Parallel Reality

'Shades Of Cool' is good. I can't wait for the album! :wub:

Great news for Paloma, it's an incredible achievement for one of her post-album singles even breaking top 40 but top 5 on iTunes is fantastic, and quite surprising!

I wish 'Still' by Katy B would climb! :( Glad to see Gods & Monsters talking off, it's perfect for the Eastenders promo it's used in!

Sounds great on first listen! :)

The song and video are atrocious!! :o

Now #2 on US iTunes and catching up with 'Happy'. Craziness! I think this will do well initially, another top 10 for her. She has a huge online fanbase (particularly on Tumblr and the like) but I'm not sure about the UK specifically. I would love for it to go top 5!

It's not as catchy as a lot of her other previous material from BTD or Paradise, but it's a nice new direction to take. It's already growing on me and feels a lot more natural than some of her previous tracks (although I loved them).

Lana just posted this on her FB page :wub:

I echo what other people have said - More of the world need to hear 'Love Into The Light', 'Thinking Of You', 'Last Goodbye' etc. I really loved 'C'mon' and although it is a little weaker than other singles, I still thought it would do better than it did. Shame it didn't get much radio play. And the music video is great!

I'm not a massive fan of 'Our Time' but I did like 'Air Balloon' and 'Hard Out Here' so I will check this album out when it gets released!

I loved Yasmin and the three singles, 'On My Own' was fantastic. I think the gap she left between 'Finish Line' and 'Light Up (The World) was too long though. I thought Erik Hassle would be a lot bigger than he was in the UK, catchy songs. 'Hurtful' was a tune. The same with Eva Simmons, everyone was talking about her hair when 'This Is Love' came out and IMO she made the song, but not much materialised after that. Shame, I think she could have been a massive popstar. Robyn was another one - Yes she's had a couple of hits but with how great some of her songs are (more recently as well... 'Indestructible' and 'Call Your Girlfriend', it feels like she should have been bigger. -- Also Wynter Gordon! 'Til' Death' and 'Buy My Love' were TUNES. 'Sugar' and 'Dirty Talk' should have peaked higher too IMO.

Not feeling 'Fancy' but I loved her previous three!

Enrique tends to be a bit hit and miss, especially in recent years but he's a lot more generic now than he ever was before - I actually did/do love 'Takin Back My Love' with Ciara, 'Heartbeat' and even 'Tonight...' a little bit. 'I'm A Freak' just doesn't sound good IMO. 'Ping Pong Song' remains GREAT however.

I think 'Heaven Knows' is incredible :wub: - Though I'm still in love with 'Miss Nothing'.

Will Paloma ever get a number one album?! :lol: :(

I did like 'Thinking Of You' but I agree!

'Dark Horse' is so much better than 'Unconditionally' it's not even funny. :lol:

'Can't Make This Over' - Actually quite good but they should have released 'Coming Home' - Much more commercial and with the added Jason feature. I remember there were issues between labels preventing it from being released though?

This new track reminds me that I shamefully do like a bit of Flo Rida :lol:

This Pixie Lott era is going to be interesting... She's been both fantastic ('Broken Arrow', 'Cry Me Out', 'Turn it Up' 'Gravity', 'What Do You Take Me For') to the horrific ('Kiss The Stars'). Although 'Nasty' isn't her best song, it's pretty down the middle and does sound like a hit IMO. 'Heart Cry' is really good IMO! -- I never got into this Sam Smith track :(

Still love 'Counting Stars' - With the follow up did better though as both the original and the remix of that are great too.

'Riptide' followed Paloma followed by 'Goodness Gracious'. The chart just keeps getting better this week! 'Goodness Gracious' sounds so good in the sun. Glad it was at least a minor hit in the end, I didn't even think it'd make top 40 originally.

I am a massive Paloma fan but I didn't take to 'Can't Rely On You' originally but it's definitely a grower and now sounds so good. :D

'Riptide' sounding as incredible as ever. :wub:

My thoughts so far: That has to be the worst single One Direction have ever released - I don't mind the verses but Louis' bit is annoying and the chorus is poor and weak. There is far better on the album, why they went for that I'll never know. Shakira & Rihanna have hung around for longer than I thought they would!