A couple of weeks ago I posted Emmy the Great’s “Paper Trails” as one of my weekly listening choices on My Three Songs. Due to admiration for the song, Emmy the Great now gets her own post.

Emmy (born Emma-Lee Moss) is an anti-folk chanteuse who’s been stealing hearts of Londoners since 2006. She began establishing herself with her now sold-out single “Secret Circus,” and appearing as a background vocalist on Jeremy Warmsley’s debut, The Art of Fiction.

She is currently mastering her yet untitled debut album, which will be released later this year. So far, the demos and live cuts that have been floating around from the album sound really promising. I’m sure more of her songs will appear on here around the time of release.

Emmy the Great: Canopies and Grapes

A wonderful track that supposedly documents what it’s like to be a girl growing up in the UK. Includes references to the Magnetic Fields, Friends and Woody Allen. Probably my favorite Emmy the Great song.

Emmy the Great: Aiko [live]

Emmy the Great: Secret Circus

You can be one of Emmy’s many friends, listen to four other tracks that aren’t featured here, and check out cute kitten pics all via her MySpace page.

I’ll probably spend the rest of my life trying to make up for this one, but I’ve mentioned my weakness before for a catchy pop song. Since London charmers Lucky Soul have got pop in spades, I’m literally having eargasms (thanks for the great descriptor, Jess).

Frontwoman Ali Howard and company play classic Motown and St. Etienne similar to the Pipettes and the Carrots. After a slew of singles/EPs, The Great Unwanted, their long-overdue debut, will come out next Tuesday on Ruffa Lane Records.

I guess it’s somehow poetic that I write about a group with a retro 60′s girl-group sound since the Ronettes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month. I guess some things just never go out of style.

Lucky Soul: Add Your Light To Mine, Baby

Lucky Soul: Lips Are Unhappy

Lucky Soul: Twilight Melody

And because I could watch Ali sing for hours…

As always, check Lucky Soul out on their MySpace page.

My sincerest apologies to everyone who’s visited the past few days hoping for updates but finding that same damn cat and duck picture. I moved, and then had a throat virus/flu that seemed to flare up every time I attempted to use my computer.

Updates may still be a little limited this week since I’m just working off of my jump drive, and I’m pretty sure I didn’t load all the music I wanted to on it.

The Rosebuds: “Cemetery Lawns”

Ever since Paula introduced me to the Rosebuds almost a year ago, they’ve been a constant on my iPod and in my car stereo. After reading that the duo had decided to take a more dark, electro-dance approach to their upcoming album, Night of the Furies, I was pretty worried that their sing-along harmonies and bright melodies would be completely lost. Thankfully, songs like “Cemetery Lawns” and “Get Up and Get Out” are still bouncy despite their “goth” lyrics. I like this one because Ivan and Kelly both sing.

Derek & the Dominos: “Layla”

I’ve been reading Chuck Klosterman’s Killing Yourself To Live, and there’s a passage where he and his girlfriend are arguing about how the piano coda that ends “Layla” was written by a guy who murdered his mother. Long story short, it just got me thinking about how smashingly good this songs still is, even after 30 years.

CocoRosie: “Rainbowarriors”

CocoRosie are known for being freak-folk purveyors, but to my best knowledge this is the first time freak-folk and hip-hop(?!) have actually attempted to share the same limelight. I also think this is the first time CocoRosie have attempted to rap over one of their songs. I can’t help but feeling a little like Alice falling as she visits the giant ganja-smoking caterpillar.