New Good Song: "Honestly I Lie," Struan Shields 4.5.15

Here's a new good song: "Honestly I Lie" by Struan Shields. He has a sound similar to that of Paradise Fears, who had the second best new song of 2013, "Who You Are." Nice, melodic, melancholy breakup song. At the time of writing this posting, this video has 4 views. A disgrace. Should be 4 million.

New Good Song: "I Want You To Know," Alyson Stoner & MAX 3.11.15

Here's a new good song: "I Want You To Know" by Alyson Stoner & MAX, a cover of a song by Zedd f/ Selena Gomez, which you can hear here. I purchased and consumed this lovely, rich piano ballad prior to realizing that Alyson Stoner is that little girl dancer with the ponytails from the Missy Elliott videos. I'll be. Anyway, this is lovely. Enjoy.

New Good Song: "Thumbalina," Coleman Hell 3.11.15

Here's a new good song: "Thumbalina" by Coleman Hell. A tiny bit jarring at first, but undeniably catchy. Awesome bridge. Neat lyrical content. Enjoy.

New Good Song: "Steps," Handsome Ghost 3.11.15

Here's a new good song: "Steps" by Handsome Ghost. A mid-tempo soft-alt-rock tune with a very catchy rhythm in the melody and nice instrumental arrangements. Enjoy.

New Good Song: "Still," The Japanese House 3.11.15

Here's a new good song: "Still" By The Japanese House. An electronic ballad with digital vocal treatments that create cool harmonies. I hear influences of Imogen Heap and Lany. Enjoy.

New Good Song: "Talking Body," Tove Lo 3.9.15

Here's a new good song: "Talking Body" by Tove Lo. She had the 7th best song of 2013, "Habits," which became a mainstream U.S. hit about a year and a half after a friend of mine first told me about it. She had a decent follow-up to that song called "Not On Drugs," but frankly that was over-doing the whole drug theme. Here she moves from drugs to sex. Versatility. Enjoy!

New Good Song: "On The Brightside," Never Shout Never 3.9.15

Here's a new good song: "On The Brightside" by Never Shout Never, although actually it's a remake of a six-year-old song. You can hear the 2009 version, which is not as good, here. This new 2015 version, which was the first time I had heard the song, has a haunting and beautiful orchestral counter-melody, especially in the outro. A huge improvement -- adds gravity and interest to a cute folksy song. Enjoy!

New Good Song: "Honest Affection (Remix B)," Kye Kye 3.9.15

Here's a new good song: "Honest Affection (Remix B)" by Kye Kye. The original "Honest Affection" was the 31st best new good song of 2013. (Listen to that song here. See the list of the 100 best new good songs of 2013 here.) Anyway, I normally wouldn't bother to include a remix, but this is a pretty incredible re-imagining of a song that was already incredible to begin with.

A side note: Each year I post a list of the best new good songs of the year, in my opinion. Here's the 2014 list. Here's the 2012 list. Anyway, as time passes, it becomes clear that some songs hold up better than others -- some get even better with age, while others fade out. Despite this, I don't revise my year-end lists. But I will say that "Honest Affection," at #31 for 2013, is, in my March 2015 view, better than some of the songs that out-ranked in. It holds up very well and probably deserved a higher spot on that year's year-end list. Especially considering that "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke was #30. My opinion has changed.

New Good Song: "Take The Long Way," Pat McGee 3.9.15

Here's a new good song: "Take The Long Way" by Pat McGee. Reminiscent of James Taylor. Upbeat with a mild country infusion. Enjoy.

New Good Song: "Love Like Mine," Miami Horror f/ Cleopold 3.9.15

Here's a new good song: "Love Like Mine" by Miami Horror f/ Cleopold. '80s.

New Good Song: "Mystery," Boxed In 3.9.15

Here's a new good song: "Mystery" by Boxed In. Peppy alt-pop ditty.

New Good Song: "Black Sun," Death Cab for Cutie 3.9.15

Here's a new good song: "Black Sun" by Death Cab for Cutie. This band brought us a new good song in 2005 called "Soul Meets Body." Listen to here. Now 10 years later, here's another one. The lead singer, Ben Gibbard, was married to Zooey Daschanel from 2009-2012. Enjoy!

New Good Song: "Living For Love," Madonna 2.7.15

Here's a new good song: "Living For Love" by Madonna. I grew up a huge Madonna fan. "Vogue" came out when I was about 11, and that was the first single I ever purchased. I credit it for turning me on to popular music, and for turning me into a huge homo. "Immaculate Collection" was released soon after, and that got me schooled on all her amazing '80s hits, some of the best of which are "Open Your Heart," "Cherish," "Crazy For You" and "Live To Tell." In the '90s she had more new good songs, the best of which, by far, was "Bad Girl." Others included "Justify My Love," "Deeper & Deeper," "Rain," "Take A Bow" and "Frozen." In the '00s, Madonna decided to release only two good songs: "Don't Tell Me" in 2000 and "Hung Up" in 2005. In the first half of the '10s, she released none. Now here's "Living For Love," which is good and, therefore, will probably be a huge flop in the U.S.

Enjoy!

New Good Song: "Running In Circles," Pop Etc 2.7.15

Here's a new good song: "Running In Circles" by Pop Etc. This group also had the 13th-best new good song of 2013, "Yoyo." Here's the list and here's that song. "Running In Circles" maintains the synth-heavy '80s tradition. Particularly love the bridge that starts at 3:23.

New Good Song: "Shut Up And Dance," Walk The Moon 2.7.15

Here's a new good song: "Shut Up And Dance" by Walk The Moon, a band that for whatever reason prefers to stylize its name as WALK THE MOON. That's so irritating that I would normally not even have listened to this song, were it not for the fact that I happened to see them in concert two years ago, on someone else's invitation, and they were great.

New Good Song: "Sun Goes Down," Robin Schulz f/ Jasmine Thompson 2.7.15

Here's a new good song: "Sun Goes Down" by Robin Schulz f/ Jasmine Thompson. Pretty house music. If you like this, you may also like "All Of You" by Peter Thomas f/ Betty Who, the fifth-best new good song of 2014.

New Good Song: "Remember Me," Eivør 2.7.15

Here's a new good song: "Remember Me" by Eivør. Simple, quiet, smooth, melancholy. A bit achy. Sweet, tender vocals. Well-suited accompaniment. Gorgeous bridge. Good job.

New Good Song: "Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson f/ Bruno Mars 2.7.15

Here's a new good song: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson f/ Bruno Mars. While I was in Europe for two months, this is the U.S. song I was most excited to hear on the radio. It's just joy. An absolute home-run. Glad it's so popular. First time I ever heard this was on SNL, and that version is great too. It's here.

New Good Song: "Stuck On A Feeling," Prince Royce f/ Snoop Dogg 2.7.15

Here's a new good song: "Stuck On A Feeling" by Prince Royce f/ Snoop Dogg. Catchy pop ditty here. And the Spanish whispers are pretty sexy. The video is a bit corny. He should abandon the Justin Bieber faces. Nice little song though.

New Good Song: "Karaoke," Smallpools 2.7.15

Here's a new good song: "Karaoke" by Smallpools. Somewhat inconsequential pop-rock, but that's fine. It's cute.