Single Reviews

‘Lost Kids’ is the second single to be released from Blood Red Shoes’ third studio album, In Time To Voices. The track is Brighton based duo Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell’s take on the London riots of 2011. Presumably taking on the persona of a rioter, the duo claim ‘we’re not fighting to be heard, we just wanna watch you burn.’ At least I hope they’re taking that character; if they don’t want to be heard, they are in the wrong business.

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Following March’s collaboration with hip-hop hipster queen Azealia Banks, ‘Shady Love’, ‘Only the Horses’ sees Scissor Sisters’ comeback continue ahead of their fourth studio album, Magic Hour. Produced by Calvin Harris, this single possesses little of the charm or wit that usually defines their work; instead, this becomes another run-of-the-mill pop tune.

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English singer-songwriter, Paloma Faith has, in the last few years, seen her debut album go platinum, and embarked on the beginnings of her film career. However, with the world seemingly at her feet, the singer still finds room to fill this latest single “Picking Up the Pieces” with heartache and insecurity, with mixed results.

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Australian four-piece The Jezabels are a band with a growing reputation in their native country, but have so far remained fairly low-key this side of the world. Since forming five years ago, the band have developed quite the following on the Australian live-circuit and will be hoping to capitalize on that momentum with their debut album, Prisoner. New single ‘City Girl’ certainly propels them in the right direction.

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As the name suggests, ‘Family of the Year’ are seriously pleased with themselves. They love that they’re all oh-so-close and oh-so-cool, and ‘The Stairs’ (which precedes the LA band’s sophomore full-length), along with the single’s accompanying video, is all about how oh-so-close and oh-so-cool the band are.

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