Natalie Imbruglia's second album saw her decisively reassert and reclaim a lot of the narrative that had clouded the success of her debut four years ago.
Pop Essays #33: Natalie Imbruglia, ‘That Day’
Category: Forgotten Pop
Pop Essays #32: Mark Owen, ‘Believe In The Boogie’
He might not have grabbed as much public attention as his Take That bandmates, but Mark Owen proved the grooves of his solo material were worth delving into.
Pop Essays #31: Sinead Quinn, ‘I Can’t Break Down’
Sinead Quinn's self penned debut after finishing runner up on the first series of Fame Academy made a clear statement of intent.
Pop Essays #30: The Feeling feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor, ‘Leave Me Out Of It’
Keeping it in the family, The Feeling and Sophie Ellis-Bextor teamed up in 2011 on a single that's been all but overlooked in their back catalogues.
Pop Essays #29: North & South, ‘Breathing’
The stars of the hit CBBC show No Sweat attempted to hit upon a wintertime smash as they slowed the pace down for their third single.
Pop Essays #28: David Jordan, ‘Place In My Heart’
Bringing you the only musical time traveling experience that doesn't require a flux capacitor, every Thursday at midday, this is Pop Essays. This week: what happens when major record labels choose paralysis by analysis... Artist: David Jordan Song: Place In My Heart Release Date: 22/10/2007 Writers: Dave McCracken / David Jordan / Tim Hutton Producers: … Continue reading Pop Essays #28: David Jordan, ‘Place In My Heart’
Pop Essays #27: Zero 7 feat. Sia and Sophie Barker, ‘Destiny’
Welcome to this week's Pop Essays, where as always every Thursday, I bring you my thoughts and general love on a personal classic from my extensive music library. And this week's one is just a little bit gorgeous so let's see what it is, shall we? Artist: Zero 7 feat. Sia and Sophie BarkerSong: DestinyRelease … Continue reading Pop Essays #27: Zero 7 feat. Sia and Sophie Barker, ‘Destiny’
Pop Essays #26: Marvin and Tamara, ‘Groove Machine’
Bringing you another genuine nugget of awesomeness from my personal music archives, every Thursday at midday, it's Pop Essays. Many a great duo have been written about before - so here's a twosome that got away for this week... Artist: Marvin and TamaraSong: Groove MachineRelease Date: 26/07/1999Writers: John McLaughlin / Steve Du BerryProducer: Steve Du … Continue reading Pop Essays #26: Marvin and Tamara, ‘Groove Machine’
Pop Essays #25: Amy Studt, ‘Carry Me Away’
It's Thursday and it's midday - it therefore must be time for me to trawl my personal playlists of yore to bring you another lost gem in Pop Essays. This week: an album track from one of Britain's most promising teen protégés in the early 00s... Artist: Amy StudtSong: Carry Me AwayRelease Date: 30/06/2003 (on … Continue reading Pop Essays #25: Amy Studt, ‘Carry Me Away’
Pop Essays #24: Ed Drewett, ‘Champagne Lemonade’
With more hidden gems then you could find with a metal detector, it's this week's installment of my weekly music series Pop Essays. And let me say that I truly love the geezer behind this week's featured song and his many other works - as I'm sure you will too... Artist: Ed DrewettSong: Champagne LemonadeRelease … Continue reading Pop Essays #24: Ed Drewett, ‘Champagne Lemonade’
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