MUSIC
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SOPHIE ELLISBEXTOR
You know when you have a
favourite artist, someone with a
specific, unique sound, a
person whose albums you buy,
time and again because you
love that sound? That pop/
dance fusion that has you
nodding your head as you
listen on your way to work?
All in all, this is a showcase for
how her voice has grown over
her career, and also a brave
choice of work to put out there.
Some may say it’s a vanity
project, self-financed because it
isn't immediately commercial,
but it seems to be working.
Sales have been good, and to be
honest, it’s grown on me wasn't too sure on the first
listen.
This is one of the
reasons for the delay in writing
this, rather than immediately
after the albums release - it is a
grower. If I’d written this after
one hearing, my rating and
review would be very different.
And that’s a good thing sometimes, being too hasty is a
bad thing... ∎
Reviews by George McPhail & Chris Jones
LEWIS WATSON self-released his ◼◼◼◼
debut EP It’s Got Four Sad Songs KISS ME ONCE is Kylie’s
On It, BTW after establishing a 12th album and the first under
devoted online fan-base. It topped new management Roc Nation.
the iTunes singer-songwriter chart The album finds Kylie sounding
on the first day of release, outselling refreshed, and nicely updated, ◼◼◼◼
ranging from the crazy electroSECONDCITY The UK’s
the likes of Adele, Madonna and Ed camp of Les Sex to the robotic
Sheeran in the process, and landed ballad antics of Enrique Iglesias love affair with big deep house
continues with this latest
the then nineteen-year-old singer- on duet Beautiful. The
piece of sexy piano led feel
ubiquitous Pharrell also makes
songwriter a deal with Warner Bros. an appearance with his selfgood house, already being
championed by the likes of
produced track I was Gonna
Records.
In addition to the standard CD and
digital versions of the eleven-track
album, a special D2C book edition
will also be released with a bonus
52-page diary which tells the story of
the making of the album. A
comprehensive 37-track version will
also be available which collates The
Morning together with all five EPs
to date as well as an additional
compilation which features
previously unreleased songs and
demo recordings. ∎
Cancel, a funky cowbell electro
tinged affair that’s quirky and
playful.
The fluttering dance-pop of
Feels So Good seems like the
perfect song Kylie should be
singing at this stage in her
career and If Only is a
stuttering electro tinged ballad
with chopped vocals and a huge
chorus and of course lead single
Into The Blue sees Kylie back
on euphoric anthem form.
The whole album sounds clean,
fresh and modern and the
album Kylie needed to release. ∎
Zane Low, Annie Mac, Pete
Tong, Skream, CapitalXtra
and Kiss Fm this is going to be
a big one! ∎
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CALVIN HARRIS Summer
Ahhh, there is nothing like a big
dumb generic dance track to get
you in the mood for sunnier days
and Calvin is the King of big feelgood dumb dance anthems. And
this is no different! A brand new
song from a brand new album
and with Calvin back on singing
duties it’s another sure fire No.1.
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