October 9, 20213 yr Really liking this album. The first half is best but some great songs. Takes a while to grow on you like!
October 27, 20213 yr Author "Invisible Thing" video will be out tomorrow. I listened to the album a few more times and it has grown on me a lot. "River" is a such strong track, it should be a single.
October 29, 20213 yr We knew Invisible Things would get a push, but in so far as a Natalie Imbruglia single in 2021 means anything at all, this is not the right choice. Should have been River or What It Feels Like. Indeed they should have been Singles 1/2.
October 29, 20213 yr Build It Better was the wrong choice to lead this era. I can see why they went that route (safe pop ditty) but it’s actually the weakest track on the album in my opinion and fundamentally isn’t a typical Natalie track (not edgy or lyrically clever enough and not her core audience). I would have liked to have seen: 1st: What it Feels Like 2nd: Dive to the Deep 3rd: On My Way 4th: When You Love Too Much 5th: Not Sorry
November 6, 20213 yr I think Invisible Things is becoming my favourite from the album! It's a beauty :wub: My ranking of the singles: 1. Invisible Things 2. On My Way 3. Build It Better 4. Maybe It's Great All four are great though, as is the album as a whole :heart:
January 28, 20223 yr Nothing Missing has been added to the Radio 2 playlist as the fifth single from the album! Perfect choice :wub:
February 1, 20223 yr On a separate note, has anyone noticed that the Wrong Impression single and accompanying B-sides have been added to streaming platforms? Does anyone have more info about this? Is this a one-off or part of a wider strategy to have all her singles and B-sides released digitally and on streaming?
February 1, 20223 yr On a separate note, has anyone noticed that the Wrong Impression single and accompanying B-sides have been added to streaming platforms? Does anyone have more info about this? Is this a one-off or part of a wider strategy to have all her singles and B-sides released digitally and on streaming? I think the Pop Music Activism team are behind it, they have had some gems added to streaming! https://twitter.com/pop_activism?s=21
February 9, 20223 yr Performing on Graham Norton Show on 18th February: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014kb4
February 10, 20223 yr Great that she is performing on the GN show, its a good slot to get, but in general the promo has been bad,
February 12, 20223 yr Now she's been officially revealed as the winner of the Masked Singer and just released her version of 'Story of My Life', I wonder if she'll be performing this or something from the album?
February 12, 20223 yr I've been listening to this album again loads in the last two weeks. I'd been wandering who Panda was for ages and it finally clicked last week! Thrilled for her - hope she announces a tour off the back of this because I am there 100% if she does!
February 13, 20223 yr The lack of promotion for the album has been ... startling. She's always been lazy when it comes to promo and touring. She didn't even tour the US in 1998/1999 when Left of the Middle peaked at #10 and sold two million copies. If she thinks an appearance on GN will turn things around, she's mistaken. The chart performance of Firebird is embarrassingly bad. BMG are on the verge of dropping her.
February 13, 20223 yr To be fair, I'm not totally sure much could have been done to drastically improve the chart performance of Firebird. She's one of many artists in that bracket that will peak in week one and disappear the next, mainly due to the nature of the album charts these days.
February 13, 20223 yr Agreed, there is a ceiling on the amount of success and promotion an artist like Natalie will achieve. She did the breakfast/daytime promo and I'm not sure what more could have been done, not in Q4 when it's really competitive to get the good night time promo. I assumed the era would pretty much be over following album release other than Radio 2 playlisting so to get on The Masked Singer and Graham Norton seems really great promo for her.
February 13, 20223 yr Hopefully this recent exposure will help drum up interest in her greatest hits aswell.
February 14, 20223 yr She's also doing a 25th anniversary tour later this year for Left of the Middle, tickets go on sale Friday. I'm tempted, I absolutely LOVE that album!
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