Tom: Our reader, Russell, sends this in, adding: “The song takes a break from Sia’s typical soulful vocals and meaningful lyrics – this song focusses on fun and partying. Perhaps it could be pandering to the general population, but even if it is, I still like it.”
Tom: Mm. There’s a good song somewhere in here, but I think it’s drowned out by an instrumentation choice that sounds like an insect trapped in a bottle. (Synth? Modified vocal? Lesser-known instrument? No idea.)
Tim: Yeah, that is weird – my first thought was kazoo, however unlikely that might be. Mind you, if this face is what Sia’s been hiding from us all these years, then relative likelihood goes out of the window.
Tom: And it doesn’t help that some of the melody — coincidentally, given the timing — is uncomfortably close to the verse in Ariana Grande’s latest.
Tim: RUNNING OUT OF MUSIC, Tom.
Tom: “I love cheap thrills” is a pretty good shoutalong chant; the melody’s pretty good; the vocals are, of course, great. But the whole package just isn’t up to much.
Tim: Nope – and with both Bang My Head and Alive still doing the rounds on radio stations, this really doesn’t stick out that well.