Fresh from coming fifth on Canadian Idol, Carly Rae Jepsen started working on her debut album. It's considered underrated by many, but I feel it's more of a try-hard album, one where she was being too imaginative in her lyrics that it was lost as a whole. This is one of my favourite songs from the album. Carly Rae Jepsen has fun with friends on a beach, as she sings about not being able to build a sandcastle as there is a hole in her bucket.
Carly Rae Jepsen is my revisit this week, purely because I haven't had much choice this week, and I haven't seen this music video. Totally different to "Boy Problems" it really shows how she's progressed as a singer in the music industry. However, I wish I knew her secret to staying young, I'm already looking older than her, even though she's seven years older than me. I'm hoping new music is coming towards the end of this year, as she needs to get her name back out there, with a smashing chart hit. This song was written by Carly Rae Jepsen and peaked at number 32 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.
Directed by Ben Knetchtel, the music video was shot in Vancouver. It is a simple performance piece that is totally relaxed. Carly Rae Jepsen has been quoted as saying that it felt more like a beach party than a music video.
All the extras were Carly Rae Jepsen's friends. This gives it a good feel-good vibe to the music video as the friendships shown are all very real.
There's no sign of a bucket in the video, although there is a setting sun, and it's hard to believe that it is freezing cold weather.
The performance piece is on point, nevertheless. Carly Rae Jepsen is a performer and that goes without saying, she's got a perfect voice and she can showcase it on a stage, on a beach or at an exclusive acoustic gig.
Overall, it relates to an extent and it's very relaxed. The scenes are intricate even if it was just a simple beach party to Carly Rae Jepsen. I just wish I was one of her friends, as she clearly needs someone to talk to about her "Boy Problems" and she seems to be easy to get along with, she'll be an amazing friend to have no doubt.
Carly Rae Jepsen dropped this new music video for her fourth single from her critically acclaimed album E●MO●TION, which I am obsessed with. Boy Problems takes us back to the 80's with this feel good song about breaking up with her boyfriend and her best friend not caring because she's got worse problems. Let's be honest, everyone has boy problems or girl problems, there's always some sort of dilemma. There's always a best friend to listen, but sometimes they can only hear so much before they stop caring, especially when you don't listen to them. Carly Rae Jepsen shows that best friends are taken for granted and perfect for spilling your boy problems to, even if they don't care.
Carly Rae Jepsen first appeared on Canadian Idol. She's had a number one with "Call Me Maybe" and although her most recent album was critically acclaimed, the album didn't chart so well. I saw her live during an album signing in September, read more about it here. Surprisingly, she's 30 years old, and hasn't really became the success we all expect her to, although she's had some good hits, such as "Call Me Maybe", "Good Time" and "I Really Like You", I'm hoping new music will push her back in the spotlight, and although this 80's vibe suits her, it's not as popular as it should be. This song was written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin and Tavish Crowe.
Directed by Petra Collins, there's a full cast of girls featuring Alexandra Marzella, Manon Macasaet, Torraine Futurum, Chloe Pultar, Carlotta Kohl, Diana Veras, Barbie Ferreira, Kaila Chambers, Tavi Gevinson, Dounia Tazi, Minahil Mahmood, Hannah Park, Paloma Elsesser, Taylor Coward and Samira Alfaris.
Carly Rae Jepsen still looks incredibly young. Her songs always seem bubble-gum popish, with a deep meaning behind each and every one of them, you would never think she was actually 30 years old. But who cares at what age you're discovered, as long as you have hit songs and the amazing voice to go with it, who cares?
The same can be said about boy problems. everyone's had them and everyone's got them. The music video really shows this with the amount of girls in the video, all singing the lyrics to the song, suggesting that they also broke up with their boyfriends today too.
Carly Rae Jepsen is curled up in bed throughout most of the video. She seems upset that she ended the relationship, but at the same time she's in a good mood because she hasn't lost her best friend, and this track is upbeat nonetheless.
There's not a lot to this music video, I've seen Carly Rae Jepsen perform much better than this, and her acoustic version of "Your Type" at that exclusive gig had me in tears. She can perform amazingly, and this just doesn't come across that well. Having saying that, the song and video feels exactly like comfort ice cream, you know... When you've just ended a relationship, and you turn to that fat tub of ice cream in the freezer, and you grab a spoon and eat it all... Well now we've got this music video to watch instead, it's uplifting, it's a comfort and you definitely won't be ten stone heavier the next day, unless you eat ice cream whilst watching this (that's not a suggestion by the way). Overall, it's a good performance piece, but nothing spectacular. Loving the new hair, by the way, Carly Rae Jepsen.
Sam Callahan has done it again, he has released one banger of a song I can't stop playing over and over again. 'What is it you do to me?' High energy, amazing vocals, and the perfect path for him to go down. A past Artist Of The Month, is setting clubs alive with this song, and I'd definitely be requesting it in any club I'm in, and will definitely be playing it at any predrinks and house parties I host. 'I don't know what you do to me'. Sam Callahan is back stronger than ever, sexy upbeat tempo track that compliments his vocals, and a club style music video that accompanies the song effortlessly.
Sam Callahan is another one of The X Factor alumni, but that wasn't where I first came across him. He was promoted before The X Factor and appeared in both Attitude Magazine and Gay Times Magazine, it's where I spotted him over three years ago. He released "Runaway Train" and "Crazy" before entering for the competition. He got to the live shows, with his callafan army behind him. It gave him more exposure and many more fans. After a wayward dip in the rock world, he has turned his sights on dance/house music and this definitely suits him much more. After the release of "Bigger Things", I wondered what was next, and here is my new favourite song from him. I Love It When You was written by Sam Callahan, Warren Meyers, Jenna Donnelly and Matthew Meyers.
Directed by Harvey Lewis, I instantly prefer it over "Bigger Things". A mainly performance piece with a hidden narrative, Sam Callahan finally has perfect stage presence and portrays this song amazingly, he's heart is definitely into this one, and he's loving every minute of it.
Set in Talk Nightclub in Southend, the video has the same feel of the song, with edited scenes that are repeated at times, allowing for an upbeat video. It features Tiffany Theatre College and Vapour Creations (the latter provided the smoke table which holds the drinks in Sam Callahan's booth).
The narrative never quite forms, it works to an extent, but this girl is jumping from one guy to the next, which isn't exactly a rarity in clubs. The first guy she's talking to at the bar is presumable later found in the men's toilets with another girl. Then she comes across Sam Callahan, and after a few exchanges they head back to his booth, where he says something stupid and she pushes him away. Whatever you said Sam Callahan, never say it again!
There's a few people with scary masks on, suggesting alcohol is going to the clubbers heads. Allowing a distorted version of events which totally relates to the song
More clubbing enfolds, including a crowd surf, a champagne soaking (who wouldn't like to get Sam Callahan wet?) and plenty of dancing; with a cheeky UV kiss on his cheek, right at the end.
Overall, an amazingly catchy song that has been stuck in my head since it was released on SoundCloud. The music video finally got released, along with the pre-order of the radio edit. The video relates, it's energetic, has perfect performance vibes from Sam Callahan, and attempts at a narrative that leaves us wanting more. Sam Callahan has found his sound, he just needs promotion and success. I Love It When You is a banger, and it's going to be one of those uncharted treasures that should've been popular.
Becky Hill is back with another smash hit that is no doubt going to be big sometime soon... She's also back with a video that has got us all confused once again; very weird. It does have meaning though, bare with me, there's a total back story to this that can make sense and is open to interpretation, but definitely works and relates to the song. MK and Becky Hill have created a perfect hit that instantly gets stuck in my head, the music video is just as memorable, in it's weird but wonderful ways, nothing new when it comes to Becky Hill music videos.
MK, real name Marc Kinchen, is an american DJ and music producer. He's remix of Storm Queen's "Look Right Through" hit number one in the UK. He has done extensive remixes, which is unsurprising since he has been in the music industry for decades. He had a few hits in the 90's, especially in the clubs. "Always" which features Alana was remixed by Route 94 and re-entered the UK chart at number 14. In doing so, it has kickstarted his career once again. Becky Hill is the new starter, the girl from The Voice UK season one, the girl who's already had a number one and who has been on everyone's lips for a few years. She's been the one to watch in the last half-decade, she's been hyped beyond degree, we've been patient for her album to drop, but she's only released two solo singles, with a third right around the corner. She deserves a lot more success than she's been getting, but I feel she's still trying to find her sound, she found it once with "Gecko (Overdrive)" and definitely this song. She is going down the right path, although I am in love with "Losing". Hope to hear more amazing tracks from this girl. This song was written by Marc Kinchen, Rebecca Hill, Tim Powell and Mary Leay.
Directed by Carlos López Estrada, this video is beyond weird, and yet all makes sense if you look deeper. A pure narrative that contrasts the past with the present and how much has changed.
There's two main cars, two main time zones. The first one is set in the past, the girl is wearing a respectable skirt. There's burgers on the side, the entire car and upholstery is old fashioned and there's car dice, who doesn't love car dice?
The second zone features a more modern scene. The couples clothes are more stylish and the car is much more advanced. There's also a CD walkman, which suggests it's still a past time but much more closer to the present day.
The cars bump into each other, and the white girl kisses the black man, proving that interracial relationships aren't a bad thing, and is definitely not uncommon. It's defining perception, although they could've gone one better and made the girls kiss each other, but I guess they can only tackle one thing at a time rather than taking on every perception.
My favourite part of the video has to be seeing the couples kissing in the cars while there's a full profile shot of the skaters, it's well thought out and technically great. Although a few glitches, such as when the black couple fly out of the car, the girl's red top is back on and then it disappears in the next shot. There's a few little inconsistencies, which drops the greatness of this video.
Overall, a well planned out music video that has a much deeper thought behind it all. It's fun, it's sexy, it's imaginative, if a more than a little weird. Weird is what we've come to expect off Becky Hill though.
For a third time overall and a second time consecutively, there is not a song in the top 10 UK singles chart which I can write a music video review for.
