Neon Hitch's first single proper, 'Get Over You', didn't exactly set the world alight. It's a shame really because all of her bootlegs and guest-spots got my hopes up.
Thankfully, the original gypsy queen is not quite ready to abdicate her throne to make way for Cher Lloyd. She's teamed up with Benny Blanco and Santigold producer Switch for a new track, Silly Girl.
After releasing a slew of genius mash-ups last year and, more recently, this 'collaboration' with Deadmau5, it seems travelling circus performer-turned-popstar Neon Hitch is finally set to release some music of her own.
Two dub-infused remixes of a track called 'Am I Dreaming?' recently surfaced and now comes 'Get Over You', the first single from her debut album.
'Get Over You' is a soaring pop-ballad produced by Benny Blanco and written by Sia and, although I'm not entirely convinced that this is the song to break her into the mainstream, those credits make me optimistic for the calibre of songmaking on the album.
Following on from my post about Neon Hitch and her endearing collection of covers comes a savvy mash-up of Ellie Goulding's 'Starry Eyed' with Two Door Cinema Club's 'What You Know'.
I previously expressed my indifference to Jamelia sound-alike Neon Hitch. Seemingly, however, I'm not the authority on who makes it in the music biz (who knew?) because the London-based circus performer turned singer has landed a massive record deal with Warner, having been signed by American Idol's Kara Dioguardi.
She's currently working with top notch producers on her debut album, 'Beg, Borrow and Steal', but as a means of drumming up some early interest, has produced some timely covers and mash-ups.
These 'interpretations' are slickly produced and inventive and, although I'm not someone who likes to admit I'm wrong, I'll concede I was probably too hasty in making a call on Ms. Hitch initially...
I previously expressed my indifference to Jamelia sound-alike Neon Hitch. Seemingly, however, I'm not the authority on who makes it in the music biz (who knew?) because the London-based circus performer turned singer has landed a massive record deal with Warner, having been signed by American Idol's Kara Dioguardi.
She's currently working with top notch producers on her debut album, 'Beg, Borrow and Steal', but as a means of drumming up some early interest, has produced some timely covers and mash-ups.
These 'interpretations' are slickly produced and inventive and, although I'm not someone who likes to admit I'm wrong, I'll concede I was probably too hasty in making a call on Ms. Hitch initially...
A couple of weeks, Lou Bru drew my attention to British poptart Neon Hitch. Her issue-laden tracks reminded me of some of Jamelia's better stuff but I wasn't completely sold on her.
Yesterday however, Lou Bru sent me a link to a remix of a Miike Snow track, 'Burial', that featured a guest spot by Neon. Although my thoughts on La Hitch were largely unchanged, by drawing my attention to Miike Snow, Lou Bru introduced me to a new obsession.
The group is made up of Andrew Wyatt, Christian Karlsson, and Pontus Winnberg. Wyatt is currently working on material with star-in-the-making Amanda Blank and although Swedish pair Karlsson and Winnberg might not be household names, their alter-egos Bloodshy & Avant might be more familiar. The pair are best known for their work with Britney Spears and have co-written and produced what are, in my view, some of her best tracks (including 'Circus', 'Piece of Me', 'Toxic', 'Radar' 'Phonography' & 'Trouble').
Miike Snow's eclectic alt-pop is nothing like the body of work the band's members have produced for Ms. Spears or Amanda Blank. However, the project certainly highlights the kind of talent and musical ingenuity required to produce a perfect pop track.
The band release their self-titled album in a couple of weeks and, after previewing the tracks on their Myspace, I suspect the record will join When Saints Go Machine's 'Ten Makes A Face' among my favourites of 2009.
Neon Hitch's first single proper, 'Get Over You', didn't exactly set the world alight. It's a shame really because all of her bootlegs and guest-spots got my hopes up.
