Oh My! – Dirty Dancer
At first I thought “Hmm no I don’t think so Oh My! and no I don’t give a shit about parrots” because I found Run This Town annoying. THEN I liked Kicking and Screaming and now I like Dirty Dancer. I would prefer the rap wasn’t there but it’s not bad so I’m coping.
Sak Noel – Loca People
When I heard Sak Noel’s Loca People I knew that it was one of those records that Scott Mills and freshers who remember it from their post-A Level holidays could make happen in September and now with it being Scott Mills’ record of the week I guess it will happen. I hope so because I love it and will be happy to still hear it in January (because DJs in British student unions/clubs only change their playlist once a year). When you’re around people who aren’t quite fluent in English it’s very infectious because after a bit it feels more fun to speak like that and just like us hearing ”I told to myself/What the fuck”, my “Johnny la gente esta muy loca” is an embarrassment. This has already been a hit in many European countries including Spain where Sak Noel is from so I hope that people, outside of the “BUT IT’S JUST NOISE AND A SWEAR WORD” clan, will like it.
Tove Styrke – Call My Name
Tove Styrke’s debut album is one of those albums I’ve been meaning to listen to after lots of people were very positive about it but I haven’t got around to it. She came third in Swedish Idol in 2009 and the songs I’ve heard from her are great, including Million Pieces, a song co-written by Lykke Li. This is a new song that premiered on NRJ Sweden and it has a bit of a Kelly Clarkson pop rock feel but it’s much more electronic in the chorus. It’s very catchy but I can’t quite understand the lyrics because I think she’s singing waiting (boring) but she might be singing waving (amazing) and “I’ll be two steps over the water” must be a Kate Bush reference.
LIPS – Everything to Me
This is a mellow and minimalistic song about how it would be nice to go on holiday because people aren’t at their best when they’re stressed out from work. LIPS is completely unGoogleable at the moment so if you want to find out more about her while downloading the song for free why not ‘Like’ her on Facebook or you could buy it from Bandcamp.
Laidback Luke vs Example – Natural Disaster
I saw Example three times in one week a few weeks ago, twice at Glastonbury and once at Wireless and it was after seeing Changed The Way You Kiss Me ‘go off’ the first time that it was so amazing I had to be there again. One of the new songs he performed was Natural Disaster, a collaboration with Laidback Luke and this went off basically because the build-up of “need some air, need some space” is easy to latch on to, the piano riff is striking and obviously it does make an effort to go off properly.
