Finding (DJ/techno-pop) songs stuck in your head

First, I apologize for writing "DJ/techno" songs because I don't know how to classify/describe these songs, which really leads to the point of this post.

In the gym one day I hear a catchy (techno) song that actually stayed in my head (I usually block out the ridiculous club music that plays in my gym), and a few weeks later I heard it on a Spanish commercial, but I had NO IDEA if the song was popular, how I could listen to it again, whatever. Is it a techno song? Is it a "house" song? What is "house music" v "techno music." I clearly do not know much about this music, and that created a problem -- How does one search for a "techno song"? Since I couldn't understand if there were really any words to the song, it was harder than that search for the song on the Kindle commercial I had heard before. I tried "popular techno songs" but clearly that won't give you anything. Then I tried a succession of searches: "techno club Spanish song" (note: it is not Spanish), then "techno song with staccato loop with horns" (trying to pretend like I understand techno music" then "techno song with saxaphone." After about 10 minutes of internet searching, and I don't know how I found the song stuck in my head but I found it:


You can also listen to it here on Hypem
And now, I'm hearing it everywhere... apparently it is really popular, I got lucky... and now I can't get it out of my head.

Later that same day I found that song and listened to it over and over, I heard a DJ pop/techno song on a commercial that I swore I heard before, and we were off to search for another 10 minutes? Luckily this song had a few words in it (searching "Hello song" didn't work), that I was able to find it a lot quicker, and luckily it has become a hit as well:


If you love that video concept, here's the extended version:


Here's the story behind Martin Solveig's Hello featuring Dragonette and the accompanying video project.

Both of these songs aren't what I usually listen to (whatever that means) but they are really fun and catchy.

Childish Gambino

Have you heard of comedian Donald Glover? He's Troy on Community, he writes for 30 Rock, he's got a pretty funny stand up special on Comedy Central, and oh, he raps. Apparently, under the name Childish Gambino, he's been rapping for a while. Here's a song titled "The Last" of his off the album Culdesac, which came out last July:
The Last by Childish Gambino

Chromeo

What a game-time decision. Everyone usually spends Superbowl Sunday eating copious amounts of unhealthy food with friends, laughing at commercials, developing "dip sweats" and, of course, watching football. I did all that, save until the 4th quarter when I left and trotted a few blocks away to see the second night of Chromeo.

Dr. Dog

Lost: Peace, Love and Happiness in Rock and Roll music. Found: Dr. Dog.

Ok, the idea that Peace, Love and Happiness is lost in rock music today is clearly a wrong and exaggerated statement, but Dr. Dog pours everything out of themselves to make sure you feel that after seeing them live.

Brothers of Chico Dusty - Mashville

Click Here. Trust me.

Oh, you are asking what the link is? Mash-up Wednesdays. Yeah, basically a mash-up of two of the most awesome albums of the year. Black Keys' "Brothers" and Big Boi's "Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Gotta credit Colemania for sending this one. Thank you! Don't expect just a straight-up mash-up of the two artists, obviously adds great parts of each of the great(est?) albums of 2010. Wick-It The Instigator definitely adds some unexpected touches of funk and freshness to two of the arguably funkiest and freshest of hip-hop and rock/blues albums of 2010.

Bibio

A year ago Jstreet put me onto some music he was listening to, and I immediately I fell in love with a song put out by British music producer Steven Wilkinson, better known as Bibio. The song, simply put, makes you feel happy. Half-way through the song, the dynamic of the song completely changes and it is an unexpected and pleasant surprise. Do you know those songs that get stuck in your head and you immediately recognize when you hear it, but never remember how you know the song or who makes the song or the song name?

Wake Up! - The Roots and John Legend

The Roots in the last few years have cemented their place in musical greatness, they continue to to evolve their music and appeal to wider audiences. Also, if you've never seen a Roots show live, it is one of the best live bands to see in the world. While some might have thought that deciding to be Jimmy Fallon's late night band would constitute "selling out" they have been a main draw to the show and maintained their spot tastefully. Their last album, How I Got Over, critically acclaimed, probably did not produce those "hitters" from their previous album, Game Theory.