So before I start, this week was overloaded with new releases to the point of it being fucking insane so I'm going to endeavour to do my best to cover what I can so therefore I am going to endeavour to keep the reviews pretty short and keep in mind that I won't be covering anything likely to hit the ARIA singles chart so no BTS here...see the ARIA chart update for my thoughts on "Butter" on Saturday.
So let's start with...
"Sun Goes Down" by Lil Nas X
So this new single from Lil Nas X hasn't attracted the same amount of controversy as "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" and yet I kind of like this more than "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" mainly because this is Lil Nas X being honest about the bullying he confronted and coming to grips with his homosexuality, its a dark song where the production reminds me a little of Post Malone to a degree. Definitely check this out if you get the chance.
Rating 8/10
"Our Song" by Anne Marie and Niall Horan
So of the guys from One Direction, Niall is the guy whose solo music is the one I like the most, mostly because he has been consistently good to great, his album last year "Heartbreak Weather" was up there as one of the best of 2020 so I was a bit disappointed to see him collaborate with Anne Marie, an artist who I just think makes the most basic pop music ever...there's a reason I was worried about this collab...turns out the end result is the song is fine? Its a song where both Anne Marie and Niall are talking about break ups with their previous partners...it's mostly harmless if a little forgettable.
Rating: 6/10
"Broken Humans" by Human Nature and Guy Sebastian
I'm absolutely delighted we're getting more original music from Human Nature (Not going to lie, I've always liked their original music more than their covers) however this time they are teaming up with Guy Sebastian and honestly shouldn't be surprised by how well this collaboration actually works, Guy's vocals slot so well in here that you'd be forgiven for thinking that Human Nature had a fifth member! That said Human Nature's harmonies are generally on point like they are with this song. I just wish the subject matter didn't feel kind of generic, it's along the line about how humans are broken and have imperfections etc.
Rating: 7/10
"Heartbreak Anthem" by Galantis, Little Mix and David Guetta.
Little Mix return as a trio collaborating with Galantis and David Guetta for this song, it's a very 90s dance sounding song as Little Mix sing over the top of production that sounds like it's on the verge of overwhelming the girls vocals but never does, the lyrics are what you'd almost expect for a song called "Heartbreak Anthem", it's a song about how the girls aren't going to allow themselves to dwell on heartbreak and try to move on with their lives etc...kind of reminds me of "Shoutout to My Ex" in a weird way.
Rating: 7/10
"Blue Banisters" by Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey released three songs last week and I feel like that she got absolutely buried and forgotten about in amidst all the major new releases, she might have been better to delay the release a week given this week doesn't appear to be as stacked with new releases as last week and the week before was but anyway "Blue Banisters" is probably the best of the three songs she released, its a decent folk sounding song and Lana sounds less pretentious than she normally does musing on how finding men are not unnerved by her success (I would ask why men's egos are always so damaged by a successful woman?) and this guy whom she's painting a picture of. It's decent, check it out if you are curious.
Rating: 7/10
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