Song reviews

in that peculiarly British fashion Hannah Scott sounds distinctly wholesome and naturalistic on “Sitting In The Dark” yet her socio-realistic lyrics highlight that she has a point that needs to be made. A protest song for today, perhaps?

Silva Emilia keeps it simple and straightforward with her song “Pretty Little Life” sounding just like the ideal soundtrack to a segue on some sort of dramatic television series. Pleasant and confidently delivered, nonetheless.

So cool Alex Puddu must have recorded this song in a fridge, “Notte in Riviera” exorcises that retro neo funk sound and then seasons it with some stylish, sometimes French, vocals with the result being a soundtrack for people who wear sunglasses whilst indoors.

Divers sound mature and polished throughout “The Hunt” with their rather more expansive take on their chosen musical genre sounding just like the kind of song that would find favour with those value depth in their musical choices.

“Pretend Like You Belong” sounds like it should be from another time and Lisa Cerbone has taken her wistful singer songwriter vibe and combined it with an endearing sentimentality to make a delicately seasoned sonic confection.

Pomelo use loops stripped from the dancefloor and reapplied in a neo ambient way to give their song “Loreless” that disconnected urban feel with the spoken female vocals being the perfect foil to the beat of the style machine.

Positioned slightly to the left of the mainstream, Gurry Wurry delivers another nearly but not quite pop song in “Have You” with some decent lyrics lifting the song up. A bit different but not so different as to need the services of a translator.

Nicely fingerpicking his way through “I Ain’t Gonna Worry About It”, Darren A Flynn demonstrates that Americana is his thing and, thanks to that endearingly feelgood vibe, even your Auntie Flo will like this song.

Filling the void with ambient loops, Video Blue take “Rise” and add vocals that make the result more a recitation than a song. That said, there is much in the way of literacy, and even poetic intent, to be found in this short distraction from reality.

There is something almost hypnotic about “Weirdo Magnet” by Disgusting Sisters and, by some sort of electro pop magic, they take their song and transform it into the something that simply gets stuck in the space between your ears.

“Kissing In The Rain“ has all the hallmarks of a breezy pop song and Ciao Lucifer keep the groove going for the requisite three minutes whilst maintaining a decent degree of melodic intent. Any song with a hook works for me.

Not quite offbeat but definitely not quite conventional, Drug Store Raid effectively demonstrate that post punk can be matured in something a bit special and their song “Ernie Playing Blues” is evidence of that.