Lopez Blogs

David Guetta ~ Pop Life:

I’ve had this album for a while now, but only felt inspired to listen to it after traipsing home in the dawn light after a night on the town in Sitges. Indeed this album could well be the soundtrack to Sitges sultry nights. It’s a collection of dance tunes that have been dusted down with just a smattering of pop goodliness. Love is Gone fits the vibe of Sitges perfectly with it’s throwback to late 80s discotheque and sounds equally good pulsing through the languid bars as it would on the radio. A collaboration with she who can do no wrong (Cathy Dennis) is near pop nirvana ~ Baby When The Light is easily her best song since Can’t Get You Out Of My Head and the best disco-pop song of anyone since Hung Up. The whole album wreaks of dirty electro and flirts outrageously with pop melodies and catchy choruses. DJ’s making records don’t always work out, but for this week David has captured my summer holiday zeitgeist and pummelled it into my ears in the form of some great tunes...

Possible Singles: Love Don’t Let Me Go; Love Is Gone; Baby When The Light; Winner Of The Game...

~ official video of 1973 ~

James Blunt ~ All The Lost Souls:

Bloggers almost universally revile James Blunt and his mega hit You’re Beautiful. Without that song, he almost certainly wouldn’t be as famous, but tunes like High, Wisemen and the achingly lovely Tears and Rain certainly would have caught my attention anyway. Back with a new album, the lead single 1973, despite having the worst opening lyric ever (EVER), aims for the rock disco pastiche of Maroon 5’s Make Me Wonder but with less successful results. Still, it’s a decent song and indicative of the more uptempo collection he reveals on his sophomore project. The majority of tracks take influences from the 70s and revel in a tighter more cohesive sound than Back To Bedlam. I Can’t Hear The Music and One Of The Brightest Stars show that he is more introspective and reflective than ever. Much stronger singles than 1973 exist in the form of Some Mistake (very Simon and Garfunkel), the incredibly lovely I’ll Take Everything and the fantastic feel good chorus of Shine On. Another housewives fave and I am happy to partake of his daily bread...

Possible Singles: 1973, Shine On, I’ll Take Everything, One of The Brightest Stars...

~ Wicked Mans Rest live ~

Passenger ~ Wicked Mans Rest:

I posted a video of theirs some time ago and have pontificated with XO about how wonderful this Brighton based band are. It would be remiss to dismiss them as the British Postal Service, though they do tend to mix wordy folk tales with sparse electronic. However, Mike Rosenbergs voice makes the songs soar and indeed is a thing of beauty that adapts and flows with the emotion of the songs. The band more than adequately match his impressive touch with deft instrumentation and a languid beauty. Title track and album opener is infused with lilting piano and soothing vocals while current single Walk you Home is a jaunty slice of indie pop that floats into your consciousness and delicately dances there like a twinkling star. A beautiful album – perhaps my favourite underdog album sing the ill fated Upper Room from a couple of years back...