These two songs and the voices of two lovely ladies prove that pop does not have to be wimpy or bland.

Kylee Swenson provides the stunning vocals of San Francisco’s Loquat on their second full-length Secrets of the Sea. The haunting, echoey “Harder Hit” the standout track.

Loquat: Harder Hit from Secrets of the Sea (2008)
MySpace | Website | Label: Talking House Records
Buy: Amazon, iTunes, and eMusic

Iris Leu is a Dallas singer-songwriter whose training as a classical pianist is brilliantly evident and is overshadowed only by her equally classic vocals. Those characteristics along with her strong song-writing skills tell you why her debut EP Permanent Transient sold out in its first year. Her first full-length CD, titled hushaboo, is scheduled for release on January 20.
Iris Leu: Ipso Facto from hushaboo (2009)
MySpace | Website | Label: Sonicbids
Buy Permanent Transient EP: CD Baby, iTunes, and Amazon
Photo by Ashley Dupree

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