this song is so awesome.
― monotony, Friday, 25 October 2013 12:56 (ten years ago) link
I quite like Little Mix. Wings was a massive tune.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 25 October 2013 13:56 (ten years ago) link
I have a feeling Move isn't going to be the massive hit it should be. Same with the excellent new single by Cher Lloyd too.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 25 October 2013 15:49 (ten years ago) link
there's a definite "promotional single" feel to it for sure
― katherine, Friday, 25 October 2013 15:51 (ten years ago) link
I guess I just don't know what the kids want anymore. The first time I heard both these singles I thought they would be huge, now they I'm kind of thinking they will be lucky to make the top 10.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 25 October 2013 15:53 (ten years ago) link
I think they still command enough fans and public interest in the UK to manage a top 5 placing.
― Greer, Friday, 25 October 2013 18:19 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4xUE2X15bo
This sounds leagues ahead of their debut. That one song at 4:00 might as well sample "Bills, Bills, Bills".
― Greer, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 03:52 (ten years ago) link
spare me the ballads, but otherwise that is a very promising youtube
― monotony, Tuesday, 5 November 2013 13:12 (ten years ago) link
first time i've seen the video for move and i love it
THIS is what a fun, "female empowered" song/video actually look like, imo
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 5 November 2013 14:06 (ten years ago) link
Boy
http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/nov/05/little-mix-boy
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 5 November 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link
those harmonies! almost enough to make me forget that MKS have probably been dropped.
― monotony, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 10:46 (ten years ago) link
as much as i'm theoretically pro shameless recreations of "bills bills bills" era r&b there's still something a bit clunky about little mix generally - aside from being in favour of girl groups in a general sense, there's nothing really outstanding about them. sort of feel they definitely don't have enough personality, or insufficiently interesting personality, so far - still waiting for the moment it clicks, not hopeful it ever will
i mean contra rockist consensus, there's no such thing as an anonymous but good girl group, every great girl group has stood for something or at least stood out, and little mix...do not, in the slightest
i guess i'll give a thumbs up for the direction and attempt though!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 11:11 (ten years ago) link
basically they're the saturdays, not prime girls aloud
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 11:12 (ten years ago) link
they are better singers than the saturdays
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 11:14 (ten years ago) link
not talking about technical ability really, though "better singers than the saturdays" is a pretty low bar
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 11:15 (ten years ago) link
they're probably better singers than girls aloud tbh
sort of feel they definitely don't have enough personality, or insufficiently interesting personality
isn't this the USP of pretty much every british girl pop rnb group in general though? i.e. they're not megastars, they're not moving to california, they're not threatening, they're approachable girls next door
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 12:05 (ten years ago) link
like... interchangeability is almost the point?
that wasn't true of sugababes, mis-teeq, girls aloud...
"interchangeability" isn't even true most of the time, it's just laziness on the part of rock critics (cf every r&b singer being merely a cipher for the male producer)
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 12:12 (ten years ago) link
because when "interchangeability" IS true it tends to mean the group is a bit shit (SATURDAYS)
as an american i found sugababes, mis-teeq and girls aloud very personality-less, soz. the more i live in the uk though the more i see what people like about them
i do think that a certain blank up-for-it-ness works in little mix's favour
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 12:18 (ten years ago) link
but even so, c'mon man they knock the saturdays into next month!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 12:44 (ten years ago) link
well, that's a very low bar!
i don't really feel like little mix's up-for-itness has progressed much beyond kids' tv presenter level
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:37 (ten years ago) link
To be fair to Little Mix they have one Syco-backed album to their name, which probably hasn't left them a lot of space to project quirk or any sort of esoteric personality.
But I think the idea that they are relatable girls-next-door is on point. Certainly that's what Tulisa used to bring up after almost every one of their X-factor performances.
― monotony, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:51 (ten years ago) link
also, though they may not have been in the beginning, sugababes basically ended up being the very definition of interchangeability!
― monotony, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 14:53 (ten years ago) link
ha in one sense yeah but also not, because each member change transformed the group aesthetically as well!
"relatable girls next door" only goes so far as a USP - it's the unspoken things, the attitudes and lyrical flourishes etc, that really make girl group character. sugababes v1's sullenness, girls aloud's defiance, destiny's child's snottishness etc etc. again i'm not at the point of ruling out them developing this soon, maybe even on this upcoming album, but as yet there's no personality i can bring myself to care about, so my investment in them is just lukewarm...
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
Salute
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2488454/EXCLUSIVE-First-listen-title-track-Little-Mixs-upcoming-album-Salute.html
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 16:38 (ten years ago) link
not really feelin that one, kind of a too-obv destiny's child rip no? except without the OTT self-justification?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 16:47 (ten years ago) link
live in a few minutes here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 7 November 2013 11:57 (ten years ago) link
"salute" sounds v much like rated r-era riri
― monotony, Thursday, 7 November 2013 12:46 (ten years ago) link
props to the enduring appeal of that Curiosity Killed The Cat song! used to love those guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9Onf6EnH0
― piscesx, Thursday, 7 November 2013 14:35 (ten years ago) link
Full album stream: http://littlemixdaily.com/news/album-stream-little-mix-salute-deluxe-edition-listen-to-the-album-in-full
― Murgatroid, Thursday, 7 November 2013 20:02 (ten years ago) link
so the ballads are kind of boring but this is them well and truly delivering on everything they promised when performing "don't let go" on x-factor
"competition"! perrie's crazy note on "about the boy"! and the bonus tracks are great as well, wish they were all on the album proper instead of the 3 ballads tbh.
― monotony, Friday, 8 November 2013 00:14 (ten years ago) link
early favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcnzCklSJW8
― Greer, Friday, 8 November 2013 07:03 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5lfJkXJ3kk
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 8 November 2013 10:20 (ten years ago) link
http://i1.cdnds.net/13/42/618x618/little-mix-salute-album-artwork.jpghttp://www.tvequals.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Girls-HBO.jpg
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 9 November 2013 15:32 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6todhlzMEX8
― pearly-dewdrops' bops (monotony), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 11:20 (ten years ago) link
That version of "Word Up" is pointless.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 12:51 (ten years ago) link
AttenTION!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjpa0SMOug0
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Friday, 2 May 2014 13:39 (ten years ago) link
Love the song and video. They've come such a long way.
― Kitchen Person, Saturday, 3 May 2014 19:05 (ten years ago) link
New single: http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/little-mix-black-magic/
the first part of the chorus sounds a lot like something i've heard before - maybe by kelly clarkson? i can't place it and it's driving me crazy.
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Wednesday, 20 May 2015 13:17 (nine years ago) link
The chorus reminded me a bit of Blank Space. I think this a brilliant single. Not quite in the same league as Move but still really great.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 20 May 2015 13:30 (nine years ago) link
It's a melange of the Blank Space chorus and the second half of the chorus on Kelly Clarkson's "Mr Know It All" (finally deducing this was a highlight of my day).
The result is something like what I'd imagine Jeppo is cooking up for her album, i'm here for it although i hope they haven't lost their weirdness ("Move", still a belter, was such a charmingly odd thing)
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Thursday, 21 May 2015 13:07 (nine years ago) link
here's the official version btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM6w27puq_g
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Thursday, 21 May 2015 13:08 (nine years ago) link
video is like you took the problematic grain of "you belong with me" and took it to its nastiest end point. leave the poor girl who just wants to chill with her bf alone this is not edifying
― lex pretend, Friday, 29 May 2015 21:15 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I'm not crazy about the video but I love the song.
Just listening to their last album. Move really is one of my favourite singles of the last five years, it's perfect.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 29 May 2015 21:45 (nine years ago) link
holy shit this cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcfFk9puQS0
― Roz, Sunday, 2 August 2015 05:16 (eight years ago) link
Smoked it
― Spottie, Sunday, 2 August 2015 05:38 (eight years ago) link
<3
― carly bae jepsen (monotony), Monday, 3 August 2015 13:44 (eight years ago) link
this is perfect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WpoKRnoPRU
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 03:14 (eight years ago) link
hmmm i like "Black Magic" and "Wings" but not feeeling that one
lol their new album is called Get Weird apparently
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 03:40 (eight years ago) link
mittle lix - wet geird
― switching letters guy, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 04:01 (eight years ago) link
the snippet I heard of "weird people" sounded promising. feel doubtful that this new album will top salute but still looking forward to it
― carly bae jepsen (monotony), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 04:07 (eight years ago) link
New album nowhere near as good as Salute but still a handful of very good songs on there.
OMG is great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujbW5m9NITM
― groovypanda, Thursday, 19 November 2015 11:00 (eight years ago) link
I'm finding it really hard to love this band. After Salute I really thought they were on the verge of being the amazing group I always wanted them to be. After playing it so safe on Get Weird I was hoping they'd come back with something better than Shout Out To My Ex. The verses just aren't really there and the chorus is a blatant rip off of Ugly Heart. Very disappointing. https://youtu.be/mJSHMRZSPdQ
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 17 October 2016 15:40 (seven years ago) link
i get an "accelerated 'Shake it Out'" impression from the chorus also
― art baengels (monotony), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 00:56 (seven years ago) link
Jesy's departure and reason for it is hardly a surprise, but the fact that she's basically been cyberbullied out of the band is a damning indictment on the state of the world in 2020
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 23:42 (three years ago) link
what happened exactly? news reports are very coy
― ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
she's been relentlessly harassed online her entire career, idk if something particular was the final straw for her though
― ufo, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 00:23 (three years ago) link
I haven't seen anything about a specific incident or anything, but it's been nearly a decade since they won X Factor and even then she was not just being relentlessly trolled, but it was substantial enough that it became part of the band's narrative and brand. That's a lot for anyone.
Can you imagine a girl group having success from 1991 to 2000 the way they've stayed consistent over their decade?
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 00:43 (three years ago) link