Candie Payne - 'One More Chance'
A recent bio of Candie Payne described her as “Nancy Sinatra meeting Dido” (owww, my ears!). Mark Ronson, who produces her latest single, pictures her as "a mixture of '60s Dusty Springfield and Mika" (owww, my eyes!). So essentially what we should be expecting from ‘One More Chance’ is this: a slice of heavenly '60s-style pop fabulousness, with a sprinkle of 21st century somethingness (sorry, the leap from Dido to Mika is something I don’t even want to consider).
For the most part, with 'One More Chance', you’re getting a good copy of yer D Springfield-type popstrel (although with a little less soul). A sweet voice, striking a chord between old-school pop and country, a wall of triumphant, vibrant orchestration that contrasts with the lovelorn lyrics in the foreground (thank you Mr Ronson and his influences). So far, so tried and tested to the 6Ts pop rool.
But where’s the modern somethingness? Essentially, this could be an unheard gem that’s just been uncovered in a dusty corner of ye olde pop vaults. And for some, that’s a recommendation. It doesn’t put me off. But wouldn’t it be great if there were something in here that couldn’t have been done at any other time but now?
Wouldn’t it be good if it reflected the fact that something more than some technical developments in the recording of sound had happened in the past 40 years? If it made yer old school songsters sit up and take notice rather than sit back cosily remembering the old days?
Call me lazy for comparing yer Payne to yer Winehouse (Chartblog readers shout in unison: "Lazy!"), but sharing a producer (even if its just for this song in Payne’s case) and a retro sound is bound to draw comparisons.
Candie might apply her eyeliner more neatly, but Winehouse currently owns the patent on moderned up old soul. No reason why they can't exist in the same world, but if you're looking for a real naughties girl who can cast the aching depths of her soul in mp3 *and* vinyl, it's gonna be yer Winehouse every time innit?
Download: Out now
CD Released: August 27th
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(Nickie Latham)
Comments
I must listen to this..she being sister of a zuton and all..hehe.
However, think how happy the record company will be if they can get an nth of La Winehouse audience, bearing in mind her recent 'emotional' troubles.
But, if you are planning on getting people to buy records, I would suggest using comparisons of people who can actually sing rather than “Nancy Sinatra meeting Dido”, something that suggests the sound of a distressed platypus.
Lazy !!! lol