Will someone please give Mutya Buena a prod from me, and remind her that’s she’s a popstar? On every track she’s been involved with since her departure from Sugababes, the mother-of-one has done a fine job of filling her vocals with all the joyousness of discovering your favourite pet eaten by a rogue Alsatian upon arriving home from a really bad day at the office. ‘Song 4 Mutya’ finds her phoning in her lines without a shred of emotion, while coffee-table / cocktail-party dull-dance duo Groove Armada make with the pretty beats and pieces. You’d have thought, what with that title, she’d make an effort at sounding happy at having such a wonderful career right now.
Buena has great songs in her – you can feel it, more and more, with each so-so offering she unleashes unto the charts. Groove Armada? Well, they’re washed up, aren’t they? ‘Song 4 Mutya’ is a long way, compositionally, from their high watermark of the sumptuous ‘At The River’, now ten years in the past. Their time’s gone – see ya! – but Buena can build on this; she can become just as special a pop act as the band she left behind continue to be, albeit increasingly erratically.
If only she’d smile a little at her situation – like she does in the video below, however falsely – and embrace her potential with open arms rather than a coy reservation.
Well it shits all over Jamie T
Word...
Nonsense
Most of the time Sugababes couldn't have been more deadpan if they tried, its not as if shes radically changed her style.
And the new Groove Armada album marks the first time they've been halfway decent - it's got some boring tracks but when they try their hand at pop it's great, better than the "best chillout eva" guff they used to peddle. This song gets much <3 from me.
argh
pretend this was at the bottom of the page.
good track
works well with a good album, but of course no get down
toss
it is all drivelly swelling toss.
No place for her, no place for groove armarda or basement jax or chem bros, or any other so called dance band from 1995. they should have all burnt out along with the phoenix festival... although they should bring back the phoenix festival....
Mutya
is/was my favourite Sugababe. The good ones always leave.
I beg to differ...
....Halliwell left the Spice Girls....
And
Gareth Taylor left Forest...
no no,
the good ones always leave THE SUGABABES.
Totally agree...
the whole speaking/singing style which is being played to death at the mo is starting to grate...a good tune can't cover monotone vocals...
Mutya, lily Allen, Jamie T et al....do one..please!
I totally agree...
the whole speaking/singing style which is being played to death at the mo is starting to grate...a good tune can't cover monotone vocals...
Mutya, lily Allen, Jamie T et al....do one..please!
aaargh...
even the computer keeps repeating the same thing over n over....n over.....zzz...z.zz.zzz.z!
I actually
love this song, and what I most disagree with in this review is the suggestion that it is a little bit bland. I have never bothered with Groove Armada, but I for me this is such a well written song that I find it almost euphoric. This and the Pilooski thing are my favourite singles of the summer.
I don't think the song really requires her to sing any more passionately, it had never occurred to me whilst listening to it before.
It's like a giant advertising campaign
to project the careers of both Armada and Buena. In my opinion, it's not that much of a song either. So, campaign failed.
I think it's a fantastic song
That's all I have to say.
same here
I love it. :D