(SPOT.ph) This December, we recommend Jack Johnson and Noel Cabangon's holiday originals; Katy Perry's heartache hit; Duran Duran's hot music video; Noel Gallagher's latest masterpiece; Seal's soulful cover; plus winning OPM sounds by Gaijin, Never the Strangers, Gracenote, and Nina.
Song: "The One That Got Away"
Artist: Katy Perry
After releasing a series of playful dance tracks, sexy songstress Katy Perry launches a tear-jerking single that most (if not all) of us can relate to. In this tune, Perry's vocals are, as always, impressive, and the simple melody makes it easy to remember yet hard to forget (read: LSS).
Fun Fact: Perry won a special American Music Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent American Music Awards (AMA) for being the first female artist to have five consecutive number one singles off the same album.
Song: "Alive"
Artist: Never the Strangers
This rocking local track by new wave-pop rock group Never the Strangers is invading local radio charts, and why not? It's catchy and pumped up with energy. The trippy keyboard in the beginning works and the sick guitar solo towards the end is just too kick-ass.
Fun Fact: Never the Strangers was once called Leonecast. Formed in 2006, the group decided to change their name after some member changes.
