“Intrigue is a part of the algorithm. And right there’s why ‘SOS’ sticks. It’s sugared and cute, mass appealing, while being cutely and comfortably other…”
Adult pop
“This is Pamela Sue Mann at her best. Wide-eyed and clean in the rubble. If the first listen snags you, the second will snatch, and the third drags you right along with her….”
“This could so easily slip into twee, into over-glossed saccharine and cuteness, but instead there’s a rich seam of warm simple sounds that worm their way into your anvils…”
“It’s florescent, magnetic, it glows. With a 70’s camp glitz and electronic glamour it just seems to seep through the tweeters…”
“Run’ is a single that hides in itself, that comes across pain free and breezy. It washes, soaks, and soothes over smoothly, it doesn’t strain to command our attention…”
“Hearing the switch between hardened and heart-broke, it surprises, draws in, pulls us close. We learn not to expect outright acts of defiance, but we glimpse at what goes on behind…”
Back on form. Back on heat. Back on scuzz. Welcome to this month’s sonic roundup…
Rats on the Run 