Song reviews


  Like What I Like by Tokyo


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Yesterday

Not quite the sound of revolution, Tokyo keep it simple and familiar all the way through “Like What I Like” and will therefore undoubtedly achieve just what they deserve to achieve.


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  Habits by Softspot


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Thoughtful

When it comes to setting the mood, Softspot hits the - ahem – spot with “Habits”. Cue Sarah Kinlaw’s wistful voice drifting over the kind of minimalist song that cries out for recognition by the intelligentsia.


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  Get The Fuck Out by Hege Oversveen


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Country

It seems the done thing for country singers from this side of the pond to go to Nashville and do their recording thing with Norway’s Hege Oversveen doing just that and the end result – her song “Get The Fuck Out” – chases Miranda Lambert in the telling it like it is department.


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  Only You by They Called Him Zone


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Downbeat

“Only You” appears, on first acquaintance, to be another example of lo-fi electronica but They Called Him Zone manage to inject a dream like space in to what is usually obsessional claustrophobia.


  The Mound by Girls in Synthesis


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Brutal

No one will accuse Girls in Synthesis of subtlety with “The Mound” proceeding at maximum volume through the cemetery of post punk. Exhume it all and throw it at the wall for these primitives will soon rule the world.


  Schadenfreude by The Rotations


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Hypnotic

Glasgow’s The Rotations drift through their song “Schadenfreude” with reverb laden indifference as if tripping on nineties Mancunian influences has dragged them forever into a downbeat vibe. That said, if I were listening to this on my IPhone on the late night bus, I would surely miss my stop and end up at the depot.


  H!!! Hue H!!! Han by Josy & The Pony vs. The Poneymen


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Quirky

If your tastes run to pleasingly oblique continental pop then "H!!! Hue H!!! Han" by Josy & The Pony vs. The Poneymen should suit you down to the ground and, while some may accuse our European friends of turning arthouse pretension into sugar coated ear candy, their manic charm prevails.


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  From the Mouth of the City by Garden


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Classy

Thoughtful and redolent of the kind of soundtrack that you used to get attached to Hollywood movies of the early seventies, “From The Mouth of the City” exudes class and a certain jazzy elegance thus showing that Garden is full of flowers rather than weeds.


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  Remember Me by Monarch


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Retro

Pleasingly electro-retro in their approach, Canadian band Monarch step out with their song “Remember Me” and duly stomp their way into their three minutes – OK, four minutes and seven seconds - of well justified potential fame.


  DLR Dreaming by Storm The Palace


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Wistful

It would appear that Storm The Palace are from Edinburgh which might well explain the downbeat tone that threatens to overcome “DLR Dreaming” but the wistful female vocals save the day and, by the end, nearly steal my heart.


  Don't Kill My Vibe by Sigrid


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Nordic

Whilst melancholic Nordic electro pop seems the way to go for Sigrid, “Don’t Kill My Vibe” also demonstrates that expressed emotion and taking it to the bridge big style will always lift the spirits of the listener.


  Low Blows by Meg Mac


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Mainstream

“Low Blows” is a nicely balanced midrange song that exudes the kind of confidence and old style FM radio friendliness that could make Meg Mac less a stranger than a friend to your ears.


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