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Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake
Listening to it sober, what comes across is just how... entirely acceptable it is. This is definitely the Average Party Anthem of cheap nightclubs for the season - but the beat is nowhere near aggressive enough for the smashing and moshing it asks of its listeners. However, the acapella for the bridge is cute in how out-of-place it is.
Listening to it drunk, though? Amazing tune, love it. - Nathan Blades
Florence and the Machine – Shake It Out
Florence and the Machine’s latest single, ‘Shake It Out’ is a refreshing and anthemic offering. Beginning with haunting minimalist vocals accompanied only by prolonged organ notes, it then bursts into an explosively uplifting cacophony that has become something of a trademark for Florence. The lyrics as well are typically dark and imaginative, although I’m pretty sure she lifted “It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back” from a primary school hymn. Maybe someone should tell her. - Alex Pollard
Guillemots – I Don’t Feel Amazing Now
Guillemots’ tracks have previously suffered from the ‘Look how many weird instruments we can show off that we can play in the space of one seven-minute song’ syndrome, but their latest offering begins as a refreshingly uncomplicated effort. Opening with a simple strings motif, Fyfe Dangerfield’s vocals hold a genuine quality that fit perfectly with lyrics of heartbreak and loss. However, by the end the vocals are lost to what becomes an overly crowded backing – the song would have far more impact if it was much more minimal. - Lucie Vincer
Da’Zoo – La La La (Hot Girls)
This song smells of willow at 4am, right after they’ve gone through the ‘songs from the musicals’ medley and just before another round of the Macarena. Suffice to say it’s tripe, terrible lyrics (“We’re dancing round and round / I lose myself around/ Everybody’s getting naughty (la la la)”) coupled with a thoroughly uninspiring beat, but given you’re in willow and it’s 4am you probably won’t care. Video looks like it was made by a horny A-Level Graphic Design student. - Lucie Vincer
Tribes – When My Day Comes
Likeable, but nothing particularly new or special. It’s fairly repetitive and disappointingly generic. Still, it’s a slick and polished early effort from the London four-piece and if you’re into indie rock/pop à la The Vaccines then this will go down nicely. - Lucie Vincer
Hmm. Overall, a not-bad-but-could-do-better selection this week. Food for thought, says Monitor Lizard.
Personally, I found the new Florence single a little tiresome and the Labrinth/Tinie Tempah song something of a tune (mostly thanks to its production). Unfortunate timing for a tectonic-themed effort considering the Turkey situation though, no?
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