The Wanted (The Wanted) - Golden?

These guys slowly crept up to be my current favorite band.  Any band.  Boy.  Girl. "Man".  Poser.  Any type of band.  With their upcoming comic relief single to be released this Sunday, I think it is most appropriate at this time that I review their debut album.  I must say, this is quite a solid album for a debut.  Yes, we do have some of the typical formulatic boyband tracks (give thanks to NKOTB), but surprisingly, there are other tracks you would not have literally expect to find any type of "boyband" to sing.  Unless if it's Take That, since they're all out on experimenting now.  Well that's the thing about The Wanted.  They're actually a band I can honestly spread apart from the others because of how distinct their music is.  For instance, JLS, The Saturdays, Shayne Ward, and those other bubble heads have that.. Well, current 2011 bubblegum pop.  One Direction, they could just be another Take That 2.0 or make records just like these guys... And then you've got the alternative bands, Coldplay, The Script, Kings Of Leon and etc.  Hence, The Wanted in a sense is more of a twist of bubble pop and alternative, which I think is why they're music is quite an ear-opener to the public.

Yasmin - Finish Line

Despite having such a low peak on her debut, 'On My Own' (#39)Yasmin (tries) to come back with this sophisticated, slow jam number.  The chorus is quite the rift (middle 8 too), but that's pretty much it really.  So basically when you think of it, it's not that bad of a song.  In my opinion, it just needs a bit of a rework, then it'd probably have more of a kick to it.  Not a smash, but the effort is appreciable.

B

Bruno Mars - Liquor Store Blues (Feat. Damien Marley)

Not quite sure if this is his next single.   Just because artists release a music video does not quite exactly mean they become singles.  Remember Day 26? (...) Anywho, this music for me is quite dull.  Even if it is just trippy, gnarly effects, which I am a big fan of.  But just by how it was used in this video, I don't actually see the appeal of it all.  Maybe whilst you're on Mars' crack train people would seem to love it, but in reality, it's not that alluring.  The song's not bad though.

C+

The Wanted - Gold Forever

I always had a soft spot for boybands (see Take That & JLS), but I never reckoned liking this band at all.  The first two singles were an absolute bore I crossed my eyes and prayed they were going to be one hit wonders.  But after hearing this song, I totally changed my perception of them.  This video allows me to introduce how they're just simple guys.  None of them really stand out as a great singer (probably the dude with the nearly bald hair with the awkward facial expressions who hogs most of the spotlight). But all in all, their all equally vocal-wise compatible to each other.  This song would've been perfect for a summer anthem, but eh.  It's great we get to hear it now.

A

Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor (Feat. Pitbull)

This music video is near perfect.  Although it may be hard to believe that she is 40, J-Lo can still strut, work it, and pwn at it a million times as much as those amateur female artists "try" to these days.  Usually I'd say that Pitbull would ruin any song just by appearing on someone else's, but for ONCE, he genuinely hypes this song to be an ultimately top dance party track.  This all round is literally an amazing track.

A+

Katy B - Broken Record

This will give me time to grow, but for now, this whole track is just meh to the max.  This definitely is not Katy's best material, in fact, I think this is the least I've ever favored hearing from her.  A bit I liked was the "like a broken record" near the ending, but other than that...

C