Tim: Here is some generic but very good Eurodance. Sound good?
Tom: Always.
Tim: I’ll be honest: that takes me back to the glory days of Cascada and the like.
Tom: In style, possibly, but my word, is that melody ever a dirge. I know there’s a bit of trend for darker Eurodance around, but I’m not sold on it.
Tim: Em (apparently the six syllables of Emelie Appelgren are five too many) is Swedish, and seems to want to fill the void of female vocal-led dance pop that inexplicably seems to be around right now. If this debut’s anything to go by, there’s quite a bit of promise there, and while it’s no Can’t Get Over, neither was La La La (Never Give It Up) (yeah, exactly).
Tom: That’s true: it’s the songwriting I’ve got issues with here, not any other part of it. And by the time of that final chorus, I think my ears were starting to get used to the dark.
Tim: I have high hopes, so let’s keep playing this and hope that it all keeps coming, shall we?