Cheryl Cole, or whatever her name is now, returns with this clap-along pop number that shamelessly steals the rhythm of ‘Single Ladies’ and slaps a less distinctive number on top of it. The rhythm is great and designed for the pop-dance crossover, but it’s only until the bridge and chorus comes in that the song…
Chaka Khan must be laughing all the way to the bank as her seminal hit ‘Ain’t Nobody’ has once more been covered / sampled, this time by Maverick Sabre on this slowed-down swaggering number. But, let’s be honest. If the song didn’t have the sample built so intrinsically into its chorus would we enjoy the…
If you enjoyed ‘Best Day of My Life’ then ‘Believer’, the next single from ‘American Authors’, continue in a similar positive, sing-a-long vibe. It shares a very similar sound and structure so, if I’m being honest, you’d be better sticking with the earlier song, but for those of you who want more of the upbeat,…
It seems that Cher Lloyd has grown up, releasing this much more mature ballad. But, unfortunately, as she’s also gone more serious, she’s lost a lot of that tongue-in-cheek spark that we expect from her. ‘Sirens’ doesn’t have the alerting power the title suggests, instead coming across as a sub-par cover of the recent X-Factor…
With a title like ‘Louder’ you’d expect Neon Jungle to go a bit noisier, which to some degree they have, but outside of the alerting chorus there’s not a huge amount of guts to this piece, coming across as quite an uninspiring semi-ballad. The chorus will make you sit up and listen and as a…
Part three of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Lucy Spraggan – ‘Lighthouse’ She dropped out of the X Factor due to illness but, like many of the other competitors, this hasn’t stopped her from releasing a song onto the chart. Her first single proper, after her last…
Part two of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Dirty South and Alesso feat. Ruben Haze – ‘City of Dreams’ With a discography dating back to 2005, this is my first encounter with Dirty South’ and I’m not sure if it’s someone I’ll be wanting to encounter again….
Part one of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Agnetha Faltskog – ‘Dance Your Pain Away’ Former Abba singer’s second new solo single, ‘Dance Your Pain Away’ is a much more uptempo, Europop number than its predecessor. Funky, danceable and well produced, this is a second spot-on hit…
Let’s tackle the elephant in the room – yes, it sounds very much like their previous single. But when you have cornered the market in slow, cinematic-soundtrack touching ballads, why change the formula? ‘Already Home’ follows the structure of their Aguilera duet but it has enough distinctive elements, with its New York theme, to stand…
Part two of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Peace – ‘Lovesick’ Though a fan of the first two cuts from their debut album, this fourth single is a little too repetitive for my liking, though it’s simple Pigeon Detectives-esque sound holds its own appeal. If you’ve enjoyed…
