Hot N' Cold - Katy Perry

katy perry

Damn never saw this coming, seriously. But there’s a reason for sure why they made this the next single after ‘I Kissed a Girl’. Yes it is a great one, where Katy continues to show her personality in her music. Fun, catchy, young, spunky, quirky; everything you needed in teen-pop music, or a teen-pop music should have. It might appear to be too commercial and radio-friendly. But it’s okay to loosen up a little bit once in a while and enjoy what’s hot & hip in this mainstream music. Didn’t we enjoy Britney’s music when it used to be good back in the days?

rate: 8.0 / 10

So What - Pink

pink

I don’t know whether this would be another great success for her, but one thing is for sure, this is the best one from her, to date, personally. Instantly fall for this the very first time I came across with this track, as never see that coming from her. She’s wild, she’s fun, and all about rocking it, but this time she took it to the whole new level & it actually works! Kudos on that! Yet another catchy track you can have it on your playlist and play it on and on and on… Oh yeah that music video rocks as well! Love love love!!!

rate: 9.0 / 10

Energy - Keri Hilson

keri hilson

Being featured heavily in a few of Timbaland’s single has definitely worked to her advantage, as she’s receiving great amount of exposure. She seems to have all the packages that would enable her to go far in her music career, but it would be better if her current music stood up to that. This lead single, failed to impress somehow though it is clearly another radio-friendly typical R&B track. Playing too safe? Perhaps. It is just an okay one, not an excellent one, sorry to say…

rate: 7.0 / 10
Energy - Keri Hilson

Crush - David Archuleta

David Archuleta

Fresh from oven!

Yeah it’s the debut single from David Archuleta. Not really able to catch up with the just ended season of American Idol so wasn’t really sure how ‘exciting’ the battle of the Double D was. Apparently both of them have their strength in a very different way or genre, & this David actually nailed it with this one. There’s no doubt that they could actually sing, very well most of the time. But to project and showcase it into a 4mins airplay track, not overdoing it at the same time, needs more than just a nice vocal. & David had done just that, everything is just well balanced. I buy the radio-friendly of the single for sure & good job David!

rate: 8.0/10

Off And On - Sophie Ellis Bextor

sophie ellis bextor

Gonna love the dance tracks from her, including this latest one. Interesting intro, with the catchy flow of the rhythm at the beginning. Love the building up of the track after that & the moment Sophie starts to sing, everything blends in so-well & makes it another strong dance-floor track from her. Even though this might not be the lead single from her coming up album, but based on what she gave us now, the album shouldn’t be a disappointing one. Get ready people, this late summer!

rate: 8.5 / 10

Off and On - Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Dreamer - Chris Brown

Chris Brown

This is inspiring… After all it’s one of the tracks selected to be included in the sporting album for the USA Team for 2008 Olympic Games. If you need something that can motivate you, this could be it. Perhaps everybody is in the Beijing Games mood & spirit so this track could easily get you into the mood. Love the message that the track is trying to send : There’s nothing wrong to dream!

rate : 7.8/10

Spiralling - Keane

keane

Experimenting sometimes just paid off. And this phrase is definitely working for this British rock band which is often described as ‘living under Coldplay’s shadow’. Cheers for the transformation, as this lead single can be considered as a totally opposite to the Keane’s music that we used to familiar with. Every part of this track is surprisingly unpredictable & unexpected from the beginning till the music ends, in a good way of course. They took off from the music with emphasis on the usage of piano as the main music instrument, with the exploring & experimenting of other instruments. It is exciting to see them come back with the fresh look & fresh music, and they definitely deserves tones of applauds for the effort. Love it!

rate: 9.5/ 10