A few videos for yr sunday

[credoimprobus]

Have we talked about Brick & Lace yet? I don't know how this one's doing in the UK, but it's BLOWING UP (with good reason!) up here in the frozen north. Nothing like a belated summer jam to make the arrival of winter a little less bleak!

N-Dubz came up in the Year in Pop poll about a month back; this is an older offering of theirs, from last year, and absolutely hooktastic. (I like it rather better without the visuals, mind, which makes it a good thing I first heard it over webcast!)

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And in closing, confession time: I've been tempted to start some sort of Guide to Finnish Pop post series over here almost since I joined (read: way back in the comm's diaper days), but have consistently been too much of a wuss/too lazy. I'm finally getting to the point where I may actually get off my ass about it, though, so here's a taster:

Say hello to Ninja Sarasalo, model-turned-popstar. She doesn't sing all that well, and her album is pretty poor, but it's got a few real gems on it -- particularly in cases where the production makes her weaknesses work in her favour. Her debut single was one of those; it also had a video that ended up nominated for the official Finnish music video awards going for it.

More of this sort of thing wanted, Y/N?


[Edit: and I know what day of the week it is honestly! Appearances in spite.]

Comments

Y!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Brick & Lace - any song that repeatedly says 'wicked' is fine by me (speaks the girl whose 32nd most played track on her mp3 player is M Beat & General Levy's 'Incredible'). It is very summery, isn't it? I think these girls will have to wait until the Leona/X Factor business has calmed down in the UK, but I can't see this not doing well next year.

N Dubz - oh yes, these were those youngsters hanging round a variety of grim locations weren't they? Great chorus - def more memorable than the one that charted. Tick vg!

Not totally convinced about Ninja - not just her vocal but the backing seems a little thin? Perhaps this is a subtle comment on the shallowness of the fashion world! But YES PLS to more Finnish pop, all contributions gratefully received!

Re: Y!

[credoimprobus]

I think Love Is Wicked was originally released in the summer, in fact, it's just taken a long time to travel across the sea! I really need to check out the other tracks by these girls that are floating around the internet, because if they're anything close to this one I def need to score the ep.

(Haha I have Incredible lurking around my harddrive somewhere! It is grebt, yes.)

The chorus on the N-Dubz is totally awesome. So catchy! I just really don't need to see how skinny and awkward the kid singing it is, hahaha.

Fashion is a bit of a grower -- it took me a while to warm to it all the way, though I did like it from the first time I heard it. I may have to post one of the album tracks as well once I start the proper posts, there's one on there that really knows how to work her vocal limitations.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

OMG, that N-Dubz video! It's like they decided to recreate the entire aesthetic of big-budget R&B drama videos on their mobile phones. The lead N-Dubz dude is so weedy! The girl's verse is brilliantly obfuscatory - she starts off admitting she cheated, begging forgiveness, heaping flattery on her man, then somehow manages to turn it round so it's all his fault and ends by forgiving him! How very generous of her.

Brick & Lace are amazing! I miss the days when random dancehall-lite was a permanent fixture in the top 10. Love the horns, love the crunky synths in the second verse. Makes me v happy. I already had a song called 'Never Never' by these two in much the same vein, but this is even better. They appear to be Akon proteges, of all things.

so in conclusion: YYYYYY to more like this!

[cis.livejournal.com]

especially great moment in the n-dubz video = 'the bridge' turns out to be a tunnel on regent's canal. class-y. XD

Y!!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

what they said ;)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I am SURE I played "Love Is Wicked" at one of the last two Poptimisms! It is grebt.