2 New Singles?

[CarneVaca]

Not sure I would call Miranda and Say Goodbye pure pop. There's enough weirdness going though both of those to turn off a goodly number of potential listeners.

As for Steal Your Heart Away, yes it is pop. Unabashadly. But what makes it special is the way it harkens back to melodies rarely ever used anymore. Yes, there's a bit of Beach Boys in there and, I think, a little bit of that old standard ballad feel. I find the melody is merely Part Deux of Sould Drifter. Play those songs back to back and you wil see very common elements, down to the lack of a chorus and the repetition of the bridge.

Incidentally, I've noticed some melodic stuff making its way back to the airwaves. Of course, I really only listen to WFUV, which is an off-beat non-commercial station. The Jayhaws, the Thorns and some band called The Thrills(?) have very, very melodic stuff that is not necessarily cheesy and that is getting some attention.

Hey, even The Strokes have beautiful melodies in their songs, when you really get down to the essence of their tunes.