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5Angels – Kiss & Tell

“Yes, it’s a bit shit, but it’s also a bit fun”

Tim: Remember these Czech girls from last August? They’ve got a new song out about kissing, which is good, because a song about anything more than that would probably land people in very deep trouble indeed.

Tom: Crikey, Tim. I mean, you’re right, but… crikey.

Tim: Yes, it’s a bit shit, but, well, it’s also a bit fun, with the video and the ‘dance routine’ all taking place in a milkshake bar (because obviously they can’t go to a proper bar) and a fairly LOLsome story about fake-numbering.

Tom: Did you… did you just say “LOLsome”? Because firstly, it isn’t, and secondly, you just said “LOLsome”.

Tim: Sorry, granddad – I’m just speaking their language. The chorus is pretty good, and probably hits its peak at about the second or third time, because it’s take a while to get you in the mood but then does become a bit tiresome once you’ve heard it nine or ten times, with no variation towards the end of the song.

Tom: Yep. Even a broken-down middle eight can’t save this from the fact that it does Go On A Bit. Oddly, I think the return from the middle eight reminds me of a Kylie song, but I can’t remember why.

Tim: They still, presumably, have their ‘comparable to One Direction’s’ fan base we were told about last time (though I’ve since realised that could just mean that someone’s once written ‘Compared to One Direction’s fan base, 5Angels’s is practically nothing’).

Tom: Ha. Yes, that’s true.

Tim: They’ve been touring with Union J and are currently touring schools because, well, skipping lessons is naughty. Well done everyone, I’m sure they’ll be at the Grammys just as soon as they’re allowed to stay up that late.

5Angels – World Domination

“I’m officially sounding the GET OFF MY LAWN klaxon.”

Tim: I don’t think we’ve yet visited the Czech Republic; shall we rectify that with a five-piece girlband?

Tom: Bloody hell. “Girl” band is right. Or am I just getting older?

Tim: No, you’re not – “cause you say we’re too young,” they sing, and ‘you’ may have a point as these five have barely entered their teens, although they’ve been going since 2009 and have got three albums out already.

Tom: In which case, I’m officially sounding the GET OFF MY LAWN klaxon.

Tim: Along with that, the PR guff we’ve got spouts stuff about their songs bringing ‘joy to children and teens throughout the Czech and Slovak Republic’, about their thousands of Czech and Slovakian fans being ‘comparable’ to One Direction’s fan base, and about a future appearance being alongside ‘pop royalty Jessie J and JLS’ in a Norfolk music festival at the beginning of September. Fun, no?

Tom: That’s a lot of PR guff right there. Mind you, we’ve seen much worse PR guff for much worse bands: they’re certainly competent.

Tim: They really are. To be honest, this strikes me as being a surprisingly mature sound for such young people – I don’t know if that sounds patronising, but I don’t have trouble imaging this being off, say, the Little Mix album, or Girls Aloud.

Tom: Apart from the fact they mention themselves. It’s been a while since I’ve made this complaint, but I do hate it when bands mention themselves in the song.

Tim: I’m not sure if they’ll ever achieve world domination, or any international success – a large part of me doubts it – but I’d not be complaining if they did. Although I wouldn’t mind a slightly more energetic return after the middle eight – a soaring vocal, an extra drumbeat or something. And maybe tone down the 2 & 4-beat handclap that permeates 90% of the song. But those niggles aside, this is fine.