Song reviews

I don’t suppose Samfire cares much for conventionality as “Fishtank” is most definitely on the arty side of the pop megasphere. That said, she throws enough drama into all that she does to make it all work out in the end. A sudden end at that.

Fitting right into the expectations of the pop genre of today is Alexis and her song “Hate It Here” duly delivers square peg in a round hole lyrics on top of a looped to the beat production that has been polished to a shine. Radio play is likely for this one.

Sunny Luwe has the kind of confidence in her voice that makes you want to keep listening and “It Won’t Be Long Til I See You Again” gives her a valid vehicle to take you on a journey to the bridge of dreams. That works for me.

Presumably an exercise in style, “Burns” sounds about as moody as a song about obsession could likely get and Tralalas adds his gravelly voice to the mix and duly makes this song sound like the soundtrack to madness.

“Maraschino” is a fine example of a hard edged commercial song that has more purpose than to sell something for somebody else. Arabella and The Heist crank up the volume right up and make it mandatory to listen.

Allbrook Station go large on the crowd appeal with their song “Crown” having that modern rock band sound polished to perfection. The guitars go full overdrive to keep the song moving but it is those robust vocals that seal the deal.

I didn’t expect to hear a clever song this week yet “TGIF” by Disgusting Sisters is just that. Whilst the beat sounds more than superficially similar to urban trendsetters of past, those loops are decorated with something more ironic than mere style.

Words like wistful and dreamy comes to mind when listening to a song like “Wait Until Tomorrow” by Twirlies and time duly passes as if lost in some candy floss clouds with only a fluttering heart for company.

Polished with the kind of vigour that your gran used to shine the dining room table, “Heartstop” has no rough edges at all and sounds just like a slick modern pop song should and Charlie Davidson’s song will no doubt be heard on a radio near you.

“Stormy Weathers” is a laidback and laconic song that has enough of a lost in the desert vibe to interest the ears and Reverend Stomp have no problem staying on their spiritual course for almost four minutes.

Aka Belle sound a bit dirty – in a good way – with their song “Fittin’ In” digging the retro depths and finding enough in the way of guitars and trippy time lyrics to make all those hand claps seem like a damn fine idea.

Being sung in French always make a song seem stylish and “Envoler” duly passes the cooler than cool test with The Ultimate Dreamers using their laconic take on the late period synth pop sound to make you want to wear sunglasses at night.