The Chalets

The very positive and poppy Dubliners were best known over their 8 year period, from 2001 to 2008, for their "battle" style vocals: lead singers Paula Cullen and Caoimhe Derwin usually fought it out with guitarist Enda Loughman and bassist Chris Judge over most of their tracks. The group became quite popular in their homeland, but in February 2008, the group split citing money issues as the reason; a bit sad really, seeing as music should be about the passion for it, and not the popularity of an artist's work. Cullen and Derwin went on to form Talulah Does The Hula. No Style, the emphatic summer anthem, is below.

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Cansei De Ser Sexy (CSS)

One of a number of groups wrongly tagged as New Rave during its fad period of 2006-07, the São Paulo natives are probably recognised most distinctly for lead singer Lovefoxxx's (a.k.a. Luísa Hanae Matsushita) energetic stage presence and eccentric outfits. However, musically the group has a real pounding sound at times; one such example of their punch can be heard in Alala, which is below.

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Calvin Harris

Dubbed as the "King Of Electropop" by some, Adam Wiles' most famous stage name has now turned from an inspiring electro musician into one of the industry's most wanted producers, with him producing tracks for such stars as Kylie Minogue. His debut album, I Created Disco, is really a split record; up until the first "interlude" of Traffic Cops, ICD is what could be classed as stereotypical electropop. However, after the 55 second piece, the LP goes a whole lot more experimental, with his two proper instrumental attempts of Certified and Love Souvenir being my personal highlights of the album. Its lead single, Acceptable In The 80s, is below.

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