Fridae

I met Alison Goldfrapp a couple of weeks ago to discuss Goldfrapp's upcoming new album "The Seventh Tree." She told me that the toned down sound of the duo's new record is a result of healthy artistic progression and simply doing "what felt right."

Newcomers The Gadsdens like to describe their music as "Tracy Chapman on uppers and Stevie Nicks on downers," and that's a pretty good way to sum up their sound. The Gadsdens combine melodic sensibilities with a heartfelt delivery that results in poignant pop music that will move you.

End of year deadlines are keeping me busy so today I posted a few random MP3s that are yours to keep. Guilt-free as always.

Last year, you voted for the The Most Promising Act for 2007 in the 2006 ArjanWrites.com Readers' Poll.

"You don't have to do the crime to serve the time."

They are baaaaack!

If there's one thing you should know about Anouk, it's that she tells it like it is. "If you need a servant go find someone else," she lets people know on "If I Go," a track from her new album "Who's Your Momma."

If you have trouble getting into the holiday spirit this year, Sarah Nixey will make it a little easier.

"There are a lot of gay people that wish I'm gay, but they gonna keep dreaming for a long time," American Idol alum Blake Lewis tells me after I asked him about the doctored photo posted below.

Download a totally guilt-free remix of Scissor Sisters' "Lights," a track from the group's 2006 LP "Ta-dah."