It’s not often that an EDM remix of a pop-song is better than the original, but here we have one that just about manages it. Giving the guitar a strong electro vibe and adding a bit more bite to what is a pretty generic pop tune, this compliments the album original but gives it a…
The official song for this year’s football World Cup in Brazil nails the sound of the country and the singable hook of the chorus, but elsewhere with three artists including Pitbull’s oft-parodied style ‘We Are One’ becomes more of ‘We Are A Mess’, with too many competing elements and singers vying for your attention. Oh,…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Bastille – ‘Things We Lost in the Fire’ Download:Things We Lost in the Fire Single number six from Bastille lands firmly in the ballad territory telling an emotive story of lost memories over a retro-sounding keyboard riff and the band’s familiar vocal…
Duck Sauce can usually be relied on to bring you some great danceable tunes and their third cut from their upcoming ‘Quack’ album is no exception. Simple and repetitive it may be, but in the style of the best Basement Jaxx songs its style and perkiness will hit you squarely between the eyes. Yes, it…
Taken from the film ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ – taken a while to land as a download it seems – Charli XCX return to her poppy side after her deviation into Iggy Azalea territory. With a shamelessly radio-friendly chorus, it balances her more serious RnB side with her commercial outings like ‘SuperLove’, so should…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Alistair Griffin and Leddra Chapman feat. Grimethorpe Colliery Band – ‘The One’ Fame Academy’s Griffin teams up with newbie Leddra Chapman on this ballsy ballad. Though their voices complement each other and there’s a welcome sound from the inclusion of the Colliery…
The first single from Ora’s upcoming second album begs the question, if Calvin Harris can write songs like this, why doesn’t he have better songs for himself? Harris’ sound is all over this record but Ora makes it her own with her best single to date, balancing an RnB feel with a poppier sound that…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. 2 Chainz feat. Pharrell – ‘Feds Watching’ As 2013 continues to turn into the year of Pharrell, he pops up here with 2Chainz. Far from his best moment, ‘Feds Watching’ is a cliché-ridden one-note tediously-written song with a chorus that fails to…
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. AFI – ‘I Hope You Suffer’ The charmingly titled ‘I Hope You Suffer’ from AFI is a slow, lumbering, atmospheric track covering the well-trodden path of romantic breakdown. Resisting the temptation to go too screamo, the tempo gives it a sense of…
Jessie Ware releases her album’s titular track, a smooth sensual number that really showcases her voice. Much less electronic and bass-heavy than you’d necessarily expect from Ware, her airy, breathy voice makes the track – lifting up the chorus. It’s perhaps not above the sum of its parts, but she certainly delivers a distinct and…
