If you were expecting more novelty pop goodness from Alesha Dixon, a la Boy Does Nothing, then think again. Dixon’s follow-up single, Breathe Slow is a fairly slow, standard R&B number.

I’m only slightly disappointed though, because the hook in the chorus is a good one. I’d just hoped that Alesha would come out with something a bit more daring, cutting edge. Especially if the rumours of her wanting to break America are true – she’s entering a saturated market if this song is anything to go by.

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The Boy Does Nothing is one of those great singles that ties into the singer’s life. In this case, the refrain about the boy having two left feet ties into Alesha’s big win on Strictly Come Dancing last year.

For those Dixon fans who remember Mis Teeq’s Scandalous and that raw, street vibe that group had, this will be a shock. For those that now know Alesha in her current career as a Saturday-night primetime TV starlet, you could have seen this coming.

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