Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Simon Curtis: Another Heartache (and McFly)

Posted by ai at 6:51 AM

Best in show:

Simon Curtis rather kindly sent around a new track to lazaps, popjustice, arjanwrites and electoqueer this very weekend. Entitled Another Heartbreak, it is possibly Simon’s most commercial sounding song to date (Xeonmania inspired Put Your Makeup On notwithstanding). Available in both a more up/mid tempo version and a ballad version (very A*Teens – who of course Simon adores – Heartbreak Lullaby), I am going to focus on the ballad version today, because I am a sucker for a piano led little number. The thing about this song – most Simon songs actually – is that he lets his abiding love of pop shine through in the music, yet still manages to make it totally his own. It’s a rare talent and one he should nurture. The piano at the start reminds me of the gorgeous melody from Silent All These Years by Tori Amos, the verses (lyrics) are reminiscent of Savage Garden meets early Darren Hayes, and the chorus evokes memories of the great boybands from the 90s. I can see this making a great double a side at Christmas with a song like Religion Reduced or Left Right Left. It’s nice to see Simon try different things and I eagerly anticipate the formation of his sophomore set... Meanwhile, McFly have returned with their own musical pastiche to herald their forthcoming greatest hits collection. The Heart Never Lies is another gently starting, piano led song (yay!) that starts off all sweetly All About You, before jacking up the tempo and practically morphing into Sheryl Crow’s If It Makes You Happy (really – try singing those lyrics over their music!) Finally it settles on vintage McFly sound – radio friendly choruses and a booming sing a long finish. I can’t help but feel that both of these tunes will feature highly on my end of year fave song list.

 

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