Coeur de pirate - Adieu (CAN)

Coeur de pirate (pirate's heart) is the stage name of Quebecois singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin. In 2009 she captivated much of French speaking Europe with her self-titled debut album and the single Comme des enfants (like children). It reached great heights on the French and Belgian charts and this fall Coeur de pirate is releasing the follow up, the album entitled Blonde. Adieu is the first single off the LP and the video for it is rather entertaining.

Pixie Lott feat. Pusha T - What Do You Take Me For (UK)

Pixie is a good girl gone bad in her new clip for the single What Do You Take Me For featuring American rapper Pusha T, who you may know from Kaye West's Runaway. The release of this new song is part of the promotion for Pixie's upcoming sophomore LP Young Foolish Happy which is out on November 7. With the last single All About Tonight having gone to #1 last month, this era is shaping up quite nicely for this British blonde.

Cher Lloyd feat. Mike Posner - With Ur Love (UK)

Swagger Jagger, X-Factor alum Cher Lloyd's first single, was both loved and hated by the UK public upon its release and eventual rise to #1 this summer. I feel like With Ur Love will get more people on her side, because it's pretty damn good as far as pop songs go. She's sweet, but Cher's still has that chavvy swag that has made her such a hit this past year. The single is out on October 31.

Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out

Florence Welch looks and sounds stunning in the video and on the track of her return single Shake It Out. After traversing the world for the past two years engaging fans with their debut album Lungs, Flo and company are prepping the release of the next LP Ceremonials which is out at month's end. Welch has been quoted as saying that the new record will be a bit of a departure from Lungs, which may leave some die hards delirious, but I am looking forward to another year spent under this enchantress' musical spell.

Nero - Crush On You (UK)

Coming off of their chart topping success with the single Promises, dubstep aficionados Nero are out with the latest single from their debut album Welcome Reality. The video for the song features some young Brits with the warm and fuzzys amongst some sinister goings on.

Tove Styrke - Call My Name (SWE)

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Have you met Tove? I featured her song High & Low some time ago and her latest single Call My Name which is chock full of 80's wonder is currently top 10 in her native Sweden. Oh and fair warning, the neat video has really nothing to do with the song. But when has that stopped any other popstar?

The Wombats - 1996 (UK)

The Wombats are a band after my heart! I've enjoyed all their previous singles from their album This Modern Glitch but they've reached a new level of adoration for me with 1996. Anyone who knows me knows that I love 90's pop culture. It's a celebration of my childhood and of really interesting times gone by. The new Wombats single evokes that type of nostalgia that many of us who were kids and teenagers during that incredible decade will relate.

Lioness - Don't Tell Me (UK)

Last December some UK lady MC's made a response to the all-male Game Over collabo and they absolutely smashed it! One of them was Lioness, who made effective use of the word "masturbate" in her particular verse. The 22-year-old Londoner just came out with the video for her single Don't Tell Me and her delivery is full of that distinctly British swag that so many of us have come to love.

Kele feat. Lucy Taylor - What Did I Do (UK)

I was super thrilled to see this because last year Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke did an acoustic performance with a mystery backing singer that just melted my heart. I am pleased to announce that the unknown woman in question is Lucy Taylor and she and Kele have collaborated on a single for his upcoming EP, The Hunter. His debut solo album was called The Boxer (I'm sensing a theme here). What Did I Do is really enjoyable slice of popstep.

The Wanted - Lightning (UK)

Lightning is the UK boyband's follow up to their smash summer #1 Glad You Came. A new album will be released in tandem with this latest single this autumn. In the video we see revelers in various stages of undress. That's one way to set yourselves apart from squeaky clean One Direction.