Is there some secret UK music school I don't know about?
you know Four Tet, Hot Chip, Burial and the XX all went to the same (as each other) school too?
― basically just a 2/47 freak out (sic), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 13:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
Surely not at the same time? Four Tet feels like he's been around so much longer than the others.
This album's as exciting for the possible effect on British dance-pop as it is as a record in its own right. If it's both good and a success it might help kill off the shonky electro collaboration for good.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 13:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
not in the same year of course, no. let's think of it as a relay.
kinda amazed that the album is only happening now! when I was in London last year, approximately every single wall in the city had 4 KATY ON A MISSION posters plastered on it, surprising to now realise that promo spend was only for the single
― basically just a 2/47 freak out (sic), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 13:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
That school sounds a bit like an episode of Skins, all the older famous ones you vaguely recognise are the teachers/parents and the younger ones get up to high-jinx and try and bother the charts. No one ever leaves, they all live there.
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 13:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
since its not on youtube, fave katy b track (since 'as i' at least)
http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/the-count-sinden-feat-katy-b-hold-me
― idgi fridays (blueski), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 13:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
It makes me really happy that all of the singles have been so successful so far, despite (squillions of posters aside, and in Glasgow I've not seen any) what I would perceive to be relatively minimal hype. It would be wonderful if the sound Katy B works in - distinctly UK urban pop - were to become a new template for pop in general. I could get behind Radio One if they were playing "As I" clones all afternoon instead of sexless r&b-tinged electropop.
― o0o00h really? (boxedjoy), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 18:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
Definitely. There's something intensely likable about her stuff - the raver next door. I'm not surprised she's a big Neneh Cherry fan.
― DL, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 18:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
Reassuringly creepy looking.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 19:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
Is that Katy B's house?
― DL, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 19:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
haha trying to imagine katy b recording her album in a church
it could work! that church in dalston that's been renovated as a rave venue
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 19:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Hah, that was meant to go on the PJ Harvey thread, in case you hadn't guessed.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 19:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
Katy B - In A Mission
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 19:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am laying the word-of-mouth groundwork in the U.S. (I got one person I work with to listen and she liked Katy B. I doubt she has her on her iPod yet though.)
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 20:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
Broken Record is good. Not sure if it's going to be an official single?
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 20:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
i think i heard broken record was going to be next single, in which case i approve. so excited for this album!
― teledyldonix, Wednesday, 16 February 2011 20:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
<3 Katy B. Mucho excited for this.
― banjee trillness (The Reverend), Wednesday, 16 February 2011 23:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
very much looking forward to this.
― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 17 February 2011 00:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
Count me among the super-excited. Katy B is one of my favorite discoveries from the EOY polls. What was the name of "Mission"'s B-side? I wz kinda bummed that that had been left off the album's tracklist...
― kingkongvsbasedgodzilla (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 17 February 2011 06:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
do you mean "louder"? yeah, i didn't even notice it isn't on the tracklist until you mentioned it :\
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 17 February 2011 06:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
^Why no "Louder"? That song is too good to be categorized as a buzz single.
Also, I'm glad people are anticipating her album on here. I've been wanting to listen to this more than Lady Gaga or Britney. I loved all the singles so far. I kinda like the idea she learned music in school too.
― Okay Pet Shop Boys Aren't That Bad. (lilsoulbrother), Friday, 18 February 2011 03:58 (2 years ago) Permalink
That song is too good to be categorized as a buzz single.
it's not categorised as a "buzz single," it's a b-side
― The Marquis de Sade Adu (sic), Friday, 18 February 2011 06:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
odd for b-sides to get videos, esp given that she can't have a huge budget (not that it looks like it cost much to shoot)
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 February 2011 07:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 2 March 2011 20:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
This is a really nice album!
― barieling cosder chout a fagh in a ballme thrantuman (dog latin), Thursday, 3 March 2011 23:13 (2 years ago) Permalink
Really nice as in... cheese pop with a load of dance signifiers that manages to not quite sound like shit? Cos that’s something I can get on board with!
― jimitheexploder, Thursday, 3 March 2011 23:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
Not feeling "Broken Record".
― banjee trillness (The Reverend), Thursday, 3 March 2011 23:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
Me either worst of the lot yet by far.
Lights On might be my fave so far and I wasn't that keen on it at first. It seems to have the most legs out of all the singles. On A Mission isn't really working for me anymore and Louder was a bit, well not there...
― jimitheexploder, Thursday, 3 March 2011 23:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
― jimitheexploder, Thursday, 3 March 2011 23:34 (Yesterday) Bookmark
Yes, exactly.
― barieling cosder chout a fagh in a ballme thrantuman (dog latin), Friday, 4 March 2011 14:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
Has this leaked?
― Matt DC, Friday, 4 March 2011 14:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
i am feeling "broken record"
― teledyldonix, Friday, 4 March 2011 16:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
I don't like it and I suddenly am expecting this album to disappoint me. (But if I expect it to disappoint me, can I still be disappointed?)
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 4 March 2011 22:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
"Broken Record" is very much an album track rather than single. I'm still expecting this album to be great.
― Okay Pet Shop Boys Aren't That Bad. (lilsoulbrother), Saturday, 5 March 2011 02:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
Lots of remixes up of Broken Record on Rinse's youtube
Jacques Greene is my pick of the bunch so far and it isn't to hot, Todd Edwards is ok, Geeneus' funky remix doesn't really sound like funky... all a bit weak really. hmm...
― jimitheexploder, Monday, 7 March 2011 11:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
Love Broken Record. The remixes don't sound too hot, though.
― abcfsk, Monday, 7 March 2011 12:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
Quite like the JG. It's opened up the original for me a bit. Haven't heard the Geeneus mix yet but curious where he goes with it.
― Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill The Radio Star (Alex in Montreal), Monday, 7 March 2011 12:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
broken records not bad. sounds like something from the late 90s. im imagining the album will be like recent skream/magnetic man, just with songs.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 7 March 2011 12:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yes, although it is less horrible than those two albums.
― barieling cosder chout a fagh in a ballme thrantuman (dog latin), Monday, 7 March 2011 12:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
It is very much in the spirit of girl-next-door 90s pop-dance, but I like that.
― Pop is superior to all other genres (DL), Monday, 7 March 2011 16:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
brit school house
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 7 March 2011 16:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
It's the second sign that there's a sort of 'nuum hit factory being built. like a dubstep Stock Aitken Waterman or something.
― barieling cosder chout a fagh in a ballme thrantuman (dog latin), Monday, 7 March 2011 16:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
What was the first?
― Pop is superior to all other genres (DL), Monday, 7 March 2011 16:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
"lights on" is classic
― kl0ppa kl0ppa down (tpp), Monday, 7 March 2011 16:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
xpost oh sorry, was gonna say Magnetic Man. There's no reason why Rusko, Benga, Skream et al wouldn't keep the popstep game up if it's successful. They seem mercenary enough and the music's refreshing as far as British chart-pop's concerned.
― barieling cosder chout a fagh in a ballme thrantuman (dog latin), Monday, 7 March 2011 16:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ill Blu really need to get their arses in gear on this one.
― Matt DC, Monday, 7 March 2011 16:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
what good pop songs have ill blu produced apart from frontline? roskas a more likely candidate than ill blu as far as someone who could join the nummy SAW than them, even if i cant think of any great songs hes produced either.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 7 March 2011 17:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
weirdly i like that stadium dubstep tune by nero that radio 1 was playing. the saw theory only works if theres other artists in line after katy b. i dont know of any so far though.
Basically I want more along the lines of their Cheryl Cole and Sabrina Washington remixes.
― Matt DC, Monday, 7 March 2011 17:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
Jakwob might be a contender. He's already remixed a whole bunch of singers in that accessible stadium style.
As for singers, I'm sure if Katy B is successful, they'll have tons of people queuing up for production work.
― barieling cosder chout a fagh in a ballme thrantuman (dog latin), Monday, 7 March 2011 17:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
Katy B isn't really very "stadium" though, the last thing I want is a load of singers fronting awful sub-Chase & Status type productions.
― Matt DC, Monday, 7 March 2011 17:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
but the only guy who seems to be consistently good at making songs is geeneus. benga and skream seem a bit hit and miss (still dont like on a mission thaaaaat much). if theyre gonna be some sort of hit factory theyre only gonna be as good as the talent theyre producing. cos katy b is the one who can write songs it seems, not that lot.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 7 March 2011 17:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
One thing that seems notable about Katy's songs is that so often they feel very physically situated, like she's really trying to place the listener into the environment using her lyrics. It's like she's stageblocking social situations. So a physical reading of that line seems appropriate to me.
― Tim F, Thursday, 24 January 2013 05:38 (3 months ago) Permalink
standing at the bar with my friend oliviaaaa
― lex pretend, Thursday, 24 January 2013 08:26 (3 months ago) Permalink
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qnwhd/clips
― r|t|c, Saturday, 23 February 2013 00:17 (2 months ago) Permalink
Listening to On a Mission now. I don't remember if I've ever actually heard the whole album before, but it reinforces my sense that "Broken Record" is the best thing on it. I mean, "Katy on a Mission" isn't too far behind -- it's probably a more interestingly constructed song -- but I really ~feel~ "Broken Record."
― jaymc, Saturday, 23 February 2013 03:34 (2 months ago) Permalink
"Easy Please Me"!
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 23 February 2013 03:42 (2 months ago) Permalink
I've said this before and quickly recanted for fear of getting the gasface, but the verses on Broken Record strongly remind me of the first part of Paranoid Android
― harvester of lols (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 23 February 2013 05:49 (2 months ago) Permalink
Don't do it.
― Harlem vs Alabama (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 23 February 2013 05:50 (2 months ago) Permalink
lol
― harvester of lols (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 23 February 2013 05:51 (2 months ago) Permalink
"broken record" is ALL about the last twenty seconds or so. the way she rides that recOoOoOrd melody >>>>>>
― monotony, Saturday, 23 February 2013 08:23 (2 months ago) Permalink
katy's extra verse in the live version!!!
― lex pretend, Saturday, 23 February 2013 22:13 (2 months ago) Permalink
was all for "Broken Record" before, glad critical consensus coalesced around it (because that album had like seven fucking singles) but now I'd say "Disappear" is by far best
― katherine, Sunday, 24 February 2013 01:48 (2 months ago) Permalink
"witches' brew" is far and away the best single and album standout imo
― lex pretend, Sunday, 24 February 2013 08:53 (2 months ago) Permalink
also i think "louder" is better than 90% of the album
it's weird putting them in order because the quality is very consistent across the album, for the most part - there isn't much separating these at all
witches' brew > lights on > katy on a mission > (louder) > go away > easy please me > power on me > movement > broken record > water > why you always here > something new > disappear > hard to get
― lex pretend, Sunday, 24 February 2013 08:58 (2 months ago) Permalink
nobody linked to this? here, just in case anybody who might be interested missed it:
http://pitchfork.com/features/update/9075-katy-b/
― bride of lecherchaun (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 15:11 (1 month ago) Permalink
lead single off new album debuting on annie mac in a minute
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_one
song's called "what love is made of"
― buenos noches, do not approach us (uberweiss), Friday, 10 May 2013 18:59 (1 week ago) Permalink
KATIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEE
― J0rdan S., Friday, 10 May 2013 19:26 (1 week ago) Permalink
https://soundcloud.com/katyb/what-love-is-made-of-radio/s-6lw2L
― deeznuggz (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Friday, 10 May 2013 20:10 (1 week ago) Permalink
OMG SO GOOD.
I find this super-straight but mysterious house sound (e.g. this and "Aaliyah") such a good look for Katy.
― Tim F, Friday, 10 May 2013 20:41 (1 week ago) Permalink
Yeah that's great. She's got such a good ear for melody, that vocal line never goes to the obvious places the groove is trying to push it to.
'Aaliyah' had better be on the album.
― Matt DC, Friday, 10 May 2013 20:43 (1 week ago) Permalink
this song is really good
think "got paid" might be one my favorite songs by her, if not my favorite
― J0rdan S., Friday, 10 May 2013 21:10 (1 week ago) Permalink
WHOA
NICE
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 May 2013 21:13 (1 week ago) Permalink
yeah this is a winner
'aaliyah' was a look but this is more like style, with the maturing confidence to not try to distinguish herself lyrically on every line and instead just let the house signifiers do the talking
but still the sheer quality of "and i can say life is for days / looking at your beautiful face"
― r|t|c, Friday, 10 May 2013 21:23 (1 week ago) Permalink
yeah that's great. i suppose it's noteworthy that the two most credible UK pop singers at the moment are both mining 80s sounds right now, kind of neat that they've taken complimentary approaches
― dschinghis kraan (NickB), Friday, 10 May 2013 21:26 (1 week ago) Permalink
isn't it 'and i can stay like this for days'
cool tune
― buenos noches, do not approach us (uberweiss), Friday, 10 May 2013 21:42 (1 week ago) Permalink
so so good
album not till october tho bleurghh :(
― prolego, Friday, 10 May 2013 21:42 (1 week ago) Permalink
this is a nice tune but i am surprised to hear it's the lead single. it doesn't sound that thrilling or instantly gratifying.
i also adore "got paid" -- wish "aaliyah" had had a different title so people would've stanned for "got paid" instead
― dyl, Friday, 10 May 2013 22:22 (1 week ago) Permalink
i should say tho that a lot of the other katy b material i love wasn't "instantly gratifying" either so maybe i am judging too early
― dyl, Friday, 10 May 2013 22:26 (1 week ago) Permalink
the two most credible UK pop singers at the moment are both mining 80s sounds right now
fuck it. i'll bite.
who is the other one then ?
― mark e, Friday, 10 May 2013 22:27 (1 week ago) Permalink
jake bugg
― prolego, Friday, 10 May 2013 22:29 (1 week ago) Permalink
jessie ware presumably?
― dyl, Friday, 10 May 2013 22:31 (1 week ago) Permalink
Charlotte CHurch
― deeznuggz (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Friday, 10 May 2013 22:31 (1 week ago) Permalink
i thought jessie w as well ..
if not her, then i really am stumped and need to be directed accordingly ..
(btw .. the jake answer made me proper choke on my beer and laugh out loud .. )
― mark e, Friday, 10 May 2013 22:33 (1 week ago) Permalink
Also assumed JW, though a world in which their approaches are to be contrasted is quite a narrow one imo.
― scintilla (seandalai), Saturday, 11 May 2013 02:08 (1 week ago) Permalink
Hmmm. Liked this on first listen and already liking it more on second listen.
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 11 May 2013 03:17 (1 week ago) Permalink
Also assumed JW, though a world in which their approaches are to be contrasted is quite a narrow one imo
It's an emotional contrast, you can really hear it on Aaliyah - Katy always sounds either exuberant or defiant and when Jessie comes in she sounds like the most mournful person in the world in comparison. Katy B doing 'Imagine It Was Us' would be a very different beast, determined rather than longing.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 11 May 2013 11:03 (1 week ago) Permalink
I mean Jessie can do strong and booming pretty well (Night Light, Taking In Water, the Rack & Ruin collab) but it's curious she's elected not to do so on house tracks. Maybe it's a register thing, but I like to think it's an emotional choice.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 11 May 2013 11:05 (1 week ago) Permalink
this is amazing <3
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Saturday, 11 May 2013 23:25 (1 week ago) Permalink