A New Decade In Pop: Week #10

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Tinie Tempah gets his first #1, plenty of other dudes and dudettes join him in this week's belated top 40 poll (apologies - v busy at work this week).

[Poll #1535826]

I won't get a chance to post up the next heat of 2005 today, so as a special extension (and because I forgot to remind you all yesterday!) you've got until tomorrow (Wednesday) lunchtime to vote in Heat #6 and pick your favourite previously-unheard track etc.

Comments

I got so many clothes I keep some at my aunt's house

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Good top 2 this week! Best of 2010 so far? (And yes, I'm not forgetting "Bad Romance" was in the mix earlier in the year).

BEPs is OK but why do we get this and the 'merkins get the far superior "I'mma Be"? :(

Re: I got so many clothes I keep some at my aunt's house

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Pass. I thought they'd release it as a double-A because of the video.

[rechabite.livejournal.com]

The Tinie Tempah triumph is very encouraging, showing that the public is perfectly happy to push the envelope when Cowell or Glee don't get in the way. The Wiley is a good, frenetic update on White Town and I'm sure will go much higher (watches as plummets to #36 next Sunday). Boyzone album reportedly only 112 copies behind Gorillaz in the midweeks so Britain needs to do the right thing and overcome the Mother's Day/grief factor. Certainly the single is tedious enough to dissuade anyone except "hardcore" fans.

Gramophonedzie too much like Doop for my liking; I keep wanting to hear the Peggy Lee track alone. Daisy Dares You not really daring; generic Autotune dreariness.

BEPs and Mary J both fabulous, of course; I too thought "I'mma Be" would be the next single (also it made #1 on Billboard) but no complaints about this wonderful track.

Mumford dullard DavyCam idea of "modern rock," indistinguishable from the last one but I'm sure there are many who'd gladly help with the noose they keep mentioning.

Glee defying gravity, eh? Go jump off the 30th floor and find out for yourselves, you boring planks, thank you very much indeed.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I ticked Defying Gravity as it was definitely one of the better Glee performances. Unlike the teeth-clenching Police cover that was on last night.

Daisy Dares You

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

is sh1t. That is all.

EHRNUHRMEEE

[meserach.livejournal.com]

I can't quite find a transilteration to do justice to the way she pronounces "enemy". Most Annoying Voice In Pop 2010 look s like pretty forgone this year.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Tinie Tempah is awesome! I have totally heard it even!

...It's weird that Mumford & Sons are charting, I saw them, like, being Laura Marling's backing band? IIRC we went up the Masonic lodge elevator with them.

[koganbot]

Tinie Tempah "Pass Out": A serious party song that sets a goal and sets out achieving it. TICK.

Wiley ft. Emeli Sandé "Never Be Your Woman": Slinks into your bloodstream and warps the world. TICK.

Boyzone "Gave It All Away": A soft bed of flowers; unfortunately, feels blank. NO TICK.

Gramophonedzie "Why Don't You": Sounds weak and gimmicky; was a hit on the continent, but I'm confused as to why anyone would choose this as either house or swing - though I also wonder if a house dj could get people to dance to the Peggy Lee track straight up. NO TICK.

Daisy Dares You ft. Chipmunk "Number One Enemy": There's something potentially wicked and interesting about Daisy, her way of talking fast while still being languid, then going from languid to pissy in a second, and the transition here, which brings us right into the chorus, is thrilling. The trouble is that the chorus subsequently feels samey in its guitar rush, and the verse that led to it needs more force than it's got. BORDERLINE NONTICK, though I'm hoping that time will upgrade this score.

Black Eyed Peas "Rock That Body": Starts with a Rob Base fastball, then pulls sliders and change-ups, engaging my mind more than my body if the truth be told, but my mind swings to the changes a little bit. BORDERLINE TICK.

Mary J. Blige "I Am": Kept waiting for this to kick in; perhaps it shouldn't have tried to kick at all, should've been slower, with more smoke. NO TICK.

Mumford & Sons "The Cave": An elfin twee sprite aspires to emo. Doesn't get there for me, at least not yet. BORDERLINE NONTICK.

Glee Cast "Defying Gravity": A showtune feels appropriate for actorly voices; I don't get the usual Glee feeling of something being ruined, though this song is too actorly ever to hit my music synapses. NO TICK.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Crapsticks, I totally didn't realise that Gramophonedzie was the same awesome track that I had been caining for ages last summer. I can't remember where I found it from (work maybe?) but I LOVE IT.