Tim: You’ll have heard this on Saturday night; it’s a bit different, isn’t it?
Tom: I’ll say this much: the Eurovision interval act is a hell of a plug for a new single.
Tim: So, what to say? It’s the lead from her second album, out later this year, and to be honest I’m not keen on it.
Tom: I wasn’t expecting that from you. Why’s that?
Tim: I like Loreen – I like the type of music she’s come out with, and her first album was very good. There’s still plenty of material there to plunder, so I can only assume this is a sort of change of direction; that’s a real shame, because if all her new stuff’s going to sound like this then, well, then I won’t like it very much.
Tom: It certainly is a change, but it’s one I’m rather happy with it. Drumline backing and a sinister guitar may not be high-energy pop, but it’s certainly music that I enjoy listening to. This is a cracking pop song, even if it’s more minor-key than we’re used to.
Tim: I want arms in the air, spaced out dance music, not military-drumming stuff that only really inspires me to get up in order to skip to the next track. Am I demanding too much?
Tom: No, but you are demanding something different.