A Perfect Day - All Over Everything (2004)

If you like girly pop rock, look no further than A Perfect Day. The Vancouver duo, named after (depending on the source) either the Lou Reed or PJ Harvey song of the same name, is comprised of Joseph Hrechka, formerly guitarist in Canadian indie rock group Mudgirl, and Janele Woodley, formerly one of the West End Girls, whose Definitive Collection has already been featured here. Their sound, produced by West End Girls' producer John Dexter, combines the best of both of their former acts, rock music with a heavy dose of pop sensibility. The two released three singles off of this: "Still Smiling", "Happiness" and "Pretty Ugly". None of these tracks exactly burned up the charts, and they released their album in a time when girl-fronted pop rock groups were popping up daily. They got lost in the fray. I was surprised to see, however, that they still record together, at least as of last year, and that they have a Myspace page. It appears that they had or have a second album in the works, but it apparently has yet to be released.

Video for Pretty Ugly

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1		Couldn't You Try
2		We'll Never Know
3		Still Smiling
4		Happiness
5		Pretty When She Cries (Blue Twenty-Two)
6		Holiday
7		Sunny Days
8		Pretty Ugly
9		Win Your Heart
10		Overdose
11		Fear Of Flying
12		Light Show
13		Someone New

B-tina - Laid Back (2004)

From what I can gather from her myspace site and badly translated Wikipedia entries, B-tina is Bettina Antoni, whose birth name is Krystyna Ferentz. Born in Poland, she moved to France and became a model, most notably for Pierre Cardin. She soon moved into acting, starring in the erotic television series Emmanuelle. She was also a television host for French station Antenne 2. She also obviously embarked on a recording career, first as the voice of something called Froggy Mix, who released eurohouse cheese. A couple years later she released her only solo album on a label, Krysty Music, whose only other notable release was Bananarama's flop album Exotica. The album is dance pop, and would fit nicely beside any recent recordings by Dannii Minogue or Gina G. Given a bigger label and a bigger push, the album could have made a minor splash internationally, IMO. I think fans of this blog will find this one quite pleasing. ;) Recently she is once again recording with Froggy Mix and is also part of the revival of French cabaret act Les Coco Girls.

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1		Not An Illusion
2		Bright Blue Sky
3		Why Oh Why
4		Good Times
5		A Little Bit Of Fun
6		All I Want
7		Up 2 U
8		I Remember (Kobeto Mix)
9		Artificial Love
10		Laid Back
11		There It Goes Again
12		Open Up Your Mind
13		Here I Am Here I Stay
14		The Reason Why
15		So Hot (Milky Remix Radio Edit)
16		I Remember (Unplugged Mix)