I’m hearing the latest N-Dubz single a lot on the music channels lately. Dedicated to their late manager, Byron Contostavlos, Papa has an epic feel to it, lifting this posse beyond the realms of your regular urban fare.
The music video is totally random and surreal, with the various members of the group falling out of doorways in the sky, and floating in the ether.
Sugababes become ball-breakers in their latest video for the new single, No Can Do. Or is it just an excuse for a gratuitous display of man-flesh?
For this latest single, the girls are seen using various man-sculptures using a troupe of well-toned himbos, and making me feel even worse about my waistline. Grrr. It’s a novel concept for a pop video, however, but the bit with the guys with lampshades on their heads veers the video into freaky territory, doesn’t it?
Back in the misty days of Autumn 2007, a brother and sister act rose to prominence on The X Factor. Sean and Sarah Smith frightened the life out of Simon Cowell, but not enough to put him off mentoring them all the way to the final with their High School Musical themed performances.
And a year later, Same Difference are making their first assaults on the charts with their kid-friendly brand of bubblegum pop. In a fit of marketing genius, they’ve called the album Pop, so it does exactly what it says on the tin.
Good to have you back Lily – missed ya!
If anybody else out there was keeping score between Lily and Amy Winehouse, Lily is the winner in finally getting some new music out. The Fear is Lily’s first single from the new album, It’s Not Me, It’s You.
They say the second album is always a difficult prospect. You’ve got to keep the fans you gained with the first record, but you’ve got to offer something new at the same time.
My dislike of Keane is well documented on this blog. I don’t know why I don’t like ‘em, but like Paul McCartney I have an irrational disliking of them.
But alright, they’ve changed their musical direction lately, so I figure – why not draw a line and try to listen to them with fresh ears?
In all honesty, I like what they’ve done with the styling around this latest album (Perfect Symmetry is the title track, by the way).
Here’s a date for your diaries folks – 22 December. That’s when Pink’s latest single Sober will be hitting the shops.
I’ve heard good things about Pink’s Funhouse album, and this single takes Pink into some darker territory, with a brooding tune and video to match.
Yes, if I was a sensationalist, I’d mention the twin versions of Pink getting it hot and heavy on a bed, but that’s really not as important as the music in this instance.
Someone on Leona’s promo team sent me a copy of Leona’s new single, Run. Hell, they sent me a copy of the Spirit deluxe edition, which I really must get round to reviewing and which also contains a copy of Run.
And stalwart fans of the music blog will already know that I’m a massive fan of Leona. I’ll try to avoid GRS (gushing review syndrome) as much as possible though.
While I strongly doubt that Dr. Meaker is any sort of real doctor, he certainly knows how to knock out an album’s worth of amazing music.
Described as a blending of “Massive Attack’s progressive beats with Amy Winehouse’s soulful sounds”, Meaker’s debut album A Lesson from the Speaker
I got a shout about the forthcoming single from a girl called Filly, Instantly Out Of Control.
Wow. Listen to this one loud, folks. It’s brilliant.
And as a reviewer, I’m well warned – at the start of the song, Filly advises us not to try and compare her to anyone else:
You’ll think you’ve seen and heard this before, but
I’ll turn around and have you wantin’ more, so
Forget the definitions in your head coz it’s not like this
It’s not like that
Oasis are releasing the second single from their Dig Out Your Soul album – I’m Outta Time – on 1 December.
Throughout their career, Oasis have been criticised for sounding like a lot of other bands. If I’m Outta Time sounds like anyone else, it’s Urban Hymns-era The Verve.
This isn’t a criticism, merely an observation. It’s fully possible that this is one of the most beautiful songs Oasis have committed to tape.
