So this week was strange...there was plenty of quality though! Just we got plenty of crap as well. 5 Seconds of Summer are back with a change of direction, Janelle Monae returns and Post Malone teams up with Ty Dollar $ign for "Psycho"
Song: Want You Back
Artists: 5 Seconds of Summer
It's been awhile between releases for 5 Seconds of Summer with "Want You Back" being the lead off single from their as yet untitled third album and they've elected to go down more of a pop route instead of sticking to their pop/punk roots which in a sense is fine because pop/punk isn't where the money is plus if you saw the playlist they put together citing their influences for their new album (yikes) then I suspect you would realize that this change has been coming.
So what did we get with "Want You Back"? A quite unremarkable song bearing a mix of all the hallmarks of The Chainsmokers at their self aggrandising worst and Maroon 5 at their most sterile which is is odd for a song about unrequited love and how he is struggling to get over this girl who he has made clear he wants back with the all basic as hell lyrics. I suspect even 5 Seconds of Summer fans were disappointed that this load of nonsense is the lead off single.
Rating; 4/10
Title: Psycho
Artists: Post Malone,Ty Dolla $ign
Post Malone had a fantastic 2017 which came as a shock to many people, he had his first major hit with "Rockstar" and with the streaming numbers that "Psycho" is accruing, this looks like doing better than "Rockstar"...just a pity that in terms of quality "Psycho" isn't all that good, the same now extremely done to death by the numbers trap beat with your standard luxury rap bring about women, cars and jewellery that has been done to death since 2014. Pass
Rating: 4.5/10
Song: Make Me Feel
Artist: Janelle Monae
So much like CHVRCHES, I have pretty much slept on Janelle Monae and it turns out I slept on something pretty special because "Make Me Feel" is a groove infected R 'n' B funk song that harks back to the 80s and Janelle is just owning it. Makes it all the more special that late Prince assisted in the writing of this song because you can hear the Prince influence all over this song. I love it and I hope it becomes a smash hit.
Rating: 9/10
Song: White Flag
Artist: Bishop Briggs
Another artist who I wish I'd listened to before I came across "White Flag" is Bishop Briggs because this song is a dark anthemic rock song with verses that build into this absolutely crushing chorus. This song comes from her forthcoming album 'Church of Scars" and after listening to this song, I am kind of keen on hearing that album cause this song kicks arse.
Rating: 8/10
Song: Next to Me
Artist: Imagine Dragons
So I really didn't like either single from Evolve, "Believer" wore my patience in record time and "Thunder" wound up pretty high on my worst songs of 2017 list as it turns out "Next To Me" isn't on the standard edition of Evolve and it's no wonder because this song is substantially better than a lot of that album but it is a slow burn sort of song and I can imagine that not everyone is going to love it instantly.
Rating: 7/10
Best of the Week: "Make Me Feel" by Janelle Monae.
Worst: "Want You Back" by 5 Seconds of Summer
Coming up in the next edition of New Music Friday Review
Oh lordy, Meghan Trainor is back with "No Excuses", DJ Khaled also returns teaming with Jay Z, Beyonce and Future for "Top Off"
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