Nabiha - Never Played The Bass (DEN)

Danish singer-songwriter Nabiha first caught my attention back in 2009 with her single Deep Sleep. Her latest release Never Played The Bass is a continued demonstration of her penchant for soulful pop laced tunes. I'm going to have this one on repeat for many weeks to come.

Ansiktet - Äckligt (SWE)

Happy 2012 y'all! I feel like this year is going to top everything that went on musically in 2011. I mean it should. If the world is going to end come December, I wanna go down with a bunch of amazing new tunes. Let's start '12 off with a visit to one of my favorite pop locales, Sweden. Ansiktet are currently rising up the top 40 over there with the song Äckligt (which translates to "disgusting" or "repulsive"). The video is inspired by Christian iconography and 90's R&B and pop boybands. It's sure to offend a few, but this is of course being released in a nation where most people are atheist/agnostic.