So New Music Friday can deliver some great new music but on other weeks it can suck donkeys and unfortunately the big names didn't deliver the goods for New Music Friday this time around while an Australian act's comeback does deliver.
Song: Solo
Artist(s): Clean Bandit, Demi Lovato
I got to be honest here, I loved a lot of what Clean Bandit released in 2016 into 2017 be it "Rockabye" with Anne-Marie and Sean Paul or "Symphony" with Zara Larsson so I was looking forward to "Solo" with Demi Lovato and wow, what we got couldn't be any further removed from either "Rockabye" and "Symphony" because this is actually pretty damn awful and the reason for the awfulness is the production wbich has a pretty nice orchestral sound which is surrounded by chipmunk fragments and then "WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!" right before Demi starts singing. What a ridiculous way to start a song
The lyrics are as basic as all hell as well with Demi singing about stuffing up a relationship and complaining she's too broken hearted over the breakdown of her relationship to have sex which is very immaturely handled with "I wanna fu-oo-oo!"
This mess is anything bar a jam, I'll stick with Ariana Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry".
Rating: 3/10
And because we're not done with Demi Lovato...
Song: Fall in Line
Artist: Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato
Given how badly "Accelerate" has tanked on the charts, it really isn't surprising that Christna Aguilera is releasing this feminist power ballad with Demi Lovato and while it's not bad at all, the percussion feels a little heavy and I am not sure why the song needs the male voice in the background (especially as I have heard some women speak that same way to men) however I do get the themes the song is angling for which is allowing women to decide what they want to do with bodies and not to kertow to others expectations,
It's okay without being good or great but I do wish "Twice" was the single even though she released THAT the week after "Accelerate"
Rating 6/10
Song: Sangria Wine
Artists: Pharrell Williams, Camila Cabello
So I was hearing A LOT about this song before it was even released as a single with talk that it was set to be a US summer smash and well...quite honestly for all the hype, I expected better, Pharrell and Camila trying to sing against way too much percussion with little too no melody at least until toward the end of the song where Camila takes control and the only saving grace being that Camila actually sounds a lot better on this song than she did on "Never Be The Same".
"Sangria Wine" is pretty much just a disappointment quite honestly. Would expect better from Pharrell.
Rating: Only marginally better than "Solo" 4/10
Song: Healing Hands
Artist: Conrad Sewell
Conrad Sewell finally has a new recording deal and is back with some brand new music, I am choosing to cover "Healing Hands" because largely it is an excellent song. "Healing Hands" builds through the verse and bridge into the chorus which instead of dropping does what a chorus should do and lift the song, it sounds absolutely amazing courtesy of the production, Sewell singing about how he made an awful mistake pushing a loved one away while in a relationship but this person has stuck by him despite this and Sewell is vowing to never push this person away. Great song!
Rating: 8/10
Song: Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Artist: Backstreet Boys
As I've already given my opinion on this song, the review is here: http://australianchartattack.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/new-music-friday-review-oh-my-god-they.html
Rating: 8/10
Best of the week: I was all set to give it to the Backstreet Boys but honestly I think Conrad Sewell's "Healing Hands" is just a touch better.
Worst of the Week: Toss up between "Sangria Wine" for being disappointing and "Solo" for just being a terrible song, ehh, it goes to "Solo"
Next week: New Music Friday Review is taking a break but check out Christine and the Queens new single "Girlfriend" and Maggie Rogers "Fallingwater"
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