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Kaiser Chiefs have released the second video from their number one album ‘Education, Education, Education and War’. The video for ‘Meanwhile Up In Heaven’, which is edited from the lengthier album version, shares a similar style to their earlier ‘Coming Home’ video with a beaten-up Ricky Wilson wandering around an early 20th century fairground, surrounded […]
Here is another World Cup song and one that is far more enjoyable on the ear drums than the official Pitbull song. The titular bracket hook and the electronic vibe are winners on this number but Shakira’s scattergun lyrics and lack of conformity to the tune less so. The chorus is as summery and chantable […]
Turning more into 1D with every release, here’s Australia’s answer to Busted with more attitude delivering you a cheeky ode to bad girls. Don’t expect Shakespeare in the lyrics – or even Stephanie Mayer – and the spoken lines smack of cheesiness, but as a tongue-in-cheek sing-along pop song that will keep the tweenagers happy, this […]
Certainly an unusual, nay, eccentric piece, ‘The Walker’ is a four-minute pop song that builds up to something special, built around a recognisable whistle-hook and the 80s-influenced funky vocals of the main singer. With enough retro styles to fit in with the modern production it perhaps lacks the huge hook in the chorus that would […]
The second single from ‘Halycon’ and also taken from the film Divergent, ‘Beating Heart’ is possibly Goulding’s most boring release yet, taking all the improvements through ‘Burn’ and ‘Goodness Gracious’ and dumping them all for this airy-voiced bland number that never really advances from a low, unmemorable collection of breathy vocals. With shades of a […]
What happened to Coldplay? Though it’s difficult to criticise the band for trying something different, here on ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ they seem to have picked up the sheet music for a record that even Calvin Harris would reject. It starts off well enough and has the moments of Coldplay’s brilliance but it’s lyrically […]
Foxes – Glorious Rating: 6/10 Buy: Glorious Louisa Rose Allen arrives with her debut album and, though calling it a glorious piece of music might be an overstatement, it’s a fun, perky pop package, masking some quite downbeat themes and lyrics, supported by a handful of radio friendly songs that showcase her ear for a […]
Blondie – Ghosts Of Download Rating: 6/10 Buy: Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts Of Download Blondie are back with their tenth album, ‘Ghosts of Download’, named after the spirits that allegedly live in the electronics, on the fortieth anniversary of the band’s formation. The new release coming in at just over fifty […]
What would you get if you crossed One Direction and the Vamps with the music of Reel Big Fish and the potty mouth of some snickering teenage boys? Well, this. It’s pretty much a novelty track with lyrics that come straight off the back of a fag packet and it’s hardly complimentary to the target […]
It’s almost going to be tricky following up such a great track like ‘Ways To Go’ and though ‘Shark Attack’ doesn’t quite hit the catchiness of that chorus, this is a more overall solid track. It’s not going to be to everybody’s tastes but its shift in tempos, vocals and vibes works well and keeps […]