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Florrie – Little White LiesFlorrie – 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 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 modelling gigs and the most recent one, Sirens, after signing with Sony. But Little White Lies – due out in August – is her first proper single. Opening 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.
having cruelly ended it all via TwitLonger, it falls to Florrie to
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
modelling gigs and the most recent one, Sirens, after signing with
Sony. But Little White Lies – due out in August – is her first
proper single. Opening
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.
Clockwise - Hopeless feat Holly ValanceClockwise - 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 than TV talent shows. As was the way with Felicity “Flick” Scully, aka Holly Valance, who scored four UK hit singles between 2002 and 2003, most notably with her cover of a Turkish pop song rechristened Kiss Kiss. After releasing her second album State Of Mind (worth checking out, incidentally) and appearing in those interminable 1800 Reverse adverts, she focused on acting, appearing in Miss Marple: The Pale 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 producer Clockwise. The result of their labours is Hopeless, a featherlight and surprisingly good slither of compressed electropop that sparingly layers Valance's breathy vocal (seriously, she 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 synths.
noughties, pop stars were created via daytime soaps rather
than TV talent shows. As was the way with Felicity “Flick”
Scully, aka Holly Valance, who scored four UK hit singles between
2002 and 2003, most notably with her cover of a Turkish pop song
rechristened Kiss Kiss.
After releasing her second album State Of Mind (worth checking out,
incidentally) and appearing in those interminable 1800 Reverse
adverts, she focused on acting, appearing in Miss Marple: The Pale
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
producer Clockwise. The result of their labours is Hopeless, a
featherlight and surprisingly good slither of compressed electropop
that sparingly layers Valance's breathy vocal (seriously, she
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
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 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 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 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 make money while I sleep” erupts creating a strange electro-hoedown conglomeration of joy.
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
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
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
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.
Daniella Mason – Shade Of YouDaniella 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 Jonas, her general vibe seems to be that of the serious musician but with a distinctly pop edge. Sort of like an American Ellie Goulding. Her Soundcloud bio puts it slightly more succinctly, however: “Imagine crazy good songwriting + crazy good singing + a beautifully human emotional rollercoaster and you’ve imagined Daniella Mason.” Mid-paced and featuring some deliciously 80s, Phil 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 draw you, like poison from a wound”.
unknown quantity. After touring with both The Civil Wars and Joe
Jonas, her general vibe seems to be that of the serious musician
but with a distinctly pop edge. Sort of like an American Ellie
Goulding. Her Soundcloud bio puts it slightly more succinctly,
however: “Imagine crazy good songwriting + crazy good singing + a
beautifully human emotional rollercoaster and you’ve imagined
Daniella Mason.” Mid-paced and featuring some deliciously 80s, Phil
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
draw you, like poison from a wound”.
Craig David – ColdCraig 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 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 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 Intuition for what seems like the best part of a decade, a new single entitled Cold appeared on his Soundcloud unannounced earlier this week. Referencing MDMA and “cold-hearted and deranged” young ladies over a busy production of acoustic guitar riffs, sampled scratches and oddly pitched backing vocals, it's a lot to take on first listen, but amid the slightly too-eager-to-impress musical reference points is a song Craig David superfan Justin Bieber could probably do with right now.
Instagram gym selfies, ludicrous self-motivational hashtags and the
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
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
Intuition for what seems like the best part of a decade, a new single
entitled Cold appeared on his Soundcloud unannounced earlier this
week. Referencing MDMA and “cold-hearted and deranged” young
ladies over a busy production of acoustic guitar riffs, sampled
scratches and oddly pitched backing vocals, it's a lot to take on
first listen, but amid the slightly too-eager-to-impress
musical reference points is a song Craig David superfan Justin Bieber could probably do
with right now.