SONG OF THE WEEK: Don’t Say Love by Leigh-Anne (Week beginning Monday 26 June 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

Little Mix were a trio when they played their last gig at London’s The 02 on 14 May 2022 and Leigh-Anne is the 1st of the remaining 3 to release a single.

  • Read on for reasons including how Don’t Say Love compares to former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson’s solo singles
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SONG OF THE WEEK: Summer Hungover by EYJAA (week beginning Thursday 22 June 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

This is the 2nd song of the week from Danish/Icelandic duo EYJAA – Sara and Brynja – who contemplate the end of summer in supremely catchy fashion on their latest single.

  • Read on for reasons including how EYJAA were our pick for the Danish Eurovision ticket this year
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SONG OF THE WEEK: Jeans by BBYBITES (week beginning Friday 16 June 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

We’re well into summer, it’s Glastonbury Festival next week and we think we might have unearthed the song of the season already.

  • Read on for reasons including how this new single reminds of the greatness of Prince’s Kiss
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SONG OF THE MONTH: Heartbreak In The Making by Dagny (June 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

32-year-old Norwegian singer Dagny Norvoll Sandvik’s debut collection Strangers/Lovers was an album of the month for us in January 2021 and this new single is a complete change in direction. 

  • Read on for reasons including how to see Dagny in London this weekend at Mighty Hoopla alongside Eurovision winner Loreen
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SONG OF THE WEEK: Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue (week starting Sunday 28 May 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

Today is Kylie’s 55th birthday and this comeback electropop song is her biggest hit single in the UK since Into The Blue made number 12 in 2014.

  • Read on for reasons including how this is Kylie’s best single for over a decade
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SONG OF THE MONTH: Tattoo by Loreen (May 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

The potential of a Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden in 2024 – the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s Waterloo win – rests on the shoulders of 2012 victor Loreen.

  • Read on for reasons including why we think Tattoo by Loreen is no Euphoria but is a potential 2023 Eurovision winner
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SONG OF THE MONTH: I Wrote A Song by Mae Muller (April 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

We have our Eurovision Song Contest tickets for Liverpool 2023 and we can’t wait to see this potential winner, the UK’s best entry since Gina G in 1996, take to the stage.

  • Read on for reasons including how this song manages to both strike a chord and be a big old cathartic bop simultaneously
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SONG OF THE WEEK: Part Of Me by Cian Ducrot (week beginning Tuesday 4 April 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

We saw rising star Ducrot live last month at Camden’s KOKO and the predominantly young 20-something female audience gasped when he explained the inspiration behind this song about a close friend who took his own life.

  • Read on for reasons including Ducrot’s thoughts on his latest single about friend Phily
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SONG OF THE WEEK: Breaking The Circle by Sophie Ellis-Bextor (week beginning Saturday 18 March 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

This single marks Ellis-Bextor’s return to working with Ed Harcourt who co-wrote her Wanderlust and Familia albums before her greatest hits and Kitchen Disco eras.

  • Read on for reasons including everything we know about Ellis-Bextor’s new album Hana
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SONG OF THE WEEK: Fever by Alison Goldfrapp & Paul Woolford (week beginning 6 March 2023)

WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

Leeds-born Woolford had a top 5 hit in 2020 with Looking For Me with Diplo featuring vocals from Kareen Lomax – and this new single feels far more current than Alison Goldfrapp’s recent collaboration.

  • Read on for reasons including details of Alison Goldfrapp’s next London and Glastonbury Festival gigs
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