"The future is electro, female and DIY"
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poptimistshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/17/electro-pop-female-artists
AKA the Guardian has another pop at predicting the pop revival.
That said I like all the acts mentioned who I've actually heard. Perhaps this is the Real Thing!!!
AKA the Guardian has another pop at predicting the pop revival.
That said I like all the acts mentioned who I've actually heard. Perhaps this is the Real Thing!!!
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:00 pm (UTC)What did you think of White Town?
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:08 pm (UTC)'Your Woman' was OK I guess? Like, 7/10 if I was generous? I get the point of comparison but it wasn't all look-at-me about its DIY-ness or weirdness, it was just nicely understated if not all that special. Mostly saved by really good lyrics!
Really, going by La Roux and Florence & The Machine especially, the new trend is "Misunderstanding Kate Bush". I bet they all idolise her...for her "wackiness".
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:17 pm (UTC)Take your point about the Stuck On Repeat groove but nobody ever went aesthetically broke nicking "I Feel Love".
White Town may not have emphasised it in the song (though there was definitely a lo-fi vibe about it) but the promotion was totally look-at-me-I'm-DIY. La Roux has that same feel about her, but I still like "Quicksand" a lot, her shriekiness appeals wherever she's getting it from.
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:19 pm (UTC)Agreed, particularly with the B-Sides. (Hell, release named for a PC error? Of course!) And I say this as someone who really liked that single.
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:26 pm (UTC)I love Divine's version of "Walk Like A Man." But when I put it on a Why Music Sucks blindfold test it got nothing but derision.
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:31 pm (UTC)La Roux's voice really irritates me - I don't dislike shriekiness as a rule but there seems so little POINT to what she's doing. The song doesn't move me because it's not about anything, it doesn't make me dance because it's so stilted, it's just not a very interesting song - but all of this is at odds with her statements and the imagery she uses and the mannerisms she employs, she couldn't be keener for us to note how interesting and arty she is. But she's just...not.
This is re: Lady Gaga more, but this Tim F post (http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=65133) sums up where I feel this aesthetic goes wrong.
(And evn though I like 'Your Woman' I don't think it's a song which should be a blueprint for anyone. Its appeal is more of a one-off - it works despite itself.)
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:41 pm (UTC)La Roux' stiltedness kind of reminds me of Soft Cell's stiltedness (i.e. it's a 'good', jagged elbows stiltedness). I think it's almost impossible to come off as 'edgy' these days tho, and she's a mug for trying - Soft Cell had it easier.
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-17 03:51 pm (UTC)But yes, saying you're quirky just means you're Timmy Mallett.
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Date: 2008-12-17 03:57 pm (UTC)no subject
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