I also really enjoy as part of it.
And
Mizan is also giving me that really cool,
different,
weird,
quirky pop.
Not so quirky,
but more like weird, in the best possible way.
And anxious will make you not feel anxious, but
just make you feel,
feel things.
Up next, we have a rapper and somebody that I
think is super, super talented, Trey Mission.
He's a new rapper.
You might not
have heard of him,
but he really reminds me of Kanye in the best way possible.
He,
I think, is destined for big things.
Now, we're slowing things down a little bit
with Old Man Canyon, Phantoms, and Friends.
Sadly,
the compilation is coming to an end
with track number 14. Just a few more songs left,
and this is setting the tone for the end.
Number 15,
we've got the score with Don't Wanna Wake Up. If you like Hey There,
Delilah,
you'll love this song.
It really reminds me of that.
Sometimes less is more.
This song is about
the basics, you know.
It's just a great melody,
great lyrics,
and simple instrumentation,
but super,
super effective.
I love it.
Number 16,
the second to last song is Fox with Blue and White.
And I was introduced to this band by John Cameron Mitchell.
I love them.
The voice for this singer,
the voice of their lead singer is so special.
This is a really special song.
And finally, finishing up, pop up
number five is Feels Like Coming Home by Jetta.
This is a real special song, too.
I guess
I saved the two best for last.
No,
they're all really great,
but these two work really
well together.
And last,
I hope that this compilation made you feel like dancing.
I
hope that it made you feel like exercising.
I hope that it made you feel happy and connected
with all your feelings.
And I hope it made you feel special like this song does for me.
So thank you so much for supporting new music,
buying this.
And if you like it, share it with your friends.
Thank you again.
You're awesome.
And I look forward to pop up number six.