Little Mix // Black Magic

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It’s been over a year since the last release from the UK girl group Little Mix. So they’re hoping to bewitch the charts with the lead single from their upcoming 3rd album.

Black Magic isn’t the usual sound you’d expect from the girls. It has Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Wanna Have Fun with a bit of a B*Witched thrown in for good measure. Our only annoyance with the track is the open lines that are repeated at various points through the song (All the girls on the block knocking on my door/ Wanna know what it is make the boys want more) which don’t seem to fit…well at least as an opening!

It’s likely to be a hit over the summer and will be interesting to hear what the remixes sound like too.

Rating: 4/5

Leona Lewis // Fire Under My Feet

 
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Has it really been nearly two years since we heard anything from Miss Lewis? Apparently so (her last release being the collection of Christmas tracks). We won’t lie and say that we never know what to expect from Leona, but given that she’s jumped record labels in the time that she’s been away,she’s now ready to show what she’s got on offer from her forthcoming album, I Am.

Fire Under My Feet is the first single to be lifted from the album. It’s does have a very familiar sound to Adele’s Rolling in The Deep but for Leona, it does feel very minimal compared to some of the other releases. This feels a bit more of what we’ve been wanting to hear from Leona instead of the route that she had headed down (although the Christmas album did feel quite suitable for her).

It’s an interesting sound for a comeback for her and will be interesting to see how people react chart wise. It also raises questions on what the rest of the album will sound like too.

Rating: 4/5