A Year In Pop: 38

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

JEBUS Poptimists has been quiet this week - this is what happens when Kat's away and I'm ill. But now it's back back etc with a Year In Pop which livens up a little towards the back end with the electro-rock new Sugababes single and the debut of Feist, who seems to be a regular on the Poptimists last.fm lists but who I have never heard, until shortly... after.... posting.... this....

As for Elvis, he said it, not me.

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Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Babyshambles - *deep breath* OK an impartial view: very poor video for an ok song. For various reasons I'm familiar with the BS back catalogue and this is def one of their better ones. The chorus is RUBBISH but the verse is alright. Aaarrrgh arrrgh no I still can't bring myself to tick this. God he's an evil t0sser.

Elvis - botherd

Ian & Shnayed - Ignoring the ridiculous lyrics for a moment, the (cello?) riff is interesting and meaty. Oh God the video is terrible! There's no way this is getting any sort of tick, is there?

Enemy - hmm, the parkas are putting me off already. I think there's something wrong with this chap's eyes? This is one of the most uninteresting pieces of music I think I've ever heard.

Billiam - ah is this 2007's Whigfield? Bless 'em, they're making a good stab at it and look cheerful. The dance might be a bit complicated for everyone to follow, but nonetheless: Tick!

Sugababes - or SugaSTROKES more like dys. Yeah it's alright this - I can see it growing on me. It just seems a little... thin? But perhaps that's what's needed here. Tick. BUT the video = RUB, do something INTERESTING girls rather than just sticking your bums out whilst leaning against a wall.

Feist - I approve of Feist in general and I LOVE LOVE LOVE 'My Moon My Man' (which has equally good if not better video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrNCCx2p5U)). Unluckily for Feist, this song is nowhere near as good as MMMM and I am going to go away and listen to that instead.

Ian & Skinhead

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

In some ways it's nice that political pop is back Back BACK! (see also: Manu Chao) but I'm not sure I actually need to hear the records.

I couldn't work out if this Grauniad article was taking the p*ss out of Brown, or if he was sending himself up, or what:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,2168249,00.html

Re: Ian & Skinhead

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I'm not a big lyric-listener, which means I can enjoy the song without having to worry about the sub-sixth form political lyrics. And the strings sound great, they give the song real energy. Plus I've always lived Sinead's voice, and it makes a lovely contrast with his on this.

Grind the lyrics of the poor

[koganbot]

Yeah, this is my only solid tick of the week so far, dramatic, intense, more mournful than angry, though I agree with everyone else about the fatuousness of the lyrics.

Re: Ian & Skinhead

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I did indeed read that and think 'WTF'! I imagine they ran out of space to fit in his full/incoherent explanations.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

I ticked it because it's a great tune. It's just a shame the lyrics are such a STEAMING PILE OF TURD.