Category: bertie’s analysis
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Eurovision: Europe doesn’t hate the UK, they hate our rubbish songs
As country-pop trio Remember Monday commence their Eurovision campaign, it’s high time for the UK media to stop wallowing in self-pity and start accepting that the only thing holding us back is ourselves.
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The wonderful adventure: why Slipping Through My Fingers is ABBA’s tragic masterpiece
A devastating account of a mother’s loss doubles as a universal meditation on the human compulsion to cling on to the past in a pop single that mixes ecstasy and agony in a way no other song has before or since.
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Every Mercury Prize 2024 nominee, ranked
With the Mercury Prize, awarded to British and Irish albums on musical merit alone, approaching next month, Undertone takes a look at the twelve nominees. Which make for the most complete, artistically masterful album? And, more importantly, which one will be chosen to win?
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Since U Been Four – Kelly Clarkson and my first favourite song
American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is not a cool or fashionable artist to like, and her career undoubtedly peaked well over a decade ago. I have my mum to thank for why her music is still an addiction of mine.
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Lemaitre: A Colourful Collection of Classics
Hailing from Norway but currently producing in Los Angeles, Lemaitre is the electronic duo of Ketil Jansen and Ulrik Denizou Lund. They produce songs in a wide range of electronic genres, from house to experimental, and their musical style seems to fall somewhere between Daft Punk and Pheonix, with strong influences from artists like Justice.
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