Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Bittersweet (Freemasons Remix)

Co-written by pop gods Hannah Robinson and Biff Stannard, dance duo Freemasons and Sophie herself this is the Freemasons remix of Sophie’s new single Bittersweet. After some great but forgettable singles fans knew it would be interesting to see if progress was made and what, if anything, would be different this time. Sophie usually works the distanced ice queen with aplomb but on this song she also sings yearningly about how “the fire in your touch/ I always find so hard to beat/your love is bittersweet” and it feels like there’s some depth here. The chorus is easy to sing along and is set low which makes it poppier and more melancholic.

Instead of just providing an ‘oomph’ to procedures the bits where it’s just Freemasons carries a proper tune and when it all goes off it feels much more disco than they usually do instead of just a big dance beat. The ‘thud thud thud thud’ before the chorus is especially brilliant.

Suddenly it’s all looking promising for Sophie.