Little Mix - Move

"You know that I've been waiting for you"

I almost missed this one. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a massive X-Factor fan and I loved Little Mix when they were on the show. I also liked their debut single, Wings, but after that I thought their music was pretty boring. So when Move was announced, I wrote it off as something that I wasn't really interested in. Then, this morning I heard the song on the radio and was like WTF? The track caught my ear so immediately that I had to check who the artist was. And now... well, Little Mix, you have my attention. To my ears, this is leaps and bounds above anything they've done. The melody is fantastically bonkers while sounding quite retro at the same time. And the production is like old-school Michael Jackson mixed with current dance trends.



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Little Mix - Wings

"Mama told me not to waste your life"

The Powers That Be behind UK X-factor 2011 were pretty smart this time around, releasing the Little Mix single right at the beginning of the Summer. I think the girls needed it, because despite their winning the series, I'm not sure they're the commercial shoe-in that acts like One Direction and Alexandra Burke have been. Girl groups are a harder sell, especially when they're going a bit retro, as Little mix have done. Wings is not the type of style that I prefer in my pop music. It's heavy on the throwback production... coming out very similar to Christina Aguilera's Ain't No Other Man from a few years ago. Still, it's ridiculously commercial and instantly catchy. And as far as this style goes, it's a pretty good representation. I'll be very interested to see how it does on the charts--I'm imagining quite well at the start, but the real test will be the staying power (or lack thereof).



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