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Victoria Hesketh aka Little Boots finally greets us officially with her full-length debut after feeding us for a long time with tracks that were suffice to say, mind boggling. Perhaps that ran out of steam when Hands finally was released.

Her sound, though not revolutionary, is still mind boggling. The thing with an artist like her is that she does not necessarily wow, but who she collaborated with. Carving a name for herself on Youtube and Facebook, Little Boots has done some pretty amazing collaborations with the likes of Hearts Revolution and many more. Its because of these collaborations, we have tracks like Stuck on Repeat, Meddle and the insanely catchy Love Kills.

When it came to making Hands, Little Boots moved up a notch (with big label backing of course) to work with big name producers like RedOne (who did Lady Gaga’s Just Dance). This formula I suppose gives Hands a great balance of raw edge and slick surface.

Explanation being, on tracks like Remedy and Click which sounds like amazing singles, to tracks like Meddle and Stuck on Repeat, which sounds uncannily left field. Little Boots gives old followers and new fans something to look forward to. Symmetry, is by far the best track on the album.  In my opinion at least.

Comparisons are of course inevitable, in the case of Little Boots, she reminds me of alot artists, from Kylie Minogue to Annie. She does actually sound a bit like Holly Valance in some songs. Songs on Hands also could be sung by artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor or maybe Lily Allen.

Hence what works for Little Boots? One is her loyal following. The other is of course the fact that she is a likeable person and has great on stage presence. Not exactly like Kylie Minogue but could be potentially. We’ll see. The thing with these new artists with big label backing is, if they do not perform they are dropped. Case in point, Annie.