Tim: You may recall we reviewed previous hit Alone Again, and you mentioned that it was good but mostly carried by the original track that it borrowed from. Well (as was briefly mentioned back then), the follow-up single is now getting a release over here, and it, in turn, uses elements from that track. Because, well, why not?
Tom: I quite like that idea. I’m sure some artist will have done it as a concept album, though, and “releasing a series of linked singles” sounds like the kind of thing that’d show up on a never-going-to-be-funded Kickstarter project.
Tim: Yes, as a sort of musical set of Russian dolls. To be honest, I hope she doesn’t because frankly this is a bit dull. Here, I agree with what you said last time, about the bit from the last song saving this, because it’s only by remembering Alone Again that I actually think that this is any good – the chorus is a bit dull, and to be honest there’s nothing that would stand out as a recognisable element if she did sample this.
Tom: That’s true. I don’t dislike it, but it’s the kind of track where, if it came on in the middle of a DJ set, I’d probably take that moment to leave the floor and grab a drink.
Tim: I’d much rather have a properly new track, and a properly new track that’s good, and enjoyable, because as yet there’s nothing from actual Alyssa that’s much good.