October 20, 20168 yr That melody :wub: I loved 'Tears' but this is so much better. It's gonna be huge!
October 20, 20168 yr It's quite good but it feels so generic for Clean Bandit, they've lost their uniqueness with this song. It's a generic tropical dance song that could've come from any of the mainstream DJs at the moment. Sean Paul almost ruins it as well! For what it is it is decent, but I expect so much better from Clean Bandit.
October 20, 20168 yr WHAT A f***ING TUNE I mean it's no Tears or Rather Be but they've set a high bar with those. Anne-Marie's voice is so so good on this, and whilst it's generic it just makes you want to dance and it does remind me of 90s songs like the ones mentioned above :lol:
October 21, 20168 yr This definitely doesn't feel like a Clean Bandit song, I'd say it would fit in better alongside Anne-Marie's songs actually, particularly Alarm and what we've heard of Breathing Fire. It's excellent nonetheless, I echo the praise of Anne-Marie's vocals, she sounds great :wub: Sean Paul is as fun as ever too *.* not as good as Tears but a worthy follow-up!
October 21, 20168 yr First, this is brilliant. Sounds like a massive top 5 and they've nailed the 'winter hit' vibe. Secondly, I'm struggling to take it seriously in places because Sean (as always :lol:) makes some completely pointless contributions, for example saying 'DAILY STRUGGLE' sounding far too excited in the middle of a sad, negative verse, and shouting things like 'STRAIGHT' and 'DON'T BOTHER CRY'. It makes the song if anything, though :,)
October 21, 20168 yr Yeah, Sean Paul's contribution does sound bizarre in Anne-Marie's verse. You can tell singing in a song telling a meaningful story is something he's never done before.
October 21, 20168 yr Clean Bandit deliver another great tune then. Still do prefer Tears because the violins always sound so fresh/unique and this is sorely lacking in those aside from the ending which feels a little tacked on. The chorus is very catchy and I think Anne-Marie was a great choice for vocalist on the track. I like some of the Sean Paul bits too but bit annoying when he's shouting random stuff like 'daily struggle' and 'for all the single mums out there going through frustration' :lol: :drama:
October 21, 20168 yr Sean Paul really enhanced Cheap Thrills and Hair for me but he nearly ruins this. It's such a strong and meaningful story, with the content being unlike anything that has been in the charts for YEARS, but I can't really take it seriously when Sean keeps popping up unnecessarily. It's a good song but it would have been incredibly strong without Sean Paul. The songs kind of like a modern British version of 'What Would You Do' and it needs more of a serious rapper. Love that Grace's random/creepy smiling in a strange pose in a scenic location has been inserted into another video. :wub: I didn't realise that Neil had left before they even filmed the video, I wonder if he even contributed to the song? I'm fascinated to know the real reason behind his departure as it's a huge shock and he doesn't seem to mention any of the other members in his leaving message.
October 21, 20168 yr This is very good! :dance: Sounds amazing for the winter too, should be a big hit. DAILY STRUGGLE
October 21, 20168 yr Well it's certainly not on the same level as Tears, not feeling it on first listen, very much a potential to grow but not instant like almost all of their singles have been for me to date. Strings at the start & end are nice!
October 21, 20168 yr It's quite good but it feels so generic for Clean Bandit, they've lost their uniqueness with this song. It's a generic tropical dance song that could've come from any of the mainstream DJs at the moment. Sean Paul almost ruins it as well! For what it is it is decent, but I expect so much better from Clean Bandit. I dont mind Sean Paul in it but the tropical production is so generic I agree and with Stronger and Tears the production was very disco influenced and different to anything else around at the minute (it reminded me of The Shapeshifters back in the mid 2000s). I hope Clean Bandit return to disco house production for their next song
October 21, 20168 yr I didn't realise that Neil had left before they even filmed the video, I wonder if he even contributed to the song? I'm fascinated to know the real reason behind his departure as it's a huge shock and he doesn't seem to mention any of the other members in his leaving message. It seems like Neil maybe was driving them down the imo brilliant funky/disco house direction with Stronger and Tears, so if this was the case and this new song is their new sound, it is quite a disappointment.
October 21, 20168 yr But if you listen to their debut album it's a blend of genres with classical influence which I think works a lot better than having something which sounds the same for every single song. Yes I am not saying they should do funky house for every song, and a genre in trend like tropical house as used in Rockabye could have been good if they made it sufficiently different to most tropical house songs, but I dont think they have. For a different tropical house song, look at Raging by Kygo and Kodaline, indie rock and even trance influences in it.
October 21, 20168 yr Agree with those that think it would be better without Sean Paul, but Anne-Marie sounds very strong. Great catchy hook, I'm finding it more instant than Tears but I wouldn't say this is better because that ended up growing on me hugely.
October 22, 20168 yr Anne-Marie sounds very genuine here, which I LOVE. She's effortlessly telling the story, and her tone kinda reminds me of "Scars To Your Beautiful" a bit - it's so inspiring. It does seem a bit generic until the last five seconds of their signature "insert Baroque composition here", kinda like "Come Over" a bit. I don't see the issue, however. It seems they continuously set the bar so high that the follow-ups tend to get more criticism than they deserve.
October 22, 20168 yr Let's face it, any song Sean Paul features in is better without him in it. Odious creature he is. But, even him being in this is not enough to taint it for me. I disagree that it's generic tropical (a sound I am truly sick of myself). This is different, and it sounds really 90s and properly throws me back to that era, and I like that. I can't get enough of this. :wub:
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