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Who says pop-leaning alt-rock is dead? Poland's Jula just dropped a simply fantastic song and clip for her "Za Każdym Razem" and it's going to be my jam all week. Today, this clip marks the debut music video of one of the most popular vocalists online in Poland for teens. Lots of young people know this voice in Warsaw (her label/management claim 25 million or so have streamed/downloaded her music online). Now, fans have a nice looking video and face to match the silky smooth voice. Shooting for "Za Każdym Razem" took place during November in Lublin, Poland. Have a look and listen below.

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This is awesome. Poland's Honey (real name is Honorata Skarbek) has just released a fantastic-looking video for her latest single, "Sabotaż" (or "Sabotage"). I wrote about this talent before on the blog and she has since become a name of note in Warsaw and beyond, turning into a proper pop star in Poland. This song and clip takes her to the next level, with a bit of edge previously unseen (some rather interesting looking extras in the video, including an freakishly tattooed extra who is I guess a famous face in Poland as "Zombie Boy"). Anyway, this is a very catchy pop song that Avril Lavigne wishes she could have turned into a hit anytime over the past five years. Honey just does everything sweeter. Check it out below. UPDATE 1/26: An English language version video now exists and it's below.

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So I just tweeted about how CNN (via its partnership with Vice Magazine) aired a segment on Turbofolk, a subgenre of music specific to the Balkans. But what they should have aired instead was a segment on the equally fascinating sub-genre specific to Poland: Disco Polo. I've been hooked on Disco Polo for nearly two years now. A lot of it is bad, but some is good in a cheesy way. It's Cascada on crack, and one of the genre's rising stars is Casandra (real name Elwira Casandra Matysiak). Earlier this week she released a video for "Miłość Jest Rytmem" and it's kind of awesome. Check it out below (and Vice/CNN feel free to hit me up for contacts in Poland if you ever decide to do a segment on Disco Polo, which you should!).

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My friend Kordian in Poland has been telling me about this girl from Łódź for months. Iza Lach is something special indeed, but it's very hard to blog about her because her management (or EMI Poland) never makes her videos viewable for Americans on You Tube. Today, yet another great teaser surfaced for a song called "Chociaż Raz" and it looks to be epic. But it will likely not end up on You Tube for people in the U.S. to see later this month when it's released (still I shall try and find it when it drops). Anyway, you all must hear her at the very least. Below the teaser check out her fantastic new-ish in English offering "Million." And if you really must see a video, an older clip of hers, "Nie Masz Mnie," is on Vimeo (but that song and video is not nearly as epic as material off her latest set, Krzyk which I may actually buy, today). Check it below. Fantastic work from an exciting voice. UPDATE 1/14/12 EMI Poland and Iza have made the clip available on Vevo for all to see worldwide (except maybe Germany). Good news!

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It's the summer of love in Poland! Manchester's new video for "Lubie Twoje Wlosy" looks like the summer of 1967 in San Francisco, except it's the winter of 2011 in Toruń. Nice trick, pulling this clip off. We've got girls kissing girls. We've got boys kissing boys. We've got hippy rides (VW vans!) aplenty and most importantly, we have John & Yoko visual references. "Lubie Twoje Wlosy" is like the best Oasis song since "Acquiesce," or something, and everyone should watch the clip below immediately.

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