"Living The Life of a Dreamer" is pretty rubbish. Even the description on the iTunes store doesen't sound very enthused, instead pointing out the rather ambigious fact that Alice Russel has been featured on Free Single before.
However, aside from the initial bad impressions, Russel sounds a lot like Laura Izibor or even Belleruche, with clear influences of Stevie Wonder and 70's funk/soul. Skillful vocals mix in with a toe-tapping beat and in general is a fun party song. But seven minutes of slipping in and out of soul, jazz and dubstep gives a haphazard, haywire feeling. The song lacks focus and direction, having no clear themes and lacking any sense of collection - a winding, unexciting and self-indulgent track that could be from a bad 90's Pringles commercial.
Genius reccomends: Kylie Auldist, HardKandy, Diplomats of Solid Sound, Uptown Funk Empire and The Boogoos.
Monday, 16 November 2009
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