Showing posts with label Hudson Taylor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hudson Taylor. Show all posts

Sunday, 1 October 2017

New Music Review #90

Ten more songs you must listen to!

Betsy - You Won't Love Me


One of the best voices around at the moment, Betsy transforms this standard ballad into something much bigger thanks to her powerful vocal chords. (7/10)

Carly Rae Jepsen - Cut To The Feeling


It's difficult not to be won over by Jepsen's perky pop vibe and on 'Cut To The Feeling' she's crafted another shamelessly fun pop song. (7.5/10)

Craig David - Heartline 


Craig David continues his big comeback with possibly his best song since he returned, mixing his classic sound with more modern club vibes. Catchy. (7/10)

GIRLI - Hot Mess


With echoes of Daphne and Celeste and Shampoo this is a punky critique of being girl wrapped up in a fun pop hit. Neat. (7/10)

Hudson Taylor - Feel It Again


The summery vibe and relatable lyrics hold this radio-friendly single together and the chorus is certainly a grower and will get you singing along. (7/10)

Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke


With a slow gruff swagger this takes a bit to settle in but it's cool tempo and sway works really well. (6.5/10)

Morrissey - Spent the Day in Bed


Though I may not be a fan of the man himself, he does produce a good solo single once in a while and here is his latest, a catchy and quirky electronic-influenced number with some nicely woven in political themes. (7/10)

Rejjie Snow feat. Pell - Virgo


Every so often we come across a piece of pop-grime that grabs us and this week it's this catchy and quirky track from Rejjie Snow. (6/10)

Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes


Another strong tear-jerker from Sam Smith that has echoes of his James Bond theme, pulling together touching lyrics with a soaring and building style. (7.5/10)

Superfood - Unstoppable


The heavily compressed verses are perhaps a little weird but the bouncy, poppier chorus and similar elements scattered through the song makes up for it. (6/10)

Monday, 4 September 2017

New Music Review #88

Another ten songs you have to hear!

Alibi - Space Man



'Space Man' is a quirky indie song with a fun delivery and a pleasing tongue-in-cheek vibe. (6.5/10)

Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza - Without You



Though the chorus descends into overly familiar territory for Avicii, and the overall sound of the song is not exactly revolutionary, the bridge and chorus is fun and punchy. (6.5/10)

Hudson Taylor - Feel It Again



The boys are back with this new pop-indie number that, though lacking the huge choruses they're known for, has enough bounce and rhythm to keep that old foot tapping. (6.5/10)

Jess and the Bandits - Sister



Jess and the Bandits have good history with strong pop-country ballads and 'Sister' is no exception, and those lead singer Clemmons is more subtle here there's plenty of guts in the delivery of the heartfelt lyrics. (7/10)

Nikhil D'Souza - Beautiful Mind



'Beautiful Mind' is soaring ballad that builds to a huge crescendo. If you like your singer-songwriter tracks well written and perfectly delivered you need to hear this. (7/10)

Rachel Platten - Broken Glass



Platten returns with another great ballsy pop-song that mixes up some well observed lyrics whilst also wrapping up the words in a catchy radio-friendly chorus. Great. (7/10)

Saint Etienne - Dive



If you want to enjoy something a little more calypso-y this summer when you could do worse than going for the summery vibes of this new song from Saint Etienne. (6/10)

Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do



The new song that has split the crowds, I actually quite like it, the production solid and the lyrics intriguing. The switch to the chorus is as poor as in Ariana Grande's 'One Less Problem' though the Right Said Fred connection isn't that noticeable. It's certainly more interesting and dark than a lot of other similar pop music but might divide her fans, and the experimental Sparks-feel at times pleases me. (7/10)

Thirty Seconds To Mars - Walk On Water



'Walk on Water' is a ballsy soft-rock track with an anthemic chorus, Imagine Dragons-style breakdown, and plenty of attitude. (7/10)

Tom Grennan - Found What I've Been Looking For



This new song from Tom Grennan has bags of energy and a powerful building energy that really grabs you. A great distinctive voice. (6.5/10)