Lopez Blogs

Hooray for hump day Wednesday I say. Of course, once again England will be obsessed today with watching the World Cup, but at least that longest day malarky is over with and Govan is up for eviction on Big Brother so there are little silver linings to the white fluffy clouds floating by. If you haven't checked out the first summer songs post, you should probably do so now. Done it? Super, let's move on to some more lovely tunes to brighten your day (ps, I'm still utterly obsessed with the new Maroon 5 track. Bliss!

Scissor Sisters - All The Lovers: From the moment the insanely gorgeous Kylie single hit the airwaves, it became the effortlessly breezy soundtrack for the long summer months. Somewhere between the Scissor Sister penned "I Believe In You" and criminally not number one amaze tune "The One", it floated in the ether and became one of my favourite tracks of the year. The Scissters performed the magnifico number yesterday on Live Lounge and a) made live lounge interesting again & b) managed to give the number a little twist (although a straightforward rendering would have been fine). It's somewhere in between their fire with fire sound and a Jason Mraz version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Rainbow Connection with a decidedly appealing country twist. Everything about it worked delightfully and I can't wait wait wait to see what their live shows bring this week. Essential listening and viewing.


Gravitonas ~ Shameless: Super! The 'Tone are back. Sort of. They are still plugging away with their glorious Kites single (that just seems to get better and more euphoric with each listen) but they have also been performing a new song 'Shameless' at some live dates in Sweden. And very marvelous it is too. It's electro tinged pop with a full rocking chorus that reminds me ever so slightly of Alice Cooper's brillo Poison. What I really like about this project is that it is brimming with pop sensibilities and the other influences are seamlessly weaved in to create a sonic, engaging listening experience. That hook is aces too; "i'm shameless/fast and furious/i'm shameless/get on board/i'm shameless" all delivered with a devil may care sneer... Andreas is a totally dynamic front man and yet charming and polite (from what I gather) in his contact with blogs and radio. Their album is going to be immensicles...

Sam Taylor ~ It's A Mistake (Ricardo Autobhan remix): One of my biggest hopes for Samuel of the Taylor is that he will record a balls to the wall pulsating disco classic. Something utterly dancey yet completely riddled with camposity and pop majesty. That, my friends, would be bleeding brilliant. In the meantime, the current tune from Sammy (see review here; poptrash love here; dluv luv here; fabtastic approval here) continues to reveal hidden depths with each listen and I frankly do enjoy a song that keeps giving. Well now there is a perfectly beat-tastic dance remix of the aforementioned ballad which transforms it like a butterfly into something totally foottapping and groove ridden. Remember when Toni Braxton utterly reswizzled Unbreak My Heart into a dancefloor classic? Well you are absolutely on the right lines. Gives the song a new dimension. Aces - proper dance tune now please Sammy!!

Still to come: Christophe Willem, Moto Boy, The Like & The Pipettes!!