Posted March 5, 20232 yr I was reading the S Club thread over on Popjustice yesterday. Came across this rather excellent post that dreamt up a mood board, if you will, of what new material or even a new album in 2023 might sound like: https://forum.popjustice.com/threads/s-club...30/post-8831786 Now, whilst I don't want to get ahead of ourselves here - the fact that all seven have come back together for this tour and the fact Simon Fuller seems to be putting in considerably more effort with this than he did last time, even in a small way, is what they deserve. But a boy's allowed to dream, and it did get me imagining what new material would sound like. And indeed, it got me asking other questions: who would they work with? What sound would they go for? The classic upbeat pop sound or something more in keeping with what's around now? I think Cathy Dennis being on board would be an absolute non-negotiable. She wrote most of their biggest hits, and new S Club material without her would be like Girls Aloud without Xenomania. MNEK would be a really good shout too, I think. He grew up when they were around the first time and so he really understands all the 90s / 00s reference points and sounds, but he would also bring something different to it. He did the title track on Blue's most recent album and it perfectly encapsulates where they were with fresher sounds. I remember when Alphabeat came out and thinking they had a very strong S Club vibe to them - songs like "Fantastic Six", "Fascination" and "The Spell" in particular. But then also Jo mentioned at the press conference about K-pop and BTS being quite close to what they were, which also wouldn't be a bad shout. A song like "Dynamite" has that kind of same lively gang feel that say, "S Club Party" had. What are your thoughts and ideas?
March 5, 20232 yr I find it hard to imagine an updated S Club sound but I can imagine they wouldn't want to retrace their old sound quite so blatantly. Something uplifting and fun as S Club always were but with a more modern approach would be great, BTS' Dynamite is a brilliant comparison point actually.
March 5, 20232 yr I'm the same, i'd find it so hard to imagine what S Club would sound like in 2023 but i'm so here to find out :P
March 5, 20232 yr Author I was gonna say, definitely not a wholesale retread of their sound, but that same pure pop feel with a cooler edge that they were heading towards on their last two albums; that upbeat, four to the floor disco pop like "Don't Stop Movin'" or "Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You" were. Which actually sonically is still very current now, particularly things like Dua Lipa's most recent album or Lizzo's "About Damn Time",.
March 6, 20232 yr A friend of mine wrote that PJ post! :heart: Definitely uplifting pop with a disco / funk feel to it would suit them. All the songs mentioned on PJ and here... I feel like making a playlist of all the suggestions!
March 7, 20232 yr They could do whats Steps did and stay true to what originally worked but yet modernise it, I think steps done that brilliantly so I would love to see s club 7 give it a go.
