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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 […]
Part one of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Bloc Party – ‘Ratchet’ Taken from their August-released ‘The Nextwave Sessions’ ‘Ratchet’ is their best single since their golden period featuring the same love for a unique style that made ‘Hunting For Witches’ or ‘Flux’ exciting to listen to. […]