New Music Friday Review: God damn it, Taylor Swift.

It's a busy New Music Friday review because not only is there new music from Rita Ora and Liam Payne but Taylor Swift chose to drop a new song as well plus I may add in some Guy Sebastian but we'll see so let's start with the new single from Rita Ora.


Song: Anywhere
Artist: Rita Ora





Well, we have the follow up to "Your Song" and I don't think it's a stretch to say that "Anywhere" is a 100% improvement over "Your Song" both lyrically and production wise. "Your Song" had a lot of questionable lyrics (having sex on his best friend's couch? When was that a good idea?) where as "Anywhere" seems to be a fair deal better as it being another love song and being committed to someone, it's a nice sentiment I can live by.

Rating: 7/10



Song: Bedroom Floor
Artist: Liam Payne




So we get a tropical sounding R & B track as Liam Payne's latest single and yeah, it's a bit of a shocker I am sorry to say, Liam wails his way through "You said it was over" and in the middle of the bridge sees some kind of attempt at a phone ringing sound effect, it's a bit of a weird song and I have to say I could go with him on "Strip That Down" but not on this mess of a song.


Rating: 4/10


Song: Gorgeous
Artist: Taylor Swift



This blog is rapidly turning into "God damn it, Taylor Swift" so I was hoping that she could produce some quality with "Gorgeous" after the horrors that were both "Look What You Made Me Do" and "Ready For It", only to be disappointed because yet again it's another melody less song with lyrics laden with hypocrisy because the song is about HER cheating on her boyfriend with another 'gorgeous' man and given Taylor's songs in the past berating ex boyfriends for cheating, this really is hard to take coming from her.

Just one question though: what does Taylor have against having any kind of melody in her new songs these days? I miss the days of "Love Story" and even her songs off her debut album,

Rating: 3/10


Song: Bloodstone
Artist: Guy Sebastian


The latest release from Guy Sebastian's upcoming 10th album "Conscious" and while not quite as good as "High On Me" (which should have been a hit, shame on you, Australia!) but still feels every European pop (images of Eurovision spring to mind), it's the kind of song I could see being a hit and deserves to be a hit if I am quite honest, I really like everything about this from the production to the lyrics. Nice one, Guy!

Rating: 8/10


Other songs to check out:

• "Kids in Love" by Kygo feat. The Night Game
• "Seeing Blind" by Niall Horan and Maren Morris (I hope to goodness this song will be a single)

Best of the week: Torn between "Kids in Love" by Kygo feat. The Night Game and "Bloodstone" by Guy Sebastian. I think I am going to give it to "Bloodstone"...just.

Worst: Damn it, I didn't want to do this but I am giving worst to "Gorgeous" by Taylor Swift

New Music on 27th October:\

Expecting "Por Favour" by Pitbull feat. Fifth Harmony to be released on Friday. 

Starley drops "Been Meaning to Tell You"