Anybody here dig The-Dream? I know a lot of people here hate on auto-tune and a number hate on anything on modern radio, but I think The-Dream is actually a pretty good fit for open-minded Beach Boys fans. He has an uncanny pop-sensibility and seemingly never-ending supply of catchy melodies and fun left turns, plus his use of background vocals, that he overdubs himself, make me think that he's a guy to watch.
Give this dude some hallucinogens and a copy of Pet Sounds and I bet we get a masterpiece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGcQgUnxY14 "Love King" certainly has a California Girls esque set of lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIouafdajdQ "FILA (Fall In Love Again)"
He's also been behind a crazy amount of hits Rihanna's "Umbrella", Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Yt0xJKDY8&ob=av2e Mariah Carey's "Obsessed"
Anyway, just wondered if anyone else was feeling this guy ...