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KYLIEX2008 in Singapore November 25th

Need I say more.

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Comprehension is a word that sometimes takes time to comprehend. I have not busted out in words in the longest the time! The last I checked I did it on the 6th of September, and I could not even manage a full post but a post of only 3 lines. How pathetic!

Now the September 13th has arrived and boy oh boy do I have lots to tell. Okay not really, but you get my drift. Music wise, I’ve got Micky Green. Who way before Lykke Li came onto the scene with her brand of quirky stripped down pop, had debuted her first album called White T-shirt.

She hails from the land down under but is now residing in Paris. The Parisians have taken on a liking to her and its good that her model looks have helped her blend into the whole Parisian market. She looks and sounds like a perfect French chanteuse with an amazing video for her two singles Oh! and Shoulda

Two songs have this perfect pop quality to it. Shoulda is a sorta light disco, bob-your-head, quirky pop track. The laconic way the video goes from Micky in normal surroundings to digital world fits the song perfectly. Oh! on the other hand sounds like a song straight out of a Feist album but in a lower-key voice. Its finger snaps throughout the song makes it such a catchy tune that you can’t stop thinking about it even after the songs ends.

Shoulda

Oh!

But sadly, her album, White T-shirt is somewhat of a letdown bar this two tracks. It has this sort of bland quality to it that makes it a little bit disappointing. Nonetheless, she might just blow us away with her second record (if she’s making one) and take the record world by storm! I’m optimistic that way.

And I am sad to report that despite taking a stab once again at a second solo album, our dear Siobhan Donaghy has been dropped from Parlophone Records (after she signed a five-album deal with them). This news comes in as turmoil tumbles about within Parlophone and big brother EMI records. Fan favourites like Siobhan and Roisin Murphy are currently in a sort of a rut, dropped or be dropped. Hopefully Siobhan continues making music because it would be a terrible loss if she doesn’t.

Rumors has it that indie labels are courting her. Which is a good sign that she can still make music. I’d rather her be on a indie label than a big one.

Don’t Give It Up – one of the best songs of ‘07 for me.

Three videos and a whole lotta words! I’m proud of myself. Hehehehe…

words on everyone’s lips

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Gossip Girl

Jem.