Ukrainian pop: Svitlana Loboda - Down With Love (К Чёрту Любовь)

Eastern european rock often is rather sexual which can become a bit tedious when it done on routine, and even though I believe Svitlana could go easy on the lip-expansion, the video "Down With Love" does a great number of combining sexual tension with violence, making the borderline between sex not as clear as it normally is. As a fantasy it is surprisingly sublime and reminds me of Anna Sedokova's Between Us and "Heart In Bandages" in that the video creatively evolves inside its discourse.

• Svitlana Loboda - Down With Love (К Чёрту Любовь)

Ukrainian pop: Quest Pistols - You're Pohudela

This is one of the hits of Quest Pistols that I've missed. The cooperation with "Lolita" (who in no ways is a lolita in its original sense, and weight is part of the lyrics' theme) is great and even if it is kind of "nicer" than many of their other songs it is basically the same.

• Quest Pistols - You're Pohudela

Russian/Ukrainian pop: Olya Polyakova (Оля Полякова)

Olya Polyakova is somewhat of a playful Russian version of Lady Gaga, and her videos plays with Gangnam style, Russian kitch and (self)-ironic sexuality. It is fun and as a rule nice pop too, and I think it is the humor in combination with the Russian dialect and catchy refrains that does it.

• Olya Polyakova - Lullaby (Люли)
• Olya Polyakova - Boys Like It (Мальчикам это нравится...)
• Olya Polyakova - Russian Style
• Olya Polyakova - Spanking (#Шлёпки)
• Olya Polyakova - Ball (Шарик)
• Olya Polyakova - Love is... (Любовь это...)
• Olya Polyakova - 90-60-90
• Olya Polyakova - Superblond (Суперблондинка)

Ukrainian pop: Semargl - Discolove

I'm been unsure whether to blog or not about this song from Semargl, as their earlier videos wasn't really my cup of tea at all (even though I may like metal in general, they were just to silly), but with the addition of a female singer (Adele) and a updated sound it was time. Adele may sing a litle false at times and the song is simplistic but the refrain is a little addictive.

• Semargl - Discolove

Ukrainian pop: Alain Vinnytsya - OH

"OH" with Ukrainian singer Alain has that kind of catchy sounding refrain that gets stuck in your head, it's like a gum you cant stop chewing.

• Alain Vinnytsya - OH

Ukrainian pop: Ana Baston

Doesnt Ukrainian Ana Baston sometimes look very much like Sandra Bullock, or is it just me?

• Ana Baston - Shot (Выстрел)
• Ana Baston - We have no we (Мы не мы)
• Ana Baston - Li-Lu
• Ana Baston ft Kazaky - Scandal (скандал)

Ukrainian pop: A.R.M.I.A - I Swear (Я клянусь)

I have praised A.R.M.I.A's songs "I Love You" and "I'm Independent", but to those two I will add "I Swear", a given part of a list of ARMIA videos.

• A.R.M.I.A - I Swear (Я клянусь)