{"id":86767,"date":"2024-03-31T23:55:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T23:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/31\/ontd-original-the-best-pop-songs-youve-never-heard-january-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T23:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T23:55:22","slug":"ontd-original-the-best-pop-songs-youve-never-heard-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/31\/ontd-original-the-best-pop-songs-youve-never-heard-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"ONTD Original\u2122 The best pop songs you&#8217;ve never heard &#8211; January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> Happy <b>2024<\/b> everyone! \ud83c\udf89 Are we enjoying it already being April? (It&#8217;ll be July by next week.) In the past, I&#8217;ve done a <b>yearly<\/b> series where I gather all of my favorite not-so-well-known <b>pop songs<\/b> and share them with the class, but why wait <b>twelve months<\/b> at a time? There&#8217;s so much great music out there that 10 songs a year just <b>isn&#8217;t cutting it<\/b>. So, let&#8217;s make it <b>120 songs<\/b> a year and do it <b>monthly<\/b>, shall we? Here&#8217;s some of the <b>best<\/b> pop music of <b>January 2024<\/b> that you&#8217;ve (probably) never heard. <\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;people are the enemy&#8217; &#8211; aldrch<\/b> (2.8k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124766%26%26%26youtube%26H76-fphSgtM%3Acb6e8a74e5cd1a781fb8d8a3406fbf81382e6f76&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=H76-fphSgtM&amp;moduleid=2124766&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124766\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure I heard this song on <b>MySpace<\/b> 20 years ago&#8230; trying not to have an internal crisis about <b>indie sleaze<\/b> making a comeback. But at least new artists like <b>aldrch<\/b> are doing it well. Sam Richman&#8217;s passion for music began at just <b>6 years old<\/b>, taking classical violin lessons and playing in youth orchestras. His musical <b>inspirations<\/b> are bands like 100 gecs, Bon Iver, Joyce Manor, and The Garden. Check out aldrch&#8217;s new EP <b>would you like to go out?<\/b>. You won&#8217;t be sorry!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"cutid1\"\/><b>&#8216;Jesus Christ In a Mini Skirt&#8217; &#8211; Meg Smith<\/b> (4.5k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124767%26%26%26youtube%26XDjv-WNaXxo%3A61bbab7e82cdf87799bb33083436d7a9c8a68d90&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=XDjv-WNaXxo&amp;moduleid=2124767&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124767\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Saxophone<\/b> solo alert! \ud83c\udfb7\u2728 Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Meg Smith started writing songs when she was just <b>12 years old<\/b>. Her biggest musical influences are <b>pop royalty<\/b> Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, and Hillary Duff, and describes her sound as <b>like watching an early 00s rom com<\/b>. Her latest release <b>Jesus Christ In a Mini Skirt<\/b> is her best song yet, and if you like a pop-rock sound with a <b>Disney Original Movie<\/b> soundtrack flare, she&#8217;s the pop star for you.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;I&#8217;m in Love&#8217; &#8211; Jelani Aryeh<\/b> (21k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124768%26%26%26youtube%2665UKsxFs7lY%3A4e6d6153a9deecba9955e51bb79b788e2105ead1&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=65UKsxFs7lY&amp;moduleid=2124768&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124768\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>22-year-old Black\/Filipino singer and songwriter from <b>San Diego<\/b>, Jelani Aryeh, seamlessly blends indie rock, R&amp;B, hip-hop, pop and experimental sounds. Leaping from high school <b>football star<\/b> to all star musician, Jelani turned to <b>the internet<\/b> to find like-minded musical individuals. <b>Inspired<\/b> by bands like Odd Future and Brockhampton, Jelani makes alt-pop music that takes you right back to the <b>2000&#8217;s<\/b>. His new album <b>The Sweater Club<\/b> will be released this June, so start listening now!<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;SHADES ON&#8217; &#8211; daine<\/b> (28k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124769%26%26%26youtube%26dqvHKJ7hvhI%3Afe02085d6d5806e0a9dd030c656459c8aba50543&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=dqvHKJ7hvhI&amp;moduleid=2124769&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124769\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Honing in on the <b>emulsifying<\/b> musical sounds of <b>Gen Z<\/b>, Filipino-Australian hyper-pop artist <b>daine<\/b> blends emo, hardcore, and trap. Inspired by the <b>early 2000&#8217;s<\/b> and the hardcore\/metal scene of Melbourne, daine&#8217;s latest single <b>SHADES ON<\/b> features rap royalty <b>Kreayshawn<\/b>. (Yes, enough time has passed that Kreayshawn and <b>big sunglasses<\/b> are cool again.) Check out daine&#8217;s other tracks like <b>CUT MY HEART OUT<\/b> and <b>BITE BACK<\/b> if you need a new obsession.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;The Thrill Of It&#8217; &#8211; Pixey<\/b> (31k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124770%26%26%26youtube%26uqbFuzFgx8k%3Aa2da77748e5959632628fa7132a38aa0142a558c&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=uqbFuzFgx8k&amp;moduleid=2124770&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124770\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by <b>rock royalty<\/b> like Queen, Kate Bush, Bj\u00f6rk, and George Harrison, Pixey grew up in <b>Lancashire<\/b> before moving to <b>Liverpool<\/b> for school. She decided to pursue music after being <b>hospitalized<\/b> due to a near-fatal viral <b>illness<\/b>. Promising herself to live life <b>without regret<\/b>, Pixey started learning to record and produce as soon as she <b>recovered<\/b>. Her latest single <b>The Thrill Of It<\/b> is a <b>90s influenced<\/b> pop-dance track is her first ever completely <b>self-produced<\/b> song.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;Apartment A&#8217; &#8211; Isaac Dunbar<\/b> (57k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124771%26%26%26youtube%263xpkxRrY2jM%3Ad07b3954210fa6f28c000213a606046153df9eca&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=3xpkxRrY2jM&amp;moduleid=2124771&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124771\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Italian and Liberian pop artist <b>Isaac Dunbar<\/b> first started making music when he was just <b>nine years old<\/b>. Inspired by Lady Gaga and Madeon, Dunbar learned synths and music theory through <b>YouTube tutorials<\/b> and reproduced songs from <b>Artpop<\/b>. Signed by <b>RCA<\/b> records after releasing his debut EP <b>Balloons Don&#8217;t Float Here<\/b>, he&#8217;s been making a name for himself ever since. His new single <b>Apartment A<\/b> is a major pop evolution for Isaac, and feel free to check out another fan favorite <b>Makeup Drawer<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;If I Don&#8217;t Laugh I&#8217;ll Cry&#8217; &#8211; L Devine<\/b> (83k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124772%26%26%26youtube%26ZWynAAPUAG4%3A54ebe0059b98f45b4e1c45b1dabfa88709b29d4f&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=ZWynAAPUAG4&amp;moduleid=2124772&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124772\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>English singer and songwriter <b>L Devine<\/b> signed to <b>Warner Bros Records<\/b> in 2017, but has since left the label to pursue music as an <b>independent<\/b> artist. Inspired by the Clash and the Sex Pistols, she formed her <b>first band<\/b>, the Safety Pinz, when she was <b>seven years old<\/b>. Devine has now found her <b>signature sound<\/b> and has released her first independent album <b>Digital Heartifacts<\/b> this past February. Check out her other works like <b>Die On The Dancefloor<\/b> and <b>Naked Alone<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;More Than My Mind&#8217; &#8211; ELIO<\/b> (92k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124773%26%26%26youtube%26cznNTRfCev0%3A073d722ba403feb48405af3f315f0776e0ccf0b8&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=cznNTRfCev0&amp;moduleid=2124773&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124773\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Prot\u00e9g\u00e9e of <b>Charli XCX<\/b>, Charlotte Grace Victoria Lee (ELIO) began <b>writing songs<\/b> after moving from Swansea to Toronto when she was <b>nine<\/b>. She first tried her hand at making <b>shoegaze<\/b> in high school, but switched to <b>pure pop<\/b> while at college. She released her first full length album <b>ELIO&#8217;S INFERNO<\/b> in 2022 and her latest single <b>More Than My Mind<\/b> is highly addicting. Check out other tracks like <b>Vitamins<\/b> and <b>SUPERIMPOSE<\/b> to get a good fix.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;Night In&#8217; &#8211; Brittney Spencer<\/b> (140k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124774%26%26%26youtube%26CHpjl8INSB0%3Aa008f978ca7ee9d9b29e31aacacfb2ed8905a3a5&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=CHpjl8INSB0&amp;moduleid=2124774&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124774\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Featured on <b>Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s<\/b> song BLACK BIIRD from COWBOY CARTER, Baltimore native and country artist <b>Brittney Spencer<\/b> was first musically inspired from <b>singing in church<\/b>. Influenced by artists like The Chicks, Ray Charles, and Jazmine Sullivan, she learned to <b>play guitar<\/b> and took <b>vocal lessons<\/b> during her teen years. Brittney began singing background vocals for <b>R&amp;B and gospel artists<\/b>, and moved to <b>Nashville<\/b> to pursue country music full time.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;DARLING DRIVE&#8217; &#8211; METTE &amp; Sam Gellaitry<\/b> (243k views)<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1711940400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262124775%26%26%26youtube%26iEcWCwxkVxo%3A7f478eeb9a002197b6edf2d29325ef026386e44a&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=iEcWCwxkVxo&amp;moduleid=2124775&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2124775\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>American dancer, actress and singer <b>Mette Towley<\/b> was born in Minnesota and raised in Maryland. She was introduced to dance at <b>age five<\/b> at Baltimore School for the Arts, and graduated from the College of Liberal Arts with a <b>degree in dance<\/b>. METTE rose to fame after being featured in N.E.R.D. and Rihanna&#8217;s 2017 <b>Lemon<\/b> music video, and has released <b>her own music<\/b> ever since. Check out her other works like <b>VAN GOGH<\/b> and <b>CHOCOLATE CITY<\/b>. You won&#8217;t be disappointed!<a name=\"cutid1-end\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Well, this was my <b>January 2024<\/b>, what about you? Are these songs new to you, or have you been obsessed for a while? Share your own favs and stay tuned for <b>February 2024<\/b>. Byeeee! \ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n<p><b>Series:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/124922548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/127441868.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/128107612.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">01.24<\/a><br \/><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/H76-fphSgtM?si=Iyon-NIvclgl5stR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epitaph.com\/artists\/aldrch\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XDjv-WNaXxo?si=BjtMAcIJyxjw9JXp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/cloutcloutclout.com\/features\/who-tf\/meg-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/65UKsxFs7lY?si=6H3HUCgWlTLEs6p5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.last.fm\/music\/Jelani+Aryeh\/+wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dqvHKJ7hvhI?si=-XWVtHBbKJGU-F6Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/daine-mn0003937628#biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uqbFuzFgx8k?si=dECxOgLiDxnc0vn7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/primarytalent.com\/pixey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3xpkxRrY2jM?si=KuBXWGGWQEgI7pwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isaac_Dunbar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZWynAAPUAG4?si=9qStqgWp2nIZXxRc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L_Devine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cznNTRfCev0?si=0rPsmmaUGw6k0aGu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/elio-mn0003211568#biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CHpjl8INSB0?si=ryttn2xVvV25XySR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brittney_Spencer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iEcWCwxkVxo?si=dlI-Op2nKtWBQiuv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mette_Towley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/128107612.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy 2024 everyone! \ud83c\udf89 Are we enjoying it already being April? (It&#8217;ll be July by next week.) In the past, I&#8217;ve done a yearly series where I gather all of my favorite not-so-well-known pop songs and share them with the class, but why wait twelve months at a time? There&#8217;s so much great music out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-86767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}