The Stars Would Be Their Own

Fannypack “Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah) (Double J and Haze UK Edit) – We’ve still got a month and a half of summer left, right? It’s not too late for this to be the summer jam that it deserves to be. I mean, it’d be great if this was a hit (mainstream, cult, or otherwise) at any time, but let’s face it – this song is meant for the summer. Especially the sticky, kinda gross parts of the season that everyone but me seems to loves so much. This track is a thing of perfect pop beauty, as relentlessly hooky as The New Pornographers at their sugary best, or more accurately, like a superconcentrated dosage of early Salt N Pepa. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)

Helen Love “Debbie Loves Joey” – Awww. So sweet! If Helen Love is the ultimate British twee indie pop band (and I believe that they are), then this must be the ultimate Helen Love song; the one that sums up their aesthetic so perfectly that you can figure out whether or not you’d like, love, or hate the rest of their catalog based on hearing this one track. Amazingly (and luckily, I suppose), this is the very first Helen Love single to be released domestically in the US. (Click here to buy it from Scratch Records.)