Comments on: Little Boots – Hands, Album Review & Giveaway

By: giuseppe

giuseppe — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:08:57 +0000

no way, the new stuck on repeat is way worse than the original.

and symmetry is embarassing.

By: Thomas GvL

Thomas GvL — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:53:07 +0000

I’ve listened to the album and I’d have to agree with the score. It’s certainly a very solid pop album, but little more than that. I disliked the choice of “New In Town” as the lead single, as it doesn’t stike me as appealing to the mainstream crowd OR the indie crowd.

My favorite songs are Symmetry (by far), Click and No Brakes. I loved Earthquake and Remedy at first but unfortunately, they bored me really fast.

Still, overall a very enjoyable album.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:41:47 +0000

Thanks for the review and the mp3s

I’m loving Remedy – fun track! Although it does sound like she’s just giving the mainstream stuff that has been in clubs for a while. Although I can see the gay clubs eating Remedy up.

But yeah. It’s not revolutionary, but it’s well produced, well made pop music, which is an achievement in itself. It worked for Kylie.

But I kinda feel that this would have been a lot more amazing if it came out say, 2 years ago. But now with Lady GaGa and La Roux, the whole ‘pretty white girl does electropop’ is a bit… passé.

And is anyone going to say anything about that album cover?! Sweet wounded Jesus, it looks an ad for a hairdresser-cum-clairvoyant. Ug-ly.

By: Britt

Britt — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:37:24 +0000

Little Boots excites me more and more with each of her releases…she has an extremely promising career ahead of her.

LOVED IT!!!!

By: caitlin

caitlin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:42:29 +0000

I love it! I finally found an artist me and my sister both like.

By: acgood3

acgood3 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:14:57 +0000

I really liked the whole album. Perhaps some of the songs were not ground breaking or anything but that is never what Boots intended. She wanted to make a huge pop album with songs that she likes and will make people move and she accomplished that. More power to her for not caving into the expectations of critics and instead making her cd as she intended it. So, if you want artwork, go to the museum, if you want fun music, buy her cd.

By: George

George — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:21:02 +0000

I love “Stuck on Repeat” and the fact that she uses the Tenori-On beat machine for most of her songs is also pretty awesome. I do like Meddle, it’s sassy and fun. I saw her live at Le Poisson Rouge and the show was decent. Let’s hope the release of this album allows her to play more material in the future!

By: DrewT

DrewT — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:43:09 +0000

Earthquake is my favorite of these three. The music has more of what I was anticipating from this record than the other two. Not that Little Boots has an obligation to give us what we expect. Sometimes it’s good to get something different but I was hoping for more diverse arrangements and production than what I’ve heard so far. I would be really excited to hear an EP that was produced entirely by her. Still a really enjoyable dancy album and the remixes that are available are amazing.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:29:21 +0000

I love Remedy. Just gotta dance!

By: Keenan

Keenan — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:58:26 +0000

Oh how fun! This is the kind of music that the listener can travel with; feel different emotions and, ulitmately, fall in love with. Little Boots should have a confident heart knowning that this album is not just for listening, it’s also for adventuring.

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:51:39 +0000

“Remedy” has the most potential as a radio single, but “Symmetry” would be the best choice for a club single.

“Symmetry” is also my fav track on the album.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:29:14 +0000

I’ve been on the Boots train like the rest of us – lust at first thump with Stuck on Repeat in ’08, killer Studio B set. scouring the blogs for the most recent rework of track X…it would be nearly impossible not to be a little bummed. But just a wee bit. The single version of New In Town cannot touch the Fred Falke mix, which is aural perfection. Nothing can match the excitement of the throbbing 7 minute odyssey of Stuck on Repeat (it’s just better longer…), but if the little bird can bank some dosh and continue on a magical journey towards her more left-field stuff, why should I be upset? Endorsed entirely.

By: Joaquin

Joaquin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:58:54 +0000

Remedy would make a killer single, definitely my fave track of the whole disk. Standouts for me are Stuck On Repeat, New In Town, Earthquake, and on one of her EP’s, I just heard a sample, but a song called Not Now sounded pretty good…

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:57:07 +0000

Personally, I feel like the album was over hyped. I can’t say I love the songs or hate them. Parts of them are catchy but sometimes her voice just doesn’t do it for me. It’s almost like a hungover Madonna singing live sometimes.

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:41:43 +0000

Agreed, this album is sounding much more commercial than I was expecting. When I first heard “Meddle”, I expected a bit more of an edgy-electro — but I hadn’t heard “Stuck on Repeat” at that time and didn’t realize Little Boots was more of a dance artist. Honestly, those two tracks are worlds apart stylistically. The tracks posted here almost sound like a bit of a bridge between them – not as choppy electro as “Meddle”, not as techno dance as “Stuck on Repeat”… and much more polished. It is more accessible, and arguably more “mainstream” (HELLO – I heard New in Town in a store the other day…) but it’s still enjoyable and fun for the summer.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:13:49 +0000

This seems like an accurate review of Hands from the songs that I’ve heard (including the ones above). Little Boots defiantly has the makings of a pop sensation worldwide, the cool future synth pop sounds and vocals are perfect for 2009. “Remedy” is meant to be the next single and I can’t wait for a video, the song is perfect sugary pop and everyone needs some brilliant pop once and a while. Now if only it would come out in North America, she will conquer the US and Canada instantly, hopefully, because that is the acclaim she deserves.

By: likeadesigner

likeadesigner — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:50:18 +0000

Remedy and Love kills. such great songs!

By: Will-W.

Will-W. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:36:43 +0000

I like Remedy, but don’t think it’s strong enough to be a single. I love “Symmetry” and “Stuck on Repeat” more. “Hearts Collide” and “Earthquake” are follow-up worthy to “New in Town”.

By: William

William — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:22:39 +0000

I never realized that, but Little Boots does feel sort of like an extremely mellowed-out version of Lady Gaga… I definitely like ‘The Remedy’ the most out of these three songs; it’s probably the most catchy too.

By: K.Scribe

K.Scribe — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:09:03 +0000

http://www.thecouchsessions.com/2009/06/review-little-boots-hands/

Here’s the review I wrote for it, also. It was cool to compare, fa sho.

By: Luis Tovar

Luis Tovar — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:06:27 +0000

I LOVE ‘Remedy’

By: Scottish Friction

Scottish Friction — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:01:46 +0000

Great review I’d probably agree with the score.
And also kudos for liking ‘Remedy’. Thought it was just me. Everywhere else I seem to read says it’s poor.
^,^