Katy B - On A Mission (4 April 2011) - hype, anticipation &c

i'm not sure she has singles specifically for the us at this point, she really has next to zero presence in this country. like her first album sold 6000 copies or something.

― dyl, Sunday, March 30, 2014

that is a shame because 5AM and cryin' for no reason are the kind of pop songs that can launch careers. cryin' for no reason is the second-best pop song i've heard this year, behind only one high-concept song that really touched the zeitgeist.

http://cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/e7/76/e776424bef1a7194e48d5ab1136187b2.jpg

I listen to Crying For No Reason daily. so good.

Guy Chambers. Just... no.

Crying For No Reason is fine for what it is, which is the sort of none-more-broad landfill pop ballad that songwriting guns for hire produce for artists when the record label suddenly has a lot of money riding on them and secretly little faith in them actually delivering.

It's obviously effective, because it was a hit and got played on Radio 2 and she now has a #1 album, but Katy is a better songwriter than Guy Chambers in her own right and Crying... has none of her personality or spark.

i really like "crying for no reason" though i think it's boilerplate pop songwriting taken to another level by the restraint and space in the production, and personality and warmth in katy's voice BUT the idea that it's peak little red or peak katy b let alone peak 2014 pop is completely nuts

bun guy chambers, bun sia furler, bun all of these super-rich pop hacks

It's just kinda depressing that some marketing team thought like Katy B "needed" Guy Chambers to get to number one in 2014. Given 2013 was the year when loads and loads of stuff around the edges of ~what Katy B does~ got to number 1 in the UK.

i'm not opposed to katy b balladry in principle and am v much a fan of "crying", but it seems rather thick to release "still" when the trend this year is skewed toward black butter or stuff that sounds like black butter - "my love", "rather be", "ready for your love", "i got you", etc etc etc (and there's more to come, that kiesza single is pulling extraordinary numbers on pre-orders and looks set to be one of the biggest singles of the year), AND it's not like the album is short on bangers.

i'm not opposed to katy b balladry, i'm opposed to guy chambers balladry that's only just saved because it's katy b.

it's odd that any old unknown duke dumont or route 94 can score number ones but katy herself has never really come close, though perhaps that just illustrates that getting to number one is overrated as a marker of success.

i suspect the entire hideousness of this campaign is down to them wanting to break her to a new audience rather than just score dance hits like they know she can.

if chart position is overrated as a marker of success, what's a better marker? genuine q, and i'm not sure i agree with the proposition in the first place but interested to explore what "success" means in the era of freemium

if chart position is overrated as a marker of success, what's a better marker?

ILM love.

ILM love basically means you're doomed, commercially.

Lots of prosaic reasons why one record might get to #1 and another might not. Katy's had four Top 20 singles. She's doing OK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xdyav8r3mA

still sounds a bit better outside of the album but i'm definitely ready for her to turn towards some of the less maudlin tracks

tom shorterz remix of crying for no reason is the one

shorterz has gone back and done a superlative shuffle mix of 'lights on' as well now, kicks off the 26/03 0231 show

he is a splendid chap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EDf9X3DYIY

i think i love her.

I like her a little bit.

more than i should

she's mentioned the title track that never made the main album a few times, it's ended up as a free download for carnival. it's pretty nice! katy takes to reggae surprisingly well.

https://soundcloud.com/katyb/littleredlight

Please, please, please, can someone (well, presumably someone who knows my regular email address) email me the new track? SoundCloud does not work on my antiquated laptop. :(

i'll email you when i'm near my hard drive

Cheers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ8jkSdr5C4

i'm sayin

(doesn't know if and when it'll come out)

this album holds up a lot better than i thought it would

Relistening to albums for year end reviews, I remembered how early this album was released.

this album holds up a lot better than i thought it would

― lex pretend, Saturday, November 22, 2014 3:07 PM (8 hours ago) Bookmark

the continuous mix still does wonders

nice.

https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm/katyb-x-four-tet-x-floating-points-calm-down/s-OTkvi

^^

oh wow this is great, katy b blessing us with december miracles again

new album on the horizon:

http://www.factmag.com/2015/12/11/katy-b-teams-up-with-four-tet-and-floating-points-on-calm-down/

Damn, Katy. Was dancing to this waiting for my train on my way home from work.

I like this a little bit.

Exactly three years ago I was blasting the shit out of "Aaliyah."

"got paid" is still a tremendo banger

it truly is

just re-screened the video & yeah

new song is lovely and understated, and i'll admit i've become quite fond of "rumble"

the strings are sick!

"Rumble" is incredible, would be even more so if it was just a solo track

Lorenzo!

Honey:
01 Katy B x Kaytranada: "Honey"
02 Katy B x Wilkinson: "So Far Away"
03 Katy B x The HeavyTrackerz x J Hus x D Double E: "Lose Your Head"
04 Katy B x Sasha Keable x JD Reid: "Chase Me"
05 Katy B x MssingNo x Geeneus: "Water Rising"
06 Katy B x Mr Mitch: "Heavy"
07 Katy B x Major Lazer: "Who Am I"
08 Katy B x KDA x Tinie Tempah: "Turn the Music Louder"
09 Katy B x Hannah Wants: "Dreamers"
10 Katy B x Gorgon City: "I Don't Need You"
11 Katy B x Four Tet x Floating Points: "Calm Down"
12 Katy B x Craig David: "Come a Little Closer"
13 Katy B x Chris Lorenzo: "I Wanna Be"

https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm/katy-b-x-kaytranada-honey/s-nrv1m

:OOOOOOOOOO

yes queen

RUMBLE

Hannah Wants! J Hus!

12 Katy B x Craig David: "Come a Little Closer"

fuck me up fam

i am wet

wow that looks great

01 Katy B x Kaytranada: "Honey"
02 Katy B x Major Lazer x Craig David: "Who Am I"
03 Katy B x Wilkinson x Stamina MC: "So Far Away"
04 Katy B x Sasha Keable x JD Reid: "Chase Me"
05 Katy B x The HeavyTrackerz x J Hus x D Double E: "Lose Your Head"
06 Katy B x Chris Lorenzo: "I Wanna Be"
07 Katy B x Four Tet x Floating Points: "Calm Down"
08 Katy B x Mr Mitch: "Heavy"
09 Katy B x KDA: "Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)"
10 Katy B x Jamie Jones x Kate Simko: "Dark Delirium"
11 Katy B x MssingNo x Geeneus: "Water Rising"
12 Katy B x Hannah Wants: "Dreamers"
13 Katy B x Novelist x Geeneus: "Honey (Outro)"