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Sugababes, Change

As my busy jobhunting/freshersweek draws to a close I've been listening to no new music and very little music at all...except this new album which is currently a bit disappointing.

While many people might concede that this one will be a bit of a grower, what that really means is that the Change the girls have opted for drags them over into easy listening territory rather than focusing on the great production theyve had in the past.

The Xenomania tracks: 'Never Gonna Dance Again' and 'My Love Is Pink' feel very lightweight especially compared to the high-octane stuff their giving to Girl's Aloud. In fact that opninon almost taints the tracks -theyre certainly not ace rejects.

The second half of the album slows way down with some mediocare ballads. Lyrically everything is on form and there are some catchy lines... but ultimatly the flaw of this album is the production, with so many tinny vocals overlayed on scratchy drum beats... if this turned out to be a demo version i wouldnt be surprised but its not... these are the 12 tracks theyre gonna be flogging to death over the next 6months of promotion.

I can't help drawing comparisons to My Decemeber, that album I love, but i agree they're is little that will work as a single... but here we have the single potentials already picked out 'Change' a great song out just before christmas and then its likely the Xenomania track out next spring. This is trouble bcause the singles will be overplayed on radio and get skipped and the bad tracks will get skipped and ill be skipping along to my faveourite track 'Denial' for the foreseeable future.

The future...

I'm being a bit lazy with my blog reently now im back in England, but there is very little to report really so heres what we can expect as we head into the final quater of '07.

September
24th > Sugababes new single 'About You Now; released.
New britney video coming soon...?

October
2nd > Britney's 'Gimme More' is available as legal download.
7th > Sugababes new album Change released.
Kylie and Girls Aloud's new video will be all over youtube.

November
5th > Kylie's new single '2 Hearts' download available.
12th > Girls Aloud's new 2nd single 'Call the Shots' will be released.
Britney's fifth studio album, Pieces of Me is likely to be released.
Kylie's single '2 Hearts' physical release.
19th > Girls Aloud 4th Album released.
21st > Kylies new album released?

In between these dates Britney will leak every track she halfheartedly warbled on until we possibly hear the finished album...Girls Aloud will promote themselves on any tv show available... Sugababes will sit back and watch the sales roll in after getttin their material out so soon... Kylie will reveal a killer video and generate enough buzz to go to number one on downloads alone...and Madonna will quietly postpone her new album untill the new year.

babes

Sugababes, 'About You Now'

sing along o rama

Sugababes, 'Denial' Change

This is probably just an album track but its perfect pop that you can sing along to before you've finished your first listen. check out 'Change' half way through the second clip, possible next single, and titletrack from their fifth studio album out Oct 8th.

some like it hot

Sugababes, 'About You Now', HQ

Madonna, 'Beat Goes On' Demo?

Britney Spears, 'Baby Boy' Demo?

It seems everyone is trying new tactics to hype their new records; but I'd much prefer some decent tracks that actually hype the album they will feature on, rather than the uncertainty and inevitable disses that follows those records we're praying are only the unfinished demos.

send her some love

I think this song makes a much better ballad, but as the plays wear on i see it as being much less of a Sugababes departure as i did, i think its pretty canonical all told.

the professor is mad and hes working at feverish pace

Okay one more post, seeing as its technically Sunday here now...
I like the new Sugababes song and you might too? hinthint clickclick

I also love the Darren Hayes album: 'The Tuning of Violins' sounds like Keanes 'Somehwere Only We Know?' but with much more sunshine, and 'Waking the Monster' shows such good narrative storytelling, so everyone please buy it next week and in lieu of my own heres Simon Curtis with his review for ElectroQueer.

Breaking news... electroqueer ... aka Raj is now engaged to his beloved boyfriend so big congratulations guys! and everyone leave him a comment when u follow the link.

about time now

Sugababes, 'About You Now', Untitled Album of high expectations

I like the song lyrically its nice and catchy, I hate the noise underneath I dont think it enhances the vocals, maybe a HQ version might sound better but i think they couldve gone more electro or poppy like push the button, I think Heidi does a great middle-eight but its not the best shes been given and Amelles vocals arent as distinctive as they have been on 'easy' or even 'walk this way' and the chorus is great, ust noisy underneath for whihc i blame Dr.Luke.

Im rambling again it must mean my computer is fixed yay.

to tide-u-over

Well done Robyn for being number one! Charts don't really matter to me but its nice to have a good pop star that i love as number 1 in a chart that recognises sales- from a track that most fans have had for months- so its nice that she will find a whole new audience, even my mum is telling me about robyn. this number one could be a great re-kick start to her career in the UK, but for anyone newly loving Robyn, check out her back catalogue its great pop.

The 3.0's get another stab at the charts, its not out for ages but u can her a low quality 30seconds at heatworld, it will be played on jo whiley AND scott mills tomorrow, I'm tempted to say i like it but its a little early yet...leak pending...single out Sept 24th

Girls Aloud, 'Sexy! No No No...'

i love this video, it makes me very excited about the new Girls Aloud album, after enough time to digest it Ive decided this is exactly what i wanted from a girls aloud track and hope its a good intro to the album. single is out Sept 3rd / album November 19 so hopefully have a new track announced for Oct hehe.

And until i get my hands on a copy, heres XO's glowing report on Darren hayes new album... tres anticipatory.

sugar rush

Sugababes, 'About You Now'

Rant over, we can now all happily jump aboard the fan driven hype train for the sugababes new single. The first listen is -no doubt- imminent...

Until then we can specualte about this picture.
stare to camera check

heidi sandwhich check

white on black check

fingers entwined check

zeitgeist haircut check

Popjustice inform us the chorus goes like this:

"Can we bring yesterday back around

because I know how I feel about you now

I was young, I was dumb, I let you down

but I know how I feel about you now."