After last week's massive amount of quality that arrived, I was really looking forward to what this week provided and what we got was...interesting...a song by Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato that's already being described by some as the new 'Despacito' by some media, Maggie Lindemann has released a follow up to "Pretty Girl" and Lauv also arrives with a new song.
Song: Echame La Culpa (Not On You)
Artist: Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato
So this song is the one that some are suggesting is the new "Despacito" and while I can see that, I do think this song is better than "Despacito" in that it isn't playing the sleazy vibe but rather a song where they are sick of fighting and want the other person to place the blame on them, it's an interesting tangent the song goes on mentioning The Beatles hit Let It Be in the chorus. The framing is interesting and is kind of a perfect Australian summer song and compared to some of the other trash coming, I'll take it!
Rating: 8/10
Song: All Night
Artists: Steve Aoki, Lauren Jauregui
Ohh boy, I wish I could say I liked this song more. Aoki's brand of EDM has never impressed me (check re: Louis Tomlinson) and it's really not great here either and Lauren sounds totally checked out on the track, no enthusiasm or noise about going all night, it just lacks the energy it would need for an anthem about partying all night. Pass.
Rating: It's not the worst thing I've heard (believe me). we'll get to it) 4/10
Song: The Opener
Artist: Camp Cope
So Camp Cope are back and this song seems to hail from the early nineties in terms of it's sound, it reminds me very much of a mix between Pearl Jam and Semisonic especially when you combine it with the lead vocals of Georgia MacDonald, it's not all that bad, would love to see this song chart.
Rating: 7/10
Song: I'll Make You Happy
Artist: The Bamboos, Montaigne
I was pleasantly surprised to hear a song that sounds very much like it could come straight out of a 60s soul studio rather than a modern recording studio cause yeah this is pretty darn great and Montaigne sounds absolutely fantastic on this. I love it.
Rating: 9/10. Best song I have heard in a long time. Definitely a late player for the best overall songs of 2017 list!
Song: Hola
Artists: Flo Rida, Maluma
The second of the Spanglish songs and definitely the catchiest song of the week right here, this is a sticky one. A song full of Latin vibes that I can definitely see becoming a hit, Flo Rida brings a lot of cheeky charisma to this track, sure some the lyrics are a bit borderline but once you hear that chorus, it is going to get stuck in your head for several days at a time\
Rating: I like this somehow...7/10
Song: Obsessed
Artist: Maggie Lindemann
I have been kind to Maggie Lindemann's first single "Pretty Girl" because it was her debut song but man oh man the lyrics in the chorus pissed me off re: drinking and smoking to keep up with the guys, that's just ridiculous, I get its a feministic song but surely something better than health hazards like drinking and smoking could have been used.
So what about the follow up single "Obsessed"? Well I am not sure production wise, it's much better than "Pretty Girl", sparse piano and heavily reliant on percussion that seems to rely on Lindemann to provide what melody there is while the lyrics deal with a boyfriend who is an apparent narcissist in love with himself. Yeah I really not got much time for this. Sorry.
Rating: 4/10
Song: Paris in the Rain
Artist: Lauv
Lauv made a splash with his song "I Like Me Better" everywhere bar the United States of America which isn't a surprise given how heavily America is into their trap music so is his follow up "Paris in the Rain" as good? Not really, it's not quite as catchy and really I am not impressed by the lack of melody within the production and the ooh ooh in the first verse drove me crazy!
Rating 5/10
Best of the week: "I'll Make You Happy" by The Bamboos featuring Montaigne. I'm a sucker for a good guitar and reminds me a bit of "Don't Hesitate" by The Meltdown (if you haveb't checked that song out yet, do it now, it is AWESOME)
Worst of the week: It's not going to any of the songs I have reviewed here so don't worry Fifth Harmony/Lauren Jauregui fans, worst this week is going to a song called "Salad Dressing" by Borgore feat. Bella Thorne, this is the worst 'song' of the year and maybe of all time, only click play if you think your ears are up to it.
New Music Friday 24th November
James Arthur is releasing a song called "Naked"
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