Song reviews


  Ghost by Chloey Rose


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Emotional

“Ghost” is a song of the heart and from the heart and, with a suitably dramatic sweep, Chloey Rose duly emotes the words as if haunted by the ghost of some long forgotten romantic poet beset by a broken relationship. Theatrically intense.


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  On My Own by Misa Hourani


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Earnest

Misa Hourani does a nice line in earnest lyrics with “On My Own” resonating in all the best socially conscious places and even though the low key loops are powerful in this one they do not distract from her words.


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  Isabella by Amy Papiransky


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Trendy

On the pulse for highly polished yet socially aware mainstream music is Amy Papiransky and her song “Isabella” delivers her message with a veneer of the kind that the best session musicians possess. This one is destined for airplay everywhere.


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  amypapiransky.com

  I Keep Reaching For The Sun by Gates of Light


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Enchanting

If you are looking for a song that washes over you and leaves you clean once more then look no further than “I Keep Reaching For The Sun” by Gates Of Light. Brooding synths support the song while Louise Quinn’s voice casts the spell.


  Irish Love Song by Lynda Moylan


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Traditional

I hazard a guess that you won’t get the folk out of Lynda Moylan any time soon and “Irish Love song” is duly a story song that is both of the heart and with a heart. This song deserves to be taken with a drink and, of course, there’s a fiddle in it.


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  lindamoylan.co.uk

  Five Year Plan by Night Swimming


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Misty

I like a bit of dream pop in the morning. Well, not really but there is something endearingly misty about “Five Year Plan” by Night Swimming and that is enough to make even the mainly cynical walk once more in fields of clover.


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  Competition by Miss Madeline


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Modern

Heavily processed mainstream pop in the modern style from Miss Madeline, “Competition” is distinguished from the product of other pop princesses by the somewhat angular and attitude powered lyrics. A cool contender.


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  Out To Dry by Little Bit


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Wistful

It seems like it has been a week for the wistful and introverted and Little Bit fits her song “Out To Dry” right into the potential playlist for that time period. Throw in some lo-fi murkiness and this one will take you right out of the coffee shop.


  You Should Know by Melissa Mannett


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Commercial

Solidly commercial in the Nashville style, “You Should Know” has a strong enough hook to get Melissa Mannett some airplay anywhere in the world where pickup trucks congregate. The singalong chorus holds the song in your head.


  Slam The Rock Back Down by VK Lynne


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Solid

“Slam The Rock Back Down” sounds pretty much like you would expect a hard rock song to sound these days with VK Lynne throwing some determined positivity into the lyrics. There is, of course, a guitar solo.


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  vklynne.com

  Final Girl by The D.O.O.D.


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Drole

The D.O.O.D. are quite clearly a metal band yet, underneath the monster riffs and dramatic posturing, “Final Girl” - dare I say it? - infuses humour into the black leather theatricality expected of the genre. It’s over the top and down the other side.


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  Sleep the Giant of Sleeps by Vamberator


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Deep

A mellow ramble through the more adventurous past days of the rock pantheon, Vamberator nonetheless keep “Sleep The Giant of Sleeps” right on the track for a full five minutes. I’m sure there’s deeper meaning in there too.


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