Dylan Jones’ roundup of new musics for people who listens to musics
First off, Tanika! We love Tanika! She had a (sort of) hit a couple of years ago with dub hip-hop banger “Bad 4 U”. Yes, “Bad 4 U” with a “4” and a “U”. Proper spelling is so 2010! She also used to date rapper Naughty Boy who’s just released a song with Beyonce. Tanika must be fumin’. FUMIN’. Her new song “FUCKBOY” is a tune. Proper dirty, which is what we like. You can imagine it playing while….actually no, I was about to make a predictable sex reference. Never mind. Suffice to say it’s doubtless coming to a Bethnal Green afterparty near you (well maybe not NEAR, but at least a few hundred feet away on Grindr).
Secondly, Jojo! Here are some facts about Jojo; her eponymous (that’s a good word isn’t it) debut album, has sold 4 million copies worldwide; she had a brief acting career, starring in the film Aquamarine, about a mermaid living in a swimming pool in someone’s garden; she recently coined the phrase “tringle”, releasing three singles all at once, which is sort of like what Beyonce did with her last album, but a bit more shit. And NOW, she’s released a music video for one them, “When Love Hurts”! It’s very good. It’s also very unoriginal. We’ve heard and seen it all already babes! This year has been SATURATED with slick, ultra- modern pop, from Olly Alexander to Jess Glynne. We think Jojo’s been hanging out at her mate’s place in Peckham, drinking pumpkin spice lattes, making notes whilst listening to 6 Music. Too little too late.
Thirdly, Kyla La Grange! Unlike Jojo, Kyla La Grange makes gorgeous, challenging, original pop music. It’s all very dark and visceral, and she doesn’t sing, so much as slurs, or sometimes just sort of breathes. She’s like Siobhan Donaghy on a comedown. Her new single “So Sweet”, is fucking amazing, mainly because it’s not sweet at all. It’s head-mixingly, breathtakingly intense *swigs Jack Daniels, passes out on bare mattress*.
