Watch The Skies: My Star Keeps Glowing Brighter

Rinôçérôse “Bitch” – I spend a lot of time searching for music, and I don’t always know what I’m looking for. I think that I do a pretty good job of keeping the quality control pretty tight on this site, but lately I’ve been feeling like I haven’t been getting many new pop songs that have that certain spark that I want need. This song doesn’t just have sparks – this is more like fireworks. Like, the grand finale on the 4th of July. Times ten! The vocals are wonderfully androgynous, but there’s nothing ambiguous about the song’s raw sexuality. The hooks are huge and relentless, as though the music was created in a lab for maximum pop power. Frankly, I’m in awe of it. This is unquestionably one of the best singles of 2005. (Click here to visit the official Rinôçérôse site.)

Special bonus: Stream the JD Twitch/Optimo remix of “Bitch.”

Gene Serene & John Downfall “U Want Me” – Those of you who read the comments box yesterday already know, but the bad news is that Louise de Fraine aka Gene Serene was hit head-on by a taxi in Berlin a few weeks ago. Luckily, she is in stable condition and is recovering nicely, and will hopefully be back to her pop antics before too long. Louise has an amazing voice for dance pop; it just overflows with sexual confidence and coy flirtatiousness, but it’s not without a subtle undertow of humanity and vulnerability. Her discography is very small at the moment, but as far as I’m concerned she has already recorded four all-out classics including this song, which has yet to be released commercially. (Click here for the official Gene Serene website.)