Tuesday 31 December 2013

The Piano Guys // The Piano Guys


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You may not be familiar with these YouTube sensations, but presently, their version of One Republic’s Secrets (known as Beethoven’s 5 Secrets) in the current Thomson’s advert (search Simon The Ogre), taken from their debut self titled album (released only at the start of 2013 in the UK). But what is it exactly?

Well, some of the titles give the game away, for example, the first one Titanium/Pavane. This track takes the David Guetta track and mixes it with Faure’s classical piece. The same goes for other tracks such as the previously mentioned Beethoven’s 5 Secrets & Michael Meets Mozart. Other tracks aren’t so obvious that they are mixed with classical pieces (their cover of Rolling In The Deep features sections from Holst’s Jupiter). There are some straight covers in an African flavoured version of Coldplay’s Paradise, Christina Perri’'s A Thousand Years and One Directions What Makes You Beautiful as well as a medley of music from Star Wars, tactfully named here as Cello Wars.

In a way, this could be looked at as an album of almost classical music for people who don’t do classical music. The classical pieces actually work well when in included with the more recent counterpart, with no disjointedness…you’d almost swear the tracks were made for each other. Their take on the all of the works is respectful to it’s original yet brings a bit of zing to them.

Rating 5/5

Monday 30 December 2013

Utada // In The Flesh 2010

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It’s been 3 years since Utada released her album This Is The One and tour it with her In The Flesh tour, but now finally, footage from two of those shows (The Filamore at Irving Plaza in New York and O2 Islington Academy in London) has been released for viewing pleasure.

The compilation brings her show featuring mainly tracks from her two English language albums, Exodus and This Is The One with a few Japanese thrown in for good measure. Sadly there are at points where, given the fact that the recording is split across two venues, that this is made blatantly obviously but at the same time, it’s sometimes done well. But when cutting between the venues in midst of a song….you then have to ask…what recording is actually being used?

As a “live” experience, it makes viewing a little awkward. Whilst some might argue that having it across the two venues isn’t a bad thing, at the same time, it would be nice to just have one full performance from one venue. Nice little memory for those that were there or for those that are curious at what they missed out on.

Rating:3/5

Wednesday 18 December 2013

Deacon Blue // You’ll Know It’s Christmas

Deacon Blue // You'll Know It's Christmas
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You’ll Know It’s Christmas  is Scottish band Deacon Blue’s first ever Christmas single in their 23 years of being around. So what is it offering?

It sort of feels a bit like there was at one point two songs going around and that they’ve taken the best past and merged them into one with a touch of the old Fairytale of New York thrown in for good measure. Despite this disjointment, you can’t help but sing along with this and we can’t help but think that this could be classic in the making.

Rating: 4/5

Tuesday 17 December 2013

The Big Reunion // I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

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In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock, The Big Reunion brought members from some of the most well known groups from the 90s back together and it ended up in a UK tour and some groups going on to tour on their own. Of course for Christmas, they’ve come together to record a classic Christmas track for charity the form of I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

To be honest,it’s not actually that bad. Each group seems to have it’s own little section and their voices work well together. Ok so it might not be the next Band Aid, but when working with so many voices, it’s difficult to know how it is going to turn out, and this take on the Christmas classic isn’t too bad. And of course, we’re going to say it, but it’s for charity and it is the season of good will!

Maybe it won’t be Christmas every day for the individuals involved but maybe it will be for the charities involved

Rating: 4/5

Monday 16 December 2013

Sam Bailey // Skyscraper

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So this year’s X Factor competition in the UK has ended and they’ve crowned Sam Bailey their winner. As with previous winner, her winner’s single is a cover and in this instance it’s a cover of Demi Lovato’s Skyscraper

To be honest, watching Sam on the result show she did have a few stumbles (probably nerves) but lifted her game and delivers this song with power and emotion. There are moments where it seems that she over pronounces the words, breaking them into more syllables than needed. Neither the less, Sam was the deserving winner on the night and here’s to hearing more from her in the future.

Rating: 4/5

Tuesday 10 December 2013

The Retrobot // Christmas Robot

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It is well seeing that it is that time of year. Another contender for the converted Christmas number one is The Retrobot with Christmas Robot

It’s the 2013 answer to The Crazy Frog. The song is one of those that is really annoying the more you hear it but at the same time, you can help want to sing the beep beep boop boop line whenever it comes on. Maybe we can swipe the batteries out him and put him in a dark corner somewhere where no one will ever find him!

Rating: 1/5

Monday 9 December 2013

Jack Topping // Tomorrow

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11 year old Choirboy Jack Topping is the youngest ambassador for Save The Children as well as being the youngest to sign a deal with Decca. And the first offering comes in the form of Tomorrow from the musical Annie.

You might have heard the ad already on the adverts for Save The Children, this haunting version along with the imagery tugs at the heart strings. But for us, it’s just a little too proper in it’s delivery.

Yes it might just be one little thing and no doubt that it will probably do well in raising money for Save The Children (it is the season to of giving after all) but maybe a little too soft to light up the charts though

Rating: 3/5

Wednesday 4 December 2013

The Fishwives Choir // When The Boat Comes In/Eternal Father

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It’s getting to that time of year again when the race for the Christmas number one sets in. And this year, one of those contenders for it is The Fishwives Choir with their song When The Boat Comes In/Eternal Father.

The choir is made up of women from all over the country who are related to fishermen or those working in the fishing industry (officially the most dangerous occupation!) and they’ve delivered this ‘one off’ (we’ll see!) single to raise funds for The Fisherman’s Mission. You wouldn’t think that the two songs would mix well but it does with a simple melody playing underneath it (all sounding very maritime in sections) to cap it off.

Overall the track is delivered without the need of bells & whistles and is just the thing for the season. We’d love to see this if not at number 1 at least top 10! Go and support!

Rating: 5/5

(p.s. To read more about The Fishwives Choir, check their site here)

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Rebecca Ferguson // I Hope

Rebecca Ferguson // I Hope
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2007 X Factor runner up Rebecca Ferguson releases the first single from her new album Freedom in the form of I Hope

Opening with a strong consistent drum and a little piano, I Hope reminds us a little of Adele’s Set Fire To The Rain though sadly the chorus lets the song down with it’s seemly consistent need to repeat the title several times in the chorus which is annoying by the end of the first set.

There’s potential here…if you can over look the annoyance of the chorus.

Rating:3/5

Monday 2 December 2013

Leona Lewis // One More Sleep

Leona Lewis // One More Sleep
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It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Miss Lewis but now she’s making a return with a Christmas album and first offering from it is One More Sleep.

This sounds a bit more like Leona compared the last few releases that we’ve heard. It’s got that Motown feel and Lewis’ voice just seems to flow from one note to the other and there’s one heck of a note at the end of the bridge!

We think it’s got the markings of the next classic Christmas track and already ready to take it’s seat along with Slade, Mariah and the rest of the gang who pop up each year at this time of year.

Rating: 5/5

Thursday 28 November 2013

Susan Boyle // Home For Christmas

Susan Boyle // Home For Christmas
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Would anyone have believed that 5 years ago that this Scot would become the sensation that she is? Yes, Home For Christmas is Boyle’s 5th album, and if you haven’t guessed from the title, there’s a bit of a Christmas theme to it.

The album opens with her current single O Come All Ye Faithful, a virtual duet with none other than the King himself, Elvis Presley and it works very well. We’re then led into a rendition of The Lord’s Prayer, beautifully orchestrated. A single drum beat with backing from The Overtones opens the classic Little Drummer Boy before building into full flair with what sounds like a military drum and bagpipes.

The beautiful I’ll Be Home For Christmas comes up next followed quickly by another duet in the form of When A Child Is Born with Jonny Mathias (and apparently, she appears on his new album performing Do You Hear What I Hear!). Strings lead us into The Christmas Song (or as some might know it, Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) before being joined by piano and just a nice a nice little addition from the drum kit.

The Greg Lake track I Believe In Father Christmas is next and has a slightly slower tempo than the original but suits Boyle’s voice before giving way to another Christmas classic in Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing presents itself as the first carol of the album with organ and backing choir.

The Christmas Waltz with what sounds like just piano and guitar is delicately portrayed (we’re thinking we could see this of Strictly Come Dancing) as too is In the Bleak Midwinter. Finally, the album is brought to a close with an original song, led in the same as with Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, titled Miracle Hymn that will feature in the upcoming film The Christmas Candle (in which Susan will make her film debut)

Overall, the album is well delivered with the arrangements of the songs suited to Boyle’s voice. Yes there’s not much here that hasn’t been heard on previous Christmas albums by other artists (minus the last track) but there is something about Boyle’s voice that makes you want to listen, even if you know the songs. A beautiful little album for the upcoming season.

Rating 5/5

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Bentley Jones // The Closing Of The Year

Bentley Jones // The Closing Of The Year
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Ahhh…Mr Jones….it’s been a while since we’ve reviewed anything by him but his final release of the year comes as a bit of  Christmas bundle of tracks. So what’s he offering up on the latest EP.

The EP opens with Auld Lang Syne…well…Bentley’s take on it….but we’re a little disappointed. Auld Lang Syne is one of these well known songs that should not be tampered with. More to the point, he’s attempted it by singing it as a Scot would…and sorry, it doesn’t work! The title track of the EP, The Closing Of The Year is next up. Think you recognise it? Well…it comes from the soundtrack of a 21 year old film, Toys but it’s given new life through Jone’s interpretation of it.

Joni Mitchell’s River is next up, which is just vocal and piano before we’re treated to a re-mastered version of the track Joyful but the version that appeared on his last album, UPGRADE 1.0.

The next offering is 蛍の光 (or Hotaru no hikari ("Glow of a firefly"), the Japanese version of the first track (sort of. The Japanese version actually has different words and just sort of ‘borrows’ the melody), and it seems the arrangement suits better for this than the first. Finally it’s a solo version of track 2 to well…close the EP

So if we overlook track 1, it’s not a bad little offering considering it was brought together in only a few weeks. And it looks like he’s rocking a former Time Lord’s scarf in the artwork. And it’s the final release of the year. Just go a have a listen already!

Rating 4/5

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Celine Dion // Loved Me Back To Life

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Loved Me Back To Life is the 11th English language album from Celine in 6 years(!). So what does she have on offer for us?

Opening with the first single & title track, it’s a little unexpected and maybe a little more modern that we’re used to hear from the French-Canadian but still has those iconic vocals. Somebody Loves Somebody in some ways reminds us a little of Goyte’s Somebody That I Used To Know. But then we get the lovely little number that is Incredible, a duet with Ne-yo and we have to say that their vocals meld beautifully.

Water and a Flame is actually a cover of a Daniel Merriweather track, and comes across as very laid back…think Adele. Breakaway gives a great showcase to Dion’s vocals and is definitely sounding like a classic with a modern twist. Save Your Soul gives a bit of funky groove to the album while Didn’t Know Love gives precedence to Dion’s vocals with a minimal instrumentation.

An injection of a delicate summer bloom comes with the track Thank You a track we’re pretty sure a number of, if not all, will relate to or want to share if they can’t find the words to say…well, thank you. Overjoyed is a duet with it’s original singer, Stevie Wonder with not much changing between the versions but still, Wonder & Dion’s vocals work well in bringing new life to the track.

Thankful is very much a Celine song with moments where her vocals soar and then produce a little intimacy of small cafe or venue. At Seventeen has a nice little acoustic guitar running through it and a nice little surprise. Always Be Your Girl is another ballad but being predominantly piano driven, the inclusion of the strings midway suit and aren’t too overpowering. Finally the album comes to close with the uptempo Unfinished Songs which in some instances leaves you wanting more but in others, is just the right ending to the album.

It’s an album of two halves; the first sees Dion trying to bring a current trend to her music whilst the second is more what people probably expect from her. The voice is still there, that’s not in question. Maybe this album is trying something new out to stay current in the frequently changing world of music whilst appealing to those that know her. It’s possibly more of a grower than an instant hit.

Rating: 4/5

Monday 25 November 2013

Bastille // Of The Night

Bastille // Of The Night
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Think that you recognise the current song from Bastille? We wouldn’t blame you seeing as it is a mash up of two different tracks.

Yes it’s Corona’s Rhythm of the Night and Snap’s Rhythm of the Night. We admit that it is a little odd hearing it at a slightly slowly tempo than usual. Yet for some strange reason it appears to work and brings the tracks a new life and to a new generation.

We’ve often cautious about cover versions but we have to say that this is one of those that we give a thumbs up to.

Rating: 4/5

Friday 22 November 2013

Boyzone // Love Will Save The Day

Boyzone // Love Will Save The Day
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Wow! Have Boyzone really been around for 20 years? Would seem so. To mark this landmark (besides going on tour), they’re releasing a new album simply called, BZ20 and the first single to be lifted from it is Love Will Save The Day

We can’t help think that this track will have the audience singing along it but there’s not much else here. It’s a very generic song that basically anyone could sing and maybe that’s what they were going for but seems a shame that to start the 20 years celebrations off to release something like this.

Fans will probably enjoy and no doubt will be popular with audiences at the live shows for a sing song but feel that it may just get a little lost in the rest of the music out there right now.

Rating: 2/5

Thursday 21 November 2013

Shane Filan // You & Me

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Having spent the many years as part of the successful group Westlife, earlier this year, Shane Filan released his debut solo single, Everything To Me as a taste of what his solo sound would be. Now, having released his solo album, You and Me, can he shine as a solo artist.

Opening with that debut single Everything To Me it’s swiftly into About You which has an odd sense of sounding melody wise like Train’s Drop of Jupiter. Everything You Need To Know is a beautiful little ballad dedicated to his wife while Knee Deep In My Heart has a little country feel to it…actually…it could easily be James Blunt’s Stay The Night.

One Of These Days opens with a great little ukulele (they seem to be a popular instrument these days) and you can’t help want to tap your feet and clap your feet with it. Everytime has feeling that you can see the crowds swaying and singing the Ohhhhh while Always Tomorrow brings the tempo back down for a nice little guitar strong ballad. The ukulele makes a return for this more upbeat track When I Met You with what we’d call a little country violin turning up just for good measure.

Continuing with an upbeat theme is Everything’s Gonna Be Alright before it’s back to the bar stool for the beautiful ballad that is Coming Home. Baby Let’s Dance does have a hint of Uptown Girl and to be honest, we can see a 80’s theme video for it. The final two tracks we’re torn on if it’s the right order. In The End has that rousing ending feeling to it, perfect to end an album on but then we have the album title track, You and Me sort of drops down into a piano led track, that you can’t help thinking that maybe there should be more…maybe the title track would have been suited either at the start of the album or midway, not here though.

Overall, there is some sense that Filan is sort of sampling the current sound trends and making it work for him. He co-wrote all of the tracks on the album and there a mix of genre here. He has that distinctive voice and looks like he’s prepared work to gain recognition on his own terms and not off the back of his past fame.

Rating: 4/5

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Little Mix // Salute

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It’s been a year since Little Mix released their debut DNA and they seem to have been everywhere, you might wonder when they had the time to record a new LP. So what is Salute?

Opening with the title track, it suitably starts with warning sirens, a burgle call and in general, a very military feel before moving into the first single offering off the album in the form of Move. From this, we move to track that samples Faure’s Pavane, but don’t worry, it’s not a classical track (they’re not the first to do it with this classical piece. S club 7 and Sweetbox did it before them!). No, Little Me is literally the girls wanting to go back and tell their younger selves to speak up. Nothing Feels Like You brings a bit of urban street carnival to the album (complete with a bit of double dutch at the start)

Towers is the first real ballad to the album and showcases the delicate side of the girls but also their harmonies. A Justin Timberlake-esque feeling comes to the album with Competitions before returning to a fragile ballad in These Four Walls constructed of emotional lyrics, piano and strings. About The Boy brings us back to the sort of sound we heard earlier in the album from Move.

Boy opens with an a capella section from the girls before heading into the third ballad on the album Good Enough. Mr Loverboy has a bit of a 90s feel to it though it reminds us of another tracks from that era who’s name escapes us. Finally, the album comes full circle with A Different Beat returning to the military sound heard back at the start with Salute.

If we were to look at DNA, it seems that it may have been a bit of trial and error whilst Salute seems to have found the girls with a sound that suits them. It gives a bit of a mature sound to the girls and in a sense, it seems to be well planed track wise. There are, as with most albums, tracks that will take time to grow, however, it feels like a solid little number from the girls

Rating 4/5

Monday 18 November 2013

Jonathan & Charlotte // Perhaps Love

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After the release by the Syco label last year, Jonathan & Charlotte have moved (probably next door) to Sony Classical. So does this move make their latest offering, Perhaps Love build on the foundations of their debut release, Together?

The answer is...we don't really know what to make of the album. Opening with Perhaps Love, a beautiful little, string driven ballad before moving into the well known (Arms of an) Angel. In a first for this album, we have solo performances and the first comes from Jonathan in the form of Santa Lucia.

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from The Phantom Of The Opera gives Charlotte her first solo on the album before the pair join up again on Falling Slowly bringing us memories of their last offering to the table. Next we have the oddity that is You've Got The Love and we say oddity because it seems Charlotte doesn't know what voice to use.

Another solo excursion for Jonathan on the classic O Sole Mio that is delivered with power and passion. Another solo from Charlotte in the form of Caro Mio Ben. The classic Lionel Richie & Diana Ross duet Endless Love comes next but sadly, there is nothing here on the original.

Another solo for Jonathan in Va Pensiero, again, beautifully delivered utilising his voice once more before giving way for Charlotte's rendition of It Must Have Been Love. The last two tracks bring the pair back together though in our opinion, When A Child is Born suits more Jonathan while O Holy Night is more towards Charlotte.

As we said, we're not entirely sure what to make of this album. There are safe choices here in songs you could call traditional standards in the classical crossover genre meaning really, there's nothing new there. But sadly, the attempt to bring well known 'pop' songs over, sadly doesn't work well either, feeling at times, a bit of a train wreck, particularly with You've Got The Love.

There is a positive side to this. Sang predominantly in English this time around, we start to hear another sound from Jonathan. It's a sound of confidence not just singing in Italian, but also English. Sadly though it feels at times that Charlotte is over pronouncing words that makes it feel a little unnatural and more often, more of a pop edge to her voice. Placing both this and their debut side by side, Together is easily the better album. Something's been lost in the year between the two albums. Perhaps Love?

Rating: 2/5

Thursday 14 November 2013

Ellie Goulding // How Long Will I Love You

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It's probably considering something of an honour to be asked to sing the charity single for Children in Need and this year, it falls on Ellie Goulding.

This year's single is actually a cover version of The Waterboys song from 1990 although at a slightly slower tempo than the original. This doesn't detract from the song. In fact, at the tempo that Goulding sings it at, it suits her.

It definitely tugs at the heart strings. And it's for charity....what's not to love about it?

Rating: 4/5

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Cher // I Hope You Find It


The last time we really came across Cher she was doing the whole electronic and dance thing with Believe. But what of her latest offering in I Hope You Find It?

Well, it certainly shows her vocal abilities off and if we were looking at it just as a song, then it’s a beautiful little ballady number that wouldn’t look out of place on a soppy chick flick film. As a single…had it been released closer to the Christmas period, then yes, it might have been okay but given the current climate, it’s more likely to be left in the background unnoticed.

Rating: 3/5

Wednesday 6 November 2013

Cascada // Acoustic Sessions

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If you’ve visited before, then you’ll know that our feelings for Cascada releases vary considerably! So will their latest release, Acoustic Sessions do anything for our opinion of them? Well…actually yes.

Opening with a cover of 74-75 with The Cornnells you’re sort of drawn into what you are going to be offered here on the album before we head into Evacuate The Dancefloor. You is a piano duet with Robin Stjernberg on his Eurovision entry earlier this year (and secretly, we’ve wondered what it would sound like as duet, now we know!) before heading into another Eurovision track, that being Casdada’s own entry from the Eurovision, Glorious.

Why You Had To Leave pops up next followed by the first Yanou’s Candlelight mixes  in the form of Everytime We Touch. Golden Train is a bit of an oddity in this collection as it just seems have been dropped randomly into the tracklisting. Bringing it up to date with the most recent album, Original Me, is Hold Your Hands Up which in some instances was already sort of an acoustic number. Then it’s back to album no.3 (Evacuate The Dancefloor) for Breathless, a track that been given the duet treatment with Nick Howard.

San Francisco keeps the pace of the previous track before we drop back for another visit to the candlelight mix for What Hurts The Most. Two tracks from the recent studio album, Original Me follow with Enemy & Hangover (although the last sounds very similar to it’s studio version)

Everytime I Hear Your Name picks the pace up just slightly from the previous two tracks. The version of Ready For Love (from the debut release, Everytime We Touch) is a slower affair to it’s original. The Buena Vista mix of Evacuate The Dancefloor brings a little salsa to the dance hit and surprisingly, it works well before we end the album with another candlelight mix of Draw The Line (though we don’t know of any other version of the track!!)

Whilst we’ve heard some of the versions here before (Yanou’s Candlelight mixes & Evacuate The Dancefloor for example) we can’t help think that this shows another side to the team. You wouldn’t think that for being more of a dance orientated group that they’re music would transfer well over to acoustic but it does and does well, at least the tracks that they’ve chosen to showcase on this release. In fact, we’d go as far as to say IF Cascada ever considered it, we’d probably be first in line for an acoustic show!

Rating: 4/5

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Film Review: Sunshine On Leith

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Sometimes you have to wonder where the idea to take popular or successful music groups and put their songs into musical format comes from. We’ve seen in the past few years with successful shows like We Will Rock You (based on the music of Queen) and Mamma Mia! (based on the music of ABBA), so it was only a matter of time before Scotland got it’s own  in the form of Sunshine On Leith, which is based on the music of the Proclaimers.

Again, this is another show that has been taken from the stage to the screen but we can’t really comment on how well that’s been done given that we’ve only seen the film version of it. The story follows friends Davy & Ally re-learning how to live on their return to Edinburgh after serving in Afghanistan and the struggles they have coping with life outside the army as well as everyday struggles of family, jobs and relationships.

There is fun plays on the ‘old' rivalries’ of Glasgow & Edinburgh and of course Scotland & England, but for the most part, it’s a film where you feel that you can connect to the family. They are not the ideal Hollywood family that we are normally sold in the movies, but with how things are played out, you feel that you know exactly what it is that they are going through even if you haven’t been in that particular circumstance.

In the long run though, this isn’t the same happy performance that Mamma Mia! was. There is a bit of  dark side to it but it probably one of things that makes your connection to the character more real. Still, there is more than enough here to make you laugh and cry….oh and have a good sing-a-long too and a wee bit ‘a dance!

Rating: 4/5

Monday 4 November 2013

James Blunt // Moon Landing

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It’s been 3 years since James Blunt last album release (Some Kind Of Trouble) but now he’s back with his brand new album, Moon Landing. So what’s Mr Blunt offering us?

Opening with just a tinkling on the piano keys (and a motorbike buzzing past(?!)), Face The Sun a bit of sombre opening, that builds gradually to a crashing sound before dropping back just to piano.Satellites is slightly more upbeat and feelings of previous works by Blunt across his previous albums. Next we have the debut single from this album, Bonfire Heart.

Raising the tempo once again, it’s Heart To Heart we reckon will have fans singing and clapping along with when it comes to touring. Miss America again has us thinking of tracks from albums one & two (Billy & Carry You Home) mixed with a bit of Elton’s Rocket Man.The rousing The Only One comes next before another slow number Sun on Sunday with obligatory key change

I have never been a beautiful boy/Never liked the sound of my own voice are the opening lines to the upbeat Bones (and we think this is crying out for a dance remix!) Another dark track in Always Hate Me before he head into a brighter little number with Postcards complete with ukulele. Blue On Blue is another slow number before reaching it climax 3/4 of the way through.

Telephone (no, not a cover of Lady Gaga’s track….hmmm….James Blunt does Lady Gaga….no?) is a little swayey, clap the hands track with piano and ukulele and a backing of ohh. Mid tempo Kiss This Love Goodbye trundles along to the final track of Hollywood which reminds us a little of Goyte’s Somebody That I Used To Know.

Moon Landing feels like a bit of mash up of Blunt’s last three albums as there are sounds from all three present but at the same time, there is a bit of a mix of different sounds that we don’t think is deliberate. There more of a feeling towards the first two albums (Back To Bedlam & All The Lost Souls) more than the last (Some Kind Of Trouble) but there are moments where that sneaks through. An interesting collection of tracks from the singer/songwriter

Rating: 4/5

Friday 1 November 2013

James Arthur // You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

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When James Arthur’s debut single Impossible (a cover version of the Shontelle track) came out , it made us cringe. Thankfully though, he’s now back with his follow up single, You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You.

Thankfully, we have to say that this co-written track makes for more comfortable listening from him. It feels a bit more of a natural sound for him than his last release, that he doesn’t have to be something that he not. And added to that that it has that anthem feel too. We’d be happy to hear more like this from the former X Factor winner.

Rating: 4/5

Thursday 31 October 2013

The Wanted // Show Me Love (America)

The Wanted // Show Me Love (America)
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So….The Wanted’s last single, We Own The Night really didn’t impress us. So will the next single from the album, Word of Mouth impress us?

Well….we’re on the fence with it. In one hand, it sounds more them than some of the previous material we’ve heard (we mean single wise rather than album wise) but on the other, we can’t help think that it’s trying to fill a gap left by the likes of Westlife. But hopefully we can see it as a sign that the boys are coming back to a sound where they belong.

Rating: 3/5

Wednesday 30 October 2013

One Direction // Story Of My Life

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We admit that we’re not great fans of the One Direction boys, but on occasion, we hear something from them that makes us see them in a new light (okay, the last track we really liked was Little Things).

Story Of My Life (taken from new album, Midnight Memories) has nice little folksy feel to it and once again shows that there is this other side to them rather than all this young upbeat upbeat happy stuff that they seem to be constantly releasing. Maybe this is a natural progression for them and maybe a step in a new direction for them musical….but so long as they still have a little fun along the way

Rating: 4/5

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Lawson // Juliet

Lawson // Juliet
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Believe it’s been nearly a year since the boys released their debut album, Chapman Square and now they’ve just re-released their album (aptly named, Chapman Square Chapter 2)

Juliet is one of the added tracks to this re-release and to be honest, when we first heard it, our first thought that it was Sting/The Police. It’s got that sort of rhythm of Walking On The Moon but with a sort of rockier edge and the additional Ohhhh also have a familiar feel to them. But yet, this sound does sound and works great for them.

It’s been quite the year for the boys and this current track has a great feel to it. We’re ready for Hopefully the boys will take the same care and attention to the next album as they did with their first.

Rating 5/5

Wednesday 23 October 2013

Union J // Beautiful Life

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They may have finished 4th in last year’s X Factor but that hasn’t stopped Josh, JJ, Jaymi and George (or should it be Jeorge?) otherwise known as Union J from steaming ahead. After the #6 placement with the debut single, Carry You, the boys are back with the follow up, Beautiful Life.

We actually first heard this on the radio and just the chorus at that, which caught our ear almost instantly. A song about living your life to full, it’s got a chorus that will easily be picked up and have the fans singing along and waving the arms. But for us, there’s something just a little too familiar with it. And that in relation to the last single. It’s sound too much like it albeit at a slower tempo

Maybe they’re just rolling with the sound and hoping to ride the coat tails of the last song but would have been nice to hear something a little different. Still, the self titled debut is out next week, so maybe we’ll be proved wrong.

Rating: 4/5

Tuesday 22 October 2013

The Saturdays // Disco Love

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Ah The Saturdays…we never quite know what to make of them to be honest, but we’re always willing to give them another try and so, onto their latest release, Disco Love.

Sadly no, this doesn’t strike a chord with us. It’s just a bit sickly sweet for our liking and more last season rather than this season. In fact, we’d say a few years too late given that the sound of this has us think of Danish popstars Alphabeat back in 2009, then there’s baby baby baby that sounds very Kylie…now that we think about it, it’s beginning to sound like a cut and paste job from what’s been good in the past decade or so.

Sadly, it seems this is struggling to stay upright on it’s wheels for us nevermind trying to move. Certainly no love to be found in this disco.

Rating: 1/5

Monday 21 October 2013

Lucy Spraggan // Join The Club

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So it’s finally here, the ‘debut’ album from Lucy Spraggan on a major label, titled Join The Club. But do we really? Let’s have a listen.

The album opens with Someone just as her previous release (Top Room At The Zoo) and we have to say that this track is benefitting from the make over as it always felt a little bare. Sadly the same can’t be same about the next track, Tea & Toast which was better off just as an acoustic number (see our original review here) but just feels awkward with the extra instruments and vocals. First single from the album, Lighthouse is next up (see here).

91 is another of the original tracks we’ve heard and again, this benefits from a new version, fill in the missing links. Next we have a new track The Tourist which in some instances feels a little confused. Is it a gentle flow or a fast paced track? But yet it does work. Another oldie in In A State and yes this does like all the additions to it. Feel a bit more complete. Another new number in Wait For Me but it feels a little too much like previous track Lighthouse. And the lyrics Wait For Me, Wait For Me/It’s Not Too Late For Me sounds a little like I’m not a soldier/But I’ve got Soul.

Next we have Mountains followed by Let Go which is another awkward oldie. With an opening that sounds a bit Coldplay, it then heads into a familiar just Lucy & guitar with some distracting ohhh, before adding some drums and other instruments. The second verse sounds good with the additional piano until it’s drowned by the drums. Next it’s the infamous Last Night (Beer Fear) though now it a bit too….flowery? See our thoughts here.

Title track, Join The Club is up and yes, the version brings something that was missing the first time round. You’re Too Young is much stronger this time round and feels that this time round Spraggan can focus more on the delivery of the lines. As with her previous release, the album closes with Paper Dreams and it’s had a bit of a tweak but it does work if it sounds a like 80s computer gamish in sound now.

At least, that’s where the standard version ends. If you buy the deluxe version of the album, you get an additional 4 tracks in the form of Rockcliffe Bay, If I Had The Money, Butterflies (another oldie!) and Safe.

Overall, for us, it’s little bit of a mixed bag for us and that’s probably because we are aware of her previous release. The majority of the older tracks have benefitted from make overs for this release but there are some we believe that shouldn’t have been re-made because they lose some of their charm (the old ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’). There is no doubt that Spraggan has a talent for storytelling through her songs but we’re unfortunately sitting on the fence with this release though we’d really like to join. If you’ve not had previous exposure to her original release, then you probably won’t have an issue here.

Rating:3.5/5

Wednesday 16 October 2013

Danny Elfman’s Music From The Films Of Tim Burton @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow 9th September 2013

The SSE Hydro By Day So in case you didn’t know, Glasgow’s got a brand new shiny venue called the SSE Hydro (or just The Hydro to the locals) and after having hosted the likes of Rod Stewart & Fleetwood Mac the previous week, another spectacle was to grace the halls, in the form of Danny Elfman’s Music From The Films of Tim Burton, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Maida Vale Singers & conducted by John Mauceri.

After a small delay due to issues earlier in the day, the show got underway opening with music from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1995) accompanied by a montage of footage and concept art from the films that would be represented during the show. 

Orchestra The first half of the show would take into account mainly some of Burton’s older films. From some recent, it was into some of Burton’s earliest work, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985) and Beetlejuice (1988) before heading over to the spooky Sleepy Hollow (1999) and an alien invasion in Mars Attacks! (1996). Next we’re taken to the colourful world of Big Fish (2003) before finishing the first half off with music from Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992).

After a short interval, the second half of the evening took into consideration more recent collaborations kicking off with Planet Of The Apes (2001) and then 2005’s Corpse Bride. Two more recent collaborations in Dark Shadows (2012) and Frankenweenie (2012) before heading into a much loved, and probably well known film, Edward Scissorhands (1990).

Danny Elfman Another well known film is probably the stop motion tale The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) where Elfman himself made an appearance on stage to a cheer that would normally be heard at a pop concert. Performing Jack’s Lament, the infamous What’s This?, Jack’s Obsession & Poor Jack. Leaving the stage, it’s time for another film, Alice In Wonderland (2010) with Harry Jackson taking on the role of soloist. So that’s that….or maybe not, as Elfman returns to the stage with another roar of appreciation and performs Oogie Boogie’s Song with a little help from Mauceri assisting as Santa.

Ensemble The night as a whole was fantastic. Glasgow was the only Scottish date for this show. A celebration of the collaborations between Elfman & Burton, the show showcased the music well, accompanied in part by footage and concept art from the films, and when this disappeared, all you had to do was close your eyes and you were there in the film. The music seemed to flow from one film to another without too much difficulty (all the music had been re-arranged by Elfman himself for this event) Although only our first experience of something like this, we’d no doubt do it again in a heartbeat (Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy, we looking at you to come back to Scotland!) and we’d like to see an actual film with a live orchestra (seems to be a thing common at the Royal Albert Hall in London). Overall, a great night to share with others in a new venue and opportunity to see a great score composer.

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Tuesday 15 October 2013

HAIM // The Wire

HAIM // The Wire
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We confess that we’d never heard of HAIM until a fateful meeting while reviewing the streaming service BlinkBox Music with their current single The Wire

To be honest, our first thought on hearing the single was had this been some obscure group that had been around in the 80s as that was initially what we thought about the sound. And then we find that that actually, they’re a more recent group of sisters. The more we’ve listened to the track though, the more we think that although it has that 80s sound, that there is something more up to date with the track and we can’t stop playing it! Oh and sing along with it.

With no complicated sounds and fantastic vocals, we look forward to more from these girls!

Rating: 5/5

Monday 14 October 2013

Jessie J // Alive

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We’re going to be honest. When Jessie J came out with Do It Like A Dude, it really annoyed us but that probably came down to the fact it seemed to be played constantly. Then in September 2011 we got to see her live and thought, you’re not bad. Now in 2013 she’s released her second album, Alive

It’s My Party opens the album with it great beat and wanting you just to get into the mood for…well, a party mood before heading into what we can see as a crowd waving, pop tune in Thunder followed in a similar style with Square One.

We’d already heard a snippet of Sexy Lady thanks to a recent advert for Boots and it’s one of our favs and can’t help think it’s another great girl power number. From here we go into a lovely little guitar driven track Harder We Fall that has a bit of a summery feel.

From guitar driven, we head to the piano driven Breathe that to be honest, we can’t help thinking we could see someone like Leona Lewis singing. I Miss Her is one of these great little ballads that Jessie can come up with before we jump into Daydreamin' which reminds us a little of something from the 70s/80s but sounds right for her.

Excuse My Rude that featuring Becky G has feelings of Do It Like A Dude but there’s something missing here. Next it’s into another upbeat track and that the first single that was taken from the album, Wild though to be honest, we prefer it when it’s just Big Sean on it (Dizzee Rascal just breaks the flows…sorry)

Gold is another big track for Jessie which we’d actually like to hear an acoustic version of. Conquer the World is another great little number and as a duet with Brandy does work and has reminiscences of Who You Are for us. Title track Alive closes the album and has a feeling of a 90s track but near the end, lulls you into thinking it’s going into a full dance track, but doesn’t.

For us, we think this album showcases a vulnerable side of Jessie J, yet there are moments where she tries to throw the tough girl act up so it’s not all sugar & spice and all things nice. Vocal range is on show too but as an album as whole, we’re not entirely sure it knows what it is and is a little confused. But it doesn’t make it a bad album. It’s one of the few that we’ve enjoyed this year.

Rating: 4/5

Thursday 3 October 2013

Blinkbox Music (Streaming Service)

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You might recognise part of the name of the service here. Blinkbox originally started off as a Video on Demand (VoD) from supermarket brand Tesco. But now it’s branching off into the music section of the world. It might be branching off, but actually, it’s just been rebranded from We7 that Tesco bought back in June of 2013. So now we’ve covered that, let’s have a look around.

Please note that we’re reviewing the online version of this and not the apps for iOS, Android or kindle!

Signing up can be done via Facebook or via creating an account the old fashioned way. Personally, we’d like the whole one Blinkbox account for all their services, but such is life, and it’s pretty easy to sign up. You just have to confirm by clicking ye old link in the email they send you if you sign up the old fashioned way.

So the service covers the UK & Ireland and offers free streaming via stations, the belief being that you’ll discover what you like as well as old and new tracks. There are the occasional adverts but this is how they get to offer the free service….a bit like Spotify in a way.

From the home screen, you’re presented with a number of options to get started. Explore Stations is just that. You can view preset stations from a selection options including charts, artists, mood, genres or events (yes, we’re listening to the X Factor 2013 station…for review purposes only you know…). Almost any preset for any occasion!

bbm2 Now Playing is just that. It takes you to the page of the station that you’re currently playing, where you’ll see track name and lyrics (if available from LyricFind). You can also gain access to this page by clicking on the station name on the bar at the bottom of the screen too. Scrolling down this page shows you the last four songs that were played on the ‘station’ allowing you to mark them liked or disliked (this then give the system something to work with to figure out what you’d like to hear more or less of we suspect creating a unique experience). Also on this page you’ll be shown similar stations and artists (these change depending on the track playing)

My Music is just that. Here you will find a list of the music that you’ve liked & disliked and where you’ll access your own station based on these. You can view the stations that you’ve favourited for quick access.

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The bar at the bottom of the page is a nice little handy thing in our opinion. You get to see the important things likes the station your playing, the current track. But also here you can added the station to your favourites by clicking on the star next to it’s name (where it will turn yellow) but also offers another chance to like or dislike the track. The My Music tab in a sense does the same thing as the tab at the top but it also shows you your recently listened to stations in case you want to go back to something that you’ve listened to before.

So for a free service (that’s still in beta we might add) we probably shouldn’t have any complaints, but we do. One is that whilst we like the idea of the stations and mixing it up a little, there’s no option to listen to a specific artists music only. The possibility of even being able to create a few personal stations would be nice addition too. Previous We7 users might be disappointed that this service no longer ‘scrobbles’ to the Last.fm service (though we predict that someone somewhere will find a ‘unofficial’ way round it)

As we said, still in beta, but don’t think we’ll be ditching Spotify just yet. Will be interesting to see how and where this goes with it future

Wednesday 2 October 2013

Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix

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Oh be still our beating hearts! It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago(!) something so beautiful would be released by Disney and Square-Enix (then Squaresoft) on the PS2. This captured our imagine from the moment that we saw the trailer all those years ago and it’s thanks to them that we were introduced to Utada Hikaru. Yes, Kingdom Hearts (KH) is back!

Well, actually, this ISN’T the version that was released in the west all those years ago. This actually the Final Mix version that was released in Japan after it’s Western release. The difference between the releases is that there was a couple of extra additionals added to the game, which in parts, led you to the future games in the franchise. But we’re now in glorious HD! Oh to be in our teenage year again. The only issue is with so long having passed is trying to remember where everything was (and remembering all the frustrating bits too!) and it’s everything we remember (even if they did have to build the game again seeing as some original files had been lost!). Oh and of course, they’ve added trophies too!

But it’s not titled 1.5 for any reason. Also included on the disc is Re: Chain of Memories (Re:CoM). It’s a remake of the DS game Chain of Memories,but it never made it to this side of the Atlantic. Basically, you’re playing through Kingdom Hearts again, visiting the worlds but the game play is based on cards. Where in most KH you could get away with button bashing, Re:CoM involves a bit more of a strategy. Building you deck, you need to take into consideration that some cards can only be used once a battle or sometimes just once. Considering that this was sort of a bridge game between the first two games, you get to view the story from both sides, that is, the side of Sora & Riku.

The final addition to the 1.5 HD Remix line up is 358/2 Days. Sadly, this isn’t the game itself, but merely the full motion videos from the DS game along with the diary & character info from it (however, it does provide you with quite possibly the 6 easier PS3 trophies ever!) But why include this here considering it came out AFTER KH2…simple; this is how Roxas fits into the KH2 story line so it makes sense to include it here.

If you still get it, the Limited Edition version of the game comes with an art book  (or should we say, the artbook IS the case in which you game is included in!) To be honest though, we were a little disappointed with the book as it is full of artwork that we’ve seen before and suppose it’s maybe more for those that haven’t seen it or just want to get their hands on the limited edition.

To be honest, we don’t care about all the fancy stuff. We just wanted to get our hands on one of our favourite PS2 games. But the great thing about this release is that it will bring the Kingdom Hearts franchise to another generation of fans….so the question is…when can we expect Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix…..

There is just one more question though….what’s with the cover art being a little Game of Thrones-y?

Rating: 5/5

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Little Mix // Move

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It doesn’t seem that long ago that Little Mix were just on our screens winning the X Factor and releasing their debut album. Well, the girls have just revealed their latest single, Move, the first to be lifted from their second album (as far we know,not titled yet)

The line I’m a bit old school sort of describes this track to be honest. It has a bit of an 80s feel to it and at points we do want to sort of sing Michael Jackson’s Wanna Be Startin’ Something. The only issue that we have with this is that there seems to be a great build up bridge where you expect a grande finale for a chorus, but it doesn’t come but you do seem to get a lot of repetition of the lines Get your back off the wall/Don’t you get comfortable/Looking so hot/I think that I should move etc.

We’re not sure that for most that this will be an instant likable track from the girls and is probably more of a grower. Us, we’re just going to get comfortable on the fence for a while

Rating: 3/5

Monday 30 September 2013

Lucy Spraggan // Last Night (Beer Fear)

Lucy Spraggan Last Night (Beer Fear)
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Oh dear! It would seem Miss Spraggan can put a foot wrong in our books. As we previously reported, some previous tracks are making their way to her ‘debut’ album, including what is now the infamous Last Night (Beer Fear)

Sadly, this isn’t the track that we fell in love with. This new version for us is just a tad too pop-ish for us and we think that this is what’s caused it to lose that cheeky edge that probably all of us fell in love with. Of course, there have been some lyric changes most likely for PC reasons now which makes it just a tad awkward when it comes to flow.

We think the old ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix' it’ rule applies with this track. Maybe we can just wake up the next morning and pretend that this didn’t happen….

Rating: 2/5

Friday 27 September 2013

New Music Friday: Foxes

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We’ve only just  came across this artist and we admit that it’s once again through the power of television advertising. Foxes’ song Youth is featured on the latest advert for department store Debenhams whilst at the same time, featuring on the latest track by Rudimental Right Here, Right Now. Either way, check below to hear the track Youth and check out the rest of the links to hear and find out more.

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Thursday 26 September 2013

Sweetbox // #Zeitgeist21

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Well, let’s be honest, a Sweetbox release wouldn’t be a Sweetbox release without there being a version with…well…variations! We are talking about the version were calling ‘international’.

In essence, all the tracks from the Japanese release (#Z21 – see review here) are present but the depending on where you decide to purchase this version of the album, will depend on the number of tracks. If you order the physical release from Amazon or download from Amazon/iTunes then you get 13 tracks (the 10 from #Z21 plus a new version of Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (known as EGBA), The ‘European’ version of My Understatement & the video edit of #Z21. But head over to the official store and you can also get the the versions of My Understatement that was on the Japanese release. So now we’ve explained the differences, allow us to simply review the additional tracks (minus the video edit of #Z21)

As we said, EGBA is a new version of the Sweetbox classic Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Circa 1997/1998) and seems to have become a thing for each line up to record their version. With LogiQ on main vocals, this version of the track reminds us of a remix from 2008 released in Japan back in 2008 to promote the Complete Box Set (Q;Invidi) but he’s definitely put his own spin on the classic tune. As for the European version of My Understatement, well, essentially, it’s the same track just missing LogiQ’s section from it but it still works despite this, if not a little odd if you’re used to listening to the version found on the Japanese release.

If you’re not too sure about splashing for it yet, the good news is that the album is on Spotify (at least, here in the UK so hopefully others too!) The availability means that fans are able to get their hands on the latest release (almost) anywhere they are without having to wait for it to arrive though those with the Japanese album already may just go for the individual tracks that they are missing.

Rating: 5/5