Appearing both on her standout album Blackout and its follow up Circus, Radar’s journey to being released a a single was one that continues to baffle me to this day. The now infamous video that takes cues from Madonna’s Take A Bow ‘polo themed’ clip is hilarious given the thumping bass of the track. Continue reading
Following a summer of rising up the chart it became #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in a moment that baffled both those stateside and here in the UK where Jay Sean has never managed the same feat. In fact, for me it was interesting to note that Down is one of just a handful of songs from a UK act to reach the top spot overseas and not here. Continue reading
Pour It Up is probably the song that cemented the transition from the Pop bangers of old into the ‘new Rihanna’ that we saw release Anti earlier this year. It’s 2 minutes and 41 seconds of Rihanna grinding and wailing over a trap beat, but sometimes that’s all you need in life. Continue reading
There’s something so perfect about surrounding a dance record with strings. Release Me is a bombastic banger of a song, with huge vocals from Agnes and a throbbing bassline, but it remains classy throughout. Continue reading
By far the best ‘Shout out all of your names’ openings that pop music has seen in the last 10 years, Takin’ Back My Love is an underrated classic. Continue reading
100 Plays Later is a series that is exactly how it sounds. I try to explain how I’ve managed to reach a century of plays on songs you may not even recognise. Or explain what it’s like to listen back to my favourite songs for the 238th time. G4L – Rihanna – 105 Plays Rated … Continue reading
100 Plays Later is a series that is exactly how it sounds. I try to explain how I’ve managed to reach a century of plays on songs you may not even recognise. Or explain what it’s like to listen back to my favourite songs for the 238th time. Fembot – Robyn – 226 Plays Think … Continue reading
For a few years between 2009 and 2011 I was OBSESSED with Taio Cruz. I can’t really explain why or how I ended up listening to his two albums back to back over and over again for 2 years, but I did and it was amazing. Continue reading
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