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BuzzJack Music Forum _ 21st Century Throwback _ Little Boots
Posted by: Last Dreamer 16th April 2021, 12:05 PM
"Mathematics" got a good boost on Youtube after possible plagiarism. One nobody stole Boots song. 
Little Boots : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq9U5acR6lc
Plagiarism ??? : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjrpGqaN6Fs
Posted by: Last Dreamer 19th November 2021, 06:50 PM
Little Boots - Hands (2009)
My rate : S (Masterpiece)
Top 5 songs :
1. Mathematics
2. Earthquake
3. Remedy
4. Click
5. Tune Into My Heart
# 1 singles in "Gražios Dainos" : Earthquake, Remedy
Youtube :
Mathematics : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq9U5acR6lc
Earthquake : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeJBd746-4w
Remedy : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McdqerXrwXE
Click : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3YBkWtQ5sY
Tune Into My Heart : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjdnmfF8xt0
Do we have anybody else here, who prefer “Earthquake” over her main hit “Remedy” ?
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 19th November 2021, 07:30 PM
The singles released before the album were all exceptional (though I have to include the Fred Falke remix of New In Town which is loads better the original) and I still listen to them occasionally now but the album wasn't something I went back to often, quite disappointed after that - Symmetry was the only one I particularly liked that I'd not heard before its release.
Posted by: Run_For_Cover 6th December 2021, 03:57 AM
I was a big Little Boots fan in 2009. It was a great album. I enjoyed everything except Hearts Collide.
I also liked Headphones and Broken Record.
Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 8th December 2021, 12:54 AM
'Remedy' was overplayed to death but I'm starting to enjoy it again now, I was so sad 'Earthquake' flopped completely. 'Stuck On Repeat' remains my favourite by far.
I loved 'Shake' but I kind of lost interest after that and everything since passed me by (I wasn't even aware she'd released a 3rd album until recently). I'm trying to keep up with the new stuff and I'm quite enjoying it, although it's not blowing me away.
Posted by: Roba. 8th March 2023, 01:56 AM
Was quite a fan of her 3 releases in 2009. 'Remedy' of course is great. Kinda forgot 'Earthquake' despite liking that and charting it at the time but it didn't do anything sadly!
She's still releasing music now too as a recent song was just entered to BJSC.
Posted by: Yobnedor 8th March 2023, 06:33 AM
Loved her debut! Haven’t kept up much since I have to say but I was aware of the song that was entered into BJSC
Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 8th March 2023, 06:40 AM
What was the song that was entered?
Posted by: tommie 8th March 2023, 06:50 AM
They obviously tried to push her into the Lady Gaga mold with Remedy and it didn't quite work because she clearly wasn't that type of flashy pop star - I think the low-key thing she's currently doing is much more flattering to her talents to be honest. I guess she could stand some more success to make it all more viable - is she still doing the ABBA shows?
Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 8th March 2023, 07:08 AM
Didn’t Remedy go top 5 though? It just dropped off a cliff after that. Not sure what would’ve worked better as a third single.
Posted by: Roba. 8th March 2023, 01:30 PM
Crying On The Inside which came 18th last week.
Peaked at #6, chart run 33-14-10-{6}-6-7-10-13-14-24-26-30-40-50-70->15. 'New In Town' didn't make the top 10 though and dropped fast even from where it reached there.
Posted by: Amanda Hugginkis 8th March 2023, 01:32 PM
Ah so it was New in Town - Remedy - Earthquake? They must have done something wrong for her to flop like that. Maybe putting New In Town up first did it. Her music sounded similar to Le Roux etc. Wasn't she predicted to be YUGE too?
Posted by: Roba. 8th March 2023, 01:35 PM
I think she was on a tipped to do well list in 2009 of some kind yeah. She could have done with having a bit more continuity success outside of just two singles really.
Posted by: Amanda Hugginkis 8th March 2023, 01:42 PM
I think people didn't connect to New In Town, which took the wheels off. Record labels were still drop happy then too.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 8th March 2023, 01:42 PM
She won the BBC's Sound of 2009. This was the 15 act longlist, a lot have gone on to have bigger and longer careers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7758169.stm
Posted by: Amanda Hugginkis 8th March 2023, 02:28 PM
The BBC out of touch as always 
Posted by: Jessie Where 8th March 2023, 04:00 PM
Peaked at #6, chart run 33-14-10-{6}-6-7-10-13-14-24-26-30-40-50-70->15. 'New In Town' didn't make the top 10 though and dropped fast even from where it reached there.
'New in Town' got 3 weeks in the top 15 which isn't bad going.
I'm not sure what went wrong to be honest, the only thing I can conclude is that she was perhaps never destined to be anything as big as the hype placed upon her and she just happened to get really lucky with 'Remedy'?
She seems happy enough with what she's doing now though, so I think it's fine. She got chewed up and spat out very quickly by a big machine and I'm sure that experience would have left a lot of people feeling bitter.
Posted by: tommie 8th March 2023, 04:06 PM
The issue is that they clearly wanted to launch her as the "UK Lady Gaga" and that was just not the kind of artist she was ever going to be. She always struck me as looking painfully uncomfortable with everything going around her with the "machine" and I suspect that it put off a lot of people (well, me at least). Had they marketed her with more of an "indie"/Saint Etienne vibe she might've had more consistent chart fortunes (thus cultivated a more loyal following), but also probably would've never scored as big of a hit as "Remedy".
Posted by: Yobnedor 8th March 2023, 07:53 PM
Remedy was that bop, but the album was equally as fantastic!
Posted by: Amanda Hugginkis 8th March 2023, 08:27 PM
Tbh, yeah, she did look super uncomfortable!
Y'all remember what was called the battle of the flopstars, when Nerina Pallot said she couldn't believe what had happened to Little Boots, comin back with mauldin music, after her debut album of dance bops?!
Posted by: Jessie Where 9th March 2023, 12:02 AM
Y'all remember what was called the battle of the flopstars, when Nerina Pallot said she couldn't believe what had happened to Little Boots, comin back with mauldin music, after her debut album of dance bops?!
Yes, I remember this exchange very well
Although to be fair she said that after hearing this, which comparing to the debut album (which is actually a pop record really) I get where she's coming from a bit:
Also, she mentioned Marina in the same exchange after hearing 'Radioactive'
