Running Back - Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo-Rida

The first time that we heard from this kid of Australian Idol on her own, and she’s already teaming up with someone who is pretty big in the music industry. Her big voice just shines throughout the track. It’s pretty impressive to have a more deep and emotional music used as the debut single for someone that’s quite new in the industry. But it already did sound like what we can expect from those more experienced singers. Love the chemistry between the two, and this track definitely deserves some applauds for a newbie in the industry. 

Rate: 8.5/10 

See You In My Nightmares - Kanye West featuring Lil' Wanye

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Seriously, there’s no reason for not loving his music, especially those in this new album. Moving from those emotion-packed numbers, here we have something that’s more dramatic. Still another track delivered with the implementation of Auto-Tune, it somehow manages to not making you sick of it being use again and again. The building-up of the drama little by little was just brilliant, which can be considered as the main attraction of the track. Of course, not to forget the chemistry of the two rappers; fun and complementing each other perfectly, which is also another plus of the track. ‘Creepily’ great… haha

rate: 8.5/10

See You In My Nightmares feat. Lil Wayne - Kanye West

Run - Leona Lewis' Cover of Snow Patrol's single

Best cover track of 2008? Think again.

We absolutely love Leona, and we knew that she’ll sounds great no matter what tracks being throw at her, with that beautiful vocal, but that’s not the main point here. Though her efforts did manage to enable the single’s reception being elevated to another higher level, but the mark missing in her cover somehow making the new version’s quality doesn’t stood up to the reception. Snow Patrol’s grey, dark emotions failed to be portrayed in the succeeded version, and apparently Leona made it more commercially sentimental number. Though the emotions are packed in the later version, but the impact just doesn’t as strong as the original’s. Of course if it comes to making the original single her own, Leona definitely nailed it. But at some point her attempt to play with her vocal just appears to be a little bit too much, and that does affecting her overall performance in the single. She could have done better, definitely.

It’s very hard when it comes down to comparing between this two. Hate to say this but miss Lewis just missed it, slightly.

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rate: 7.5 / 10

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rate: 8.5/10

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Fantasy - Danny Fernandes

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It is clear that this third single from his debut album having all the elements and criteria of being a radio-friendly track; nice & not over the top music arrangement, smooth & not over bumping beat, lyrics that are easily ‘catchable’ and just nice. There aren’t much strong reasons why this number is being put into spotlight this time around, it is just being enjoyed as a typical pop / R&B single that apparently having very strong ‘commercial value’. In other words, it’s not an outstanding one, but still not a bad one. We’ll see what next for this R&B newcomer from Canada…

rate: 7.5/10

Heartless - Kanye West

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Love the idea behind the cover art of this single…haha

The emotions and mood might be different compared to the first one, but still it’s a nice and strong piece. This is the second single of his ‘Heartbreak’ album sung using the audio-tune effect, and it appears to be more like a hip-hop track or whatsoever compared to ‘love lockdown’. Still amazed by the change of his delivering style in the music of this album, it definitely expands the range of music that he could work with & nailing it. Though his vocal might not be as strong as those who are good at it (Kids from American Idol, for example), but the emotions are enough to outshine or overcome that for sure. This is definitely one of the strongest single that he had delivered.

rate: 8.5 / 10

Sober - Pink

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Her music is usually impressing when it comes to the amount of attitude she managed to show in the music. This would be one of the reasons why her music stood out from the others. Most of the music in this latest album would be on her recent divorce with her husband; we saw how she takes it cool and at some point making fun out of it with that 'So What', and now more toned down emotion with this one. Definitely more vulnerable than she’s portraying previously. Still, the best that we can get from her; emotionally spot on, sentimental, enables you to easily relate to her story, yet maintains the ‘pink’ attitude. The pop-rock diva nailed it again!

rate: 8.5/10

Another Way to Die - Jack White & Alicia Keys

Love the Bond movie; love this theme song as well. It would please you the very first time, but the more you’re listening to it, the more you’ll feeling the music. It totally captures the Bond essence to the teeth, personally, though it might not be everybody’s favorite. The duet of this two great vocals is just stunning… the piano & the guitar, Alicia & Jack, only to realize alternative rock can sound so amazing, so different, so Bond. It is thrilled to see Alicia still manage to rock it like she use to be, even though the track’s genre is more to Jack’s. Thumbs up for the nice work!

rate: 8.5 / 10

Spaceman - The Killers

We know how easily those odd ones stood out in the bunch usually, either in a bad way or in a good way and it always applicable when it comes to music. This second single of the Killers best describes that, putting them to be one of a few in the music industry that being applaud for the uniqueness in their music. It is clear that they won’t be satisfied by letting their music to be monochromatic, and the brave move just pays off. This track is totally different from the lead single ‘Human’ and the fun n’ wild in this one just keep you asking for more.  Perfectly executed and delivered without being overdone.

rate: 8.5 / 10

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