Lopez Blogs

Girls Aloud ~ Sexy No No No:

Well usually, pop groups would have split up after their greatest hits collection, but not The Aloud. They continue to crunk out edgy, strangely eclectic and structureless songs. Sexy starts off with a synth enhanced spoken intro, before going into a lengthy verse and a virtually invisible chorus. It sounds like a negative thing, but once again, the Girls (production team) makes it work. Still, I stand by my view that they possibly choose these songs because they think they are edgy and cool, rather than they love the tune. Still, it’s working for them...

Hard-Fi ~ Suburban Knights:
Ooh, see the clever play on words? I loved Tied Up Too Tight and their debut album, so I’ve been looking forward to the sophomore set. While not quite as brilliant as any of the singles from Stars of CCTV, it is somewhat of a grower with voodoo chants, clash inspired telecasters and innovative beats. A simple but effective chorus enhanced by a staccato guitar gives the song an extra layer of charm. I am hoping XO will grow to love it...

KT Tunstall ~ Hold On:

Ooh, after whoring out Suddenly I See and Black Horse & Cherry Tree to every tv singing contest out there, KT is back and seems to be quite enjoying her uptempo songs. And quite rightly she should. Hold On is a peppy, strumming slice of summery guitar pop that has the feel good factor baked right into it’s lively chorus and singalong lyrics. Nice to see KT back, and I can’t wait to see her set at V Festival in a couple of weeks time...

James Blunt ~ 1973: