Tim: Writing yesterday’s intro gave me a nudge to actively check out what’s currently going around Radio 1, and I discovered this, press play and then thought “oh, Dua Lipa’s the one who did this one, I do know it”.
Tim: It’s tricky to review, because I’ve almost certainly heard it subconsciously so many many times before actually thinking about it properly, so I know exactly where it’s going, and exactly how it should sound.
Tom: Well, it’s new to me — I’ve been travelling around so much right now that I’ve no idea what’s on any playlists — and I’m not convinced by it.
Tim: It all sounds right for me, though, and really quite enjoyable – but is that because it’s a good track, or because it’s been drummed into my brain my unconscious listenings? Would I like it if I was listening to the first time? Or would I skip it, think “nope, next please”? I genuinely have no idea.
Tom: This is one of the downsides of our reviewing songs on first-listen, Tim: we ignore the growers. And here’s a strange thing: I’m sure I’ve heard that chorus somewhere before. Is it just because I’ve heard this in the background, or is it because it’s a riff on some older song? I’ve no idea.
Tim: Well, what I do know, despite this growing existential breakdown, is: having possibly heard it multiple times a week for the past month or so, I do quite like it.