Best of 2009: January #10 - #5

Let's get straight to business, shall we? There's a lot to cover in so little time.

#10: Calvin Goldspink - Private Show

Calvin Goldspink is one of the alumni of the ill-fated S Club 8 that attempted to start a career after the band. Unfortunately for him, he didn't follow in the footsteps of former band mates Frankie and Rochelle when it comes to success. When it comes to music, I cannot believe that the guy has a voice like that! The song sounds like something that will never hit around the pop circles but will appeal to the Leon Jackson fans. LOVE it though.

#9: Jada - American Cowboy

Even if all RedOne songs made during a certain period sound the same and this sounds like a direct knock-off Just Dance and Poker Face, I do like the chorus and what's not to love about a girl group?

#8: Tami Chynn - Frozen feat. Akon

I don't exactly remember how or why I came to actually even have this song but I do and I like it. One of the RedOne creations, it doesn't sound THAT much like Just Dance but Akon does make it sound a bit closer to Lady GaGa. Catchy melody and generic instrumental but it's one of my guilty pleasures - deal with it! Hahah.

#7: KSM - Hero In You

I was actually debating over 2 KSM songs but I'm afraid this is the one that deserves some credit. It was the song that sort of convinced me that KSM were somewhere in the realm of an Everlife/Superchic[k] V2 with more nasal vocals - very rock-y feel by a bunch of girls. YES! Hahah. Corny lyrics and the chanting can get annoying to a certain extent but I like the melody and the instrumental has head bang potential - brilliant.

#6: Paula DeAnda - Roll the Credits

Paula DeAnda was a part of my grade school life and my adoration for her debut (and only) album came simultaneously with my 2-year Westlife addiction - the girl is a big part of my musical life! Great voice, brilliant songs on her first album and I've been waiting for material ever since. Nothing's happened to her though as she remains with Prima J, Samantha Jade and all those other acts I adored but never got anywhere in the industry. Roll the Credits may not be as good as certain previous songs but it's competent and very easy to listen to.

#5: Naturally 7 - Wall of Sound

I first heard of these guys when they performed at the Royal Variety Show back in 2007 (I think.) and me being me, loved the a capella work. Like duh. The entire album is fascinating - how they recorded it with just the 7 of them and this song is hands-down the most musically proficient song of the set. Brilliant melody and the dynamics involved in this song are just WHOA. It's even better live, for crap's sake.

New Music!

It's been three days since my last new music post and there's already heaps more! That's what I'm talking about, people! Keep the new music gushing in!

• I've heard the new Lady Sovereign single in HQ already, I love it even more! Will be eagerly waiting for her album.
• There's a new Paula DeAnda song out called Roll the Credits, and I love it! I love her stuff, can you believe I actually bought her physical album? Haha, it's brilliant. I so cannot wait for her new album, if it's half as good as her first then it'll be brilliant.
• Thanks to Poster Girl, I am now addicted to Chris Brown's Froze. I mean, why wouldn't I? I'm pretty sure he won't be able to emulate what he did with Forever this year but this is close! Melodically it's just brilliant and then you add everything else and if he keeps on making songs like this, he might be able to give Craig David a run for his money!
• There's also another song with a similar title that I'm massively addicted to at the moment, Frozen. So it's a RedOne song by Tami Chynn(am getting her first album.. she seems interesting) with Akon, what a surprise. It's not the radically different but not RedOne that I want but it's pretty close! Still, RedOne makes the most amazing melodies you can ever have in dance songs so you gotta give some credit where it's due.
• Lady GaGa's Cherrytree Sessions EP is out, and I LOVE it! We've heard the acoustic version of Poker Face(which is brilliant..) and Just Dance already but Eh, Eh(Nothing Else I Can Say) is another song to add to my 'brilliance' playlist! With an electric piano and a human beatbox, you CANNOT go wrong! haha.
• Out On The Floor is the new JLO song and it's rumored to be her new single, I LOVE IT! The only JLO song I really loved was Hold You Down but this is brilliance, I might just be anticipating her album! I have Brave but for some reason I never listened to it, maybe I will tonight(any suggestions on which I should love or skip?). haha.
• A year late but I'm kind of, sort of, er.. loving last year's winning Eurovision song. I like it, it's Russian, right? Blame the British Eurovision show for letting me hear it!
• Speaking of the devil, the British Eurovision entry sucks! It's a bland, tasteless Idol winner's song, made worse by Jade's generic diva wannabe voice(I have this liking for the twins.. they're interesting and very Brit..).
• Nick Lachey? Covering, no slaughtering, Take That's Patience? I didn't think it was humanely possible but it is! He not only slaughtered the song though, I hear it's gonna be a single! Hmmmm. I like the song but he made it all wimpy, eeeeew.
• So now that the Cheetah Girls are no more, Adrienne has two songs on the Shopaholic soundtrack(I bought the book last Friday, haven't opened it yet though! haha.) and I'm liking them. Not loving yet but if I hear both in full I might love them. haha.

That much? In three days? I'm a happy blogger!

Heaps and heaps of new stuff!

Sorry for not posting in weeks, I've been so busy with final exams and projects that it was almost hilarious. But the semester's over, so for the next two weeks, expect a lot more of me! Here are the new stuff that sprouted out during my absence:

• The new Sugababes album is amazing! A favorite of mine is Side Chick, but the full review to follow.
• Popjustice released a clip of a track on the new GA album and I'm loving it as well! Yet another battle of the girl groups, GA won the single battle for me, but let's see who'll win the album battle!
• Two new Craig David tracks came out, I absolutely adore how his greatest hits album is coming together. The way he takes his old style and mixes it with the trends in R&B now puts him leagues ahead of Chris Brown and other acts in his genre.
• Leon Jackson's b-side is arguably better than the single, although maybe that's because I got a bit sick of Don't Call This Love. Let's hope he does relatively well on the charts and put Leona to shame!
• Another Taylor Swift song leaked, this time the title track, 'Fearless', which is another strong track on the album and proves once again that Taylor Swift is one of a few in her generation to get the shift from first to second album right.
• The new Take That single premiered, and may I say, I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT! I didn't like 'Patience' that much, it was OK, but this new song, I'm loving. Can't wait to hear more!
• Paula DeAnda has a new song out, and it's not that bad. I loved her debut effort, so let's just see if she can get her sophomore album right.
• The new top ten is up, I haven't updated it in weeks, so a lot of movement and entrances on the chart. Check it out!

What to expect this week:

• A review of Catfights and Spotlights, the Sugababes' new album.
• My ideal Craig David GH album