Singles Reviews

Reviewed this week:

"You Got The Love" - The Source Featuring Candi Staton (4.5/5)
"Doctor Pressure" - Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine (4/5)
"Conceived" - Beth Orton (3/5)
"Run It!" - Chris Brown (2.5/5)


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"You Got The Love" - The Source Featuring Candi Staton (4.5/5)

Some listeners will be annoyed that this is the third re-release of this single, but since I wasn't really into it until now, I don't mind. Sex And The City fans will recognize it instantly--it's the music playing in the final scene of the series finale. Since it's a dance track, there's probably lots of remixes kicking around, but the Now Voyager Remix is the one from SATC and I think it's great. I've only heard a sample of the new remix, but it sounds like it doesn't stray far from the Now Voyager Remix. Great house dance classic. (2/6)

"Doctor Pressure" - Mylo (4/5)

"Drop the Pressure" was an underground dance hit that crossed over into the mainstream to hit #19 in October 2004. Word of his hip, miminalist dance music spread and two more top 20 hits followed. Finally, Mylo's growing fame reached a critical mass in September 2005 with the release of "Doctor Pressure," a mash-up of his first single and Miami Sound Machine's (back before Gloria got top billing) "Dr. Beat." As mash-ups go, it's a match made in heaven, as the two songs sound like they are made for each other. And the minimalist "Drop the Pressure" benefits from having an injection of sass, couresty of Ms. Estefan's classic. (US release)

"Conceived" - Beth Orton (3/5)

Beth Orton returns with this early release from her upcoming fourth album, Comfort of Strangers (out Feb. 13). It unfolds like an optimistic sunny afternoon, bass and piano driven with a smattering of other stringed instruments. Enjoyable, but not Earth-shattering. (1/30)

Run It!" - Chris Brown (Featuring Juelz Santana) (2.5/5)

After Usher and Ciara it seemed that crunk had played itself out--then came teenager Chris Brown to carry the torch of the R&B minimalist-beat driven trend. This was a big hit in the U.S., and probably will be in the UK too. I find myself craving the bridge because it provides some actual melody. Not bad, but it's just not my cuppa tea. (1/30)