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| The playlist: pop | |
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| Florrie – Little White Lies | Florrie – Little White Lies |
| Now that Girls Aloud are no more, | Now that Girls Aloud are no more, |
| having cruelly ended it all via TwitLonger, it falls to Florrie to | having cruelly ended it all via TwitLonger, it falls to Florrie to |
| carry on their tradition of knocking out refreshingly experimental, | carry on their tradition of knocking out refreshingly experimental, |
| effortlessly sophisticated Xenomania-produced bangers. Florrie's had quite a lot of practice in pop with four excellent EPs – three of them independently funded via her | effortlessly sophisticated Xenomania-produced bangers. Florrie's had quite a lot of practice in pop with four excellent EPs – three of them independently funded via her |
| modelling gigs and the most recent one, Sirens, after signing with | modelling gigs and the most recent one, Sirens, after signing with |
| Sony. But Little White Lies – due out in August – is her first | Sony. But Little White Lies – due out in August – is her first |
| proper single. Opening | proper single. Opening |
| with a similar synth flutter as used on Girls Aloud's Untouchable, | with a similar synth flutter as used on Girls Aloud's Untouchable, |
| the track – and taster of the forthcoming album – is a heart-wrenching epic. | the track – and taster of the forthcoming album – is a heart-wrenching epic. |
| Clockwise - Hopeless feat Holly Valance | Clockwise - Hopeless feat Holly Valance |
| Back in the halcyon days of the early | Back in the halcyon days of the early |
| noughties, pop stars were created via daytime soaps rather | noughties, pop stars were created via daytime soaps rather |
| than TV talent shows. As was the way with Felicity “Flick” | than TV talent shows. As was the way with Felicity “Flick” |
| Scully, aka Holly Valance, who scored four UK hit singles between | Scully, aka Holly Valance, who scored four UK hit singles between |
| 2002 and 2003, most notably with her cover of a Turkish pop song | 2002 and 2003, most notably with her cover of a Turkish pop song |
| rechristened Kiss Kiss. | rechristened Kiss Kiss. |
| After releasing her second album State Of Mind (worth checking out, | After releasing her second album State Of Mind (worth checking out, |
| incidentally) and appearing in those interminable 1800 Reverse | incidentally) and appearing in those interminable 1800 Reverse |
| adverts, she focused on acting, appearing in Miss Marple: The Pale | adverts, she focused on acting, appearing in Miss Marple: The Pale |
| Horse in 2010. Then, suddenly, on Monday she announced a partial | Horse in 2010. Then, suddenly, on Monday she announced a partial |
| return to pop in a blogpost detailing a last-minute whirlwind trip to LA to record a song with | return to pop in a blogpost detailing a last-minute whirlwind trip to LA to record a song with |
| producer Clockwise. The result of their labours is Hopeless, a | producer Clockwise. The result of their labours is Hopeless, a |
| featherlight and surprisingly good slither of compressed electropop | featherlight and surprisingly good slither of compressed electropop |
| that sparingly layers Valance's breathy vocal (seriously, she | that sparingly layers Valance's breathy vocal (seriously, she |
| probably didn't need to fly all the way to LA to record this, not | probably didn't need to fly all the way to LA to record this, not |
| with the existence of email) in a mesh of laser-guided | with the existence of email) in a mesh of laser-guided |
| synths. | synths. |
| Ace Wilder – Busy Doin' Nothin' | Ace Wilder – Busy Doin' Nothin' |
| Confession: Ace Wilder's head-smacking, | Confession: Ace Wilder's head-smacking, |
| bowel-shaking anthem about laziness - Busy Doin' Nothin' – isn't exactly new: it reached No 1 in her native Sweden in February | bowel-shaking anthem about laziness - Busy Doin' Nothin' – isn't exactly new: it reached No 1 in her native Sweden in February |
| after it came second in their search for an Eurovision anthem. But | after it came second in their search for an Eurovision anthem. But |
| given that it's still not out in the UK yet and has just been given a UK radio edit, I figured it was fine to include it here. Plus no | given that it's still not out in the UK yet and has just been given a UK radio edit, I figured it was fine to include it here. Plus no |
| other song around at the moment manages to fuse all the | other song around at the moment manages to fuse all the |
| various elements of today's pop world quite so effortlessly. There is a vaguely folky, country-tinged acoustic guitar at the | various elements of today's pop world quite so effortlessly. There is a vaguely folky, country-tinged acoustic guitar at the |
| beginning a la Avicii, before a four-to-the-floor beat rises up and a | beginning a la Avicii, before a four-to-the-floor beat rises up and a |
| big Icona Pop-esque shouty chorus of “Don't wanna work, I wanna | big Icona Pop-esque shouty chorus of “Don't wanna work, I wanna |
| make money while I sleep” erupts creating a strange electro-hoedown conglomeration of joy. | make money while I sleep” erupts creating a strange electro-hoedown conglomeration of joy. |
| Daniella Mason – Shade Of You | Daniella Mason – Shade Of You |
| Texan Daniella Mason is a bit of an | Texan Daniella Mason is a bit of an |
| unknown quantity. After touring with both The Civil Wars and Joe | unknown quantity. After touring with both The Civil Wars and Joe |
| Jonas, her general vibe seems to be that of the serious musician | Jonas, her general vibe seems to be that of the serious musician |
| but with a distinctly pop edge. Sort of like an American Ellie | but with a distinctly pop edge. Sort of like an American Ellie |
| Goulding. Her Soundcloud bio puts it slightly more succinctly, | Goulding. Her Soundcloud bio puts it slightly more succinctly, |
| however: “Imagine crazy good songwriting + crazy good singing + a | however: “Imagine crazy good songwriting + crazy good singing + a |
| beautifully human emotional rollercoaster and you’ve imagined | beautifully human emotional rollercoaster and you’ve imagined |
| Daniella Mason.” Mid-paced and featuring some deliciously 80s, Phil | Daniella Mason.” Mid-paced and featuring some deliciously 80s, Phil |
| Collins-esque drum rolls, new single Shade Of You doesn't exactly | Collins-esque drum rolls, new single Shade Of You doesn't exactly |
| jump about, waggling its arms for your attention, but instead drifts along, languishing in its own pain as Mason sighs, “I'll | jump about, waggling its arms for your attention, but instead drifts along, languishing in its own pain as Mason sighs, “I'll |
| draw you, like poison from a wound”. | draw you, like poison from a wound”. |
| Craig David – Cold | Craig David – Cold |
| It can be easy to forget in among the | It can be easy to forget in among the |
| Instagram gym selfies, ludicrous self-motivational hashtags and the | Instagram gym selfies, ludicrous self-motivational hashtags and the |
| slight whiff of a Howard Hughes-esque retreat from society, that | slight whiff of a Howard Hughes-esque retreat from society, that |
| Craig David was once one of the UK's biggest pop stars. Not only that but | Craig David was once one of the UK's biggest pop stars. Not only that but |
| if anyone looks you in the eye and says they don't like at least one | if anyone looks you in the eye and says they don't like at least one |
| single from his 2000 opus Born To Do It, then that person is a liar. After teasing out his new album Following My | single from his 2000 opus Born To Do It, then that person is a liar. After teasing out his new album Following My |
| Intuition for what seems like the best part of a decade, a new single | Intuition for what seems like the best part of a decade, a new single |
| entitled Cold appeared on his Soundcloud unannounced earlier this | entitled Cold appeared on his Soundcloud unannounced earlier this |
| week. Referencing MDMA and “cold-hearted and deranged” young | week. Referencing MDMA and “cold-hearted and deranged” young |
| ladies over a busy production of acoustic guitar riffs, sampled | ladies over a busy production of acoustic guitar riffs, sampled |
| scratches and oddly pitched backing vocals, it's a lot to take on | scratches and oddly pitched backing vocals, it's a lot to take on |
| first listen, but amid the slightly too-eager-to-impress | first listen, but amid the slightly too-eager-to-impress |
| musical reference points is a song Craig David superfan Justin Bieber could probably do | musical reference points is a song Craig David superfan Justin Bieber could probably do |
| with right now. | with right now. |