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Single Reviews
Single Review: Frankmusik – 3 Little Words (Universal)
By Marc Samuels | Published on Monday 24 November 2008
The third single from the Pop Justice endorsed (and rightly so) Vincent Frank sees him hook up with producer of the moment (that moment being sometime in 2005-6) Stuart Price. It’s a welcome match – the effervescent main track recalls, amongst other thing, Stuart Price’s Zoot Woman outfit, although this is far more hyperactive than ZW’s slick, chilled soul pop. There’s also a brief but rather fun squelchy synth funk middle bit, which wouldn’t have been out of place on Chromeo’s ‘Fancy Footwork’. Meanwhile the accompanying Black Gardenia version – just Vincent and a piano – shows that there is a songwriter of promise to admire once you strip away all the bells and whistles. Elsewhere, ‘Better Of As Two’ crams all sorts of pop ideas into its brief, thrilling life, whilst ‘Run Away From Trouble’ is an icy synth rock ballad with a touch of the epic about it but never overblown. Good stuff. MS
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