Girls Aloud
Cast your mind back to 2002 when reality television was still relatively bearable and the high-trousered, flat-topped smarmathon that is Simon Cowell hadn't yet turned himself into a self-parodying brand.
It was back then that five unknown young girls won Popstars:The Rivals and were catapulted out of the supermarket checkout and into the limelight. They were (and are) Girls Aloud.
Now, with a string of hits behind them, Girls Aloud can lay a justifiable claim to being the best girl band since the Spice Girls, if not ever. There's blonde party animal Sarah, girl-next-door Kimberley, ginger Nicola, tiny Nadine and high-class WAG Cheryl (who's now something of a national treasure thanks to her work as a judge on X Factor in 2008).
Girls Aloud are yet to do a crap song: even the album tracks are OK. Just check out this for a list of some of their singles: Sound of the Underground, No Good Advice, The Show, Love Machine, Biology, Something Kinda Ooooh, Sexy! No No No, Can't Speak French, The Loving Kind...
Both super-slick and boldly innovative at the same time, Girls Aloud even have charm, in a strange sort of way.
Absolutely bloody brilliant!
Click here to read Spoonfed's review of The Promise.
Click here to read Spoonfed's review of The Loving Kind.
It was back then that five unknown young girls won Popstars:The Rivals and were catapulted out of the supermarket checkout and into the limelight. They were (and are) Girls Aloud.
Now, with a string of hits behind them, Girls Aloud can lay a justifiable claim to being the best girl band since the Spice Girls, if not ever. There's blonde party animal Sarah, girl-next-door Kimberley, ginger Nicola, tiny Nadine and high-class WAG Cheryl (who's now something of a national treasure thanks to her work as a judge on X Factor in 2008).
Girls Aloud are yet to do a crap song: even the album tracks are OK. Just check out this for a list of some of their singles: Sound of the Underground, No Good Advice, The Show, Love Machine, Biology, Something Kinda Ooooh, Sexy! No No No, Can't Speak French, The Loving Kind...
Both super-slick and boldly innovative at the same time, Girls Aloud even have charm, in a strange sort of way.
Absolutely bloody brilliant!
Click here to read Spoonfed's review of The Promise.
Click here to read Spoonfed's review of The Loving Kind.
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SpoonfedMeg
Monday, 11 August
Girls Aloud are the it girl band of the year and their fun, peppy pop is just what I need to lift my mood when I'm having a bad day. I missed their latest London show unfortunately but I can't wait until they come back through this great city because they're just going to get more popular as time passes.
I've heard nothing but good things about their upcoming album release!
I've heard nothing but good things about their upcoming album release!
NoelleKelley
Monday, 11 August
Girls Aloud are so fun! I also missed their London show, Meg, but I know they'll be back in London soon! Their best song is Love Machine for sure, but all of their music is so good... I can't wait for the new album :D.
Tom Jeffreys
Thursday, 08 January
Single Reviews (12 Jan 09)
Anybody who thinks Girls Aloud are dense should think again. What words do they use in this new single to rhyme with kind? Well, mind, obviously, and find and behind, but also – get this – disinclined. Pretty darned smart huh?
Not that any of this really matters, because The Loving Kind is totally brilliant. It combines shifting dance beats with vocals of icy melancholy: not dissimilar then to Saint Etienne, or the Pet Shop Boys (hardly surprising, as it's co-written by Neil Tennant).
Anybody who thinks Girls Aloud are dense should think again. What words do they use in this new single to rhyme with kind? Well, mind, obviously, and find and behind, but also – get this – disinclined. Pretty darned smart huh?
Not that any of this really matters, because The Loving Kind is totally brilliant. It combines shifting dance beats with vocals of icy melancholy: not dissimilar then to Saint Etienne, or the Pet Shop Boys (hardly surprising, as it's co-written by Neil Tennant).
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