Tag: Krista Siegfrieds

Tim: You’ll remember Krista, Tom, she’s the one that haunts your nightmares. But boy, has she developed.

Tim: Because sound-wise, that could come off the next Taylor Swift album.

Tim: It’d very much be an album track, mind, because there’s not enough of Swiftian glory about it.

Tim: The verses are adequate, the chorus is catchy while it’s playing but forgettable once it’s over, and the music beneath it is competently produced. Yes, that all sounds negative, or positive in the same way that a drop in the sink is a tidal wave, but let’s not miss the bigger picture: it’s a modern sound, with a lot of potential, so Krista let’s keep going please.

Tim: Finland’s favourite bride-to-be is back with a rather good pop song, presented here for your enjoyment.

Tim: Well, if her husband sees this video, they may well be headed that way: it’s not technically NSFW, but when they’re On they’re very very On, so you might want to keep one hand hovering over your Alt+Tab.

Tim: Verses: 8/10 – pleasantly tuneful and melodic, with just the right amount of energy for the scenes and settings it’s describing. Chorus: also 8/10 – opposite of the verse, really, with a whole lot of energy but not much in the way of melody.

Tim: Middle eight: 7/10, mostly losing points for that “sh-” which sounds annoying, fools no-one, and since it’s not like you’re realistically going to get any English-speaking radio airplay, why bother?.

Tim: Post-chorus, though: SO MUCH/10, because that “on and off and on and off” is really very good indeed – lyrical genius it might not be, but it’s sure as hell immediately sing-alongable, memorable, and basically the highlight of the song.

Tim: Tom’s off again today, but he will no doubt remember Krista, the bride-to-be who’s been haunting his dreams for the past twelve months. Over the weekend, she appeared once again on Finland’s Eurovision selection program, but this time just to show off her new single. (Performance here.)

Tim: There’s not a massive amount to it, or at least there doesn’t seem to be, and that’s kind of a problem. There’s no way I could criticise her for not giving it everything she’s got with those big notes, but I think the song almost needs someone with a voice to handle those better. Compare this to, say, Unconditionally, and I can’t help feeling that her vocal hasn’t quite got the capability this song deserves – the big drawn out bits stop too quickly, really, when I’ve got a feeling they’d sound better if they were held out for a few more seconds. I don’t know. It’s decent enough, but may have had a little more potential.

Tim: Tom, you’ll be glad to heard that Finland’s somewhat manic wannabe fiancée has given up on the whole marriage idea, largely because it didn’t work out for her – two months later, she’s divorced and back out on the pull. Let’s see how she gets on, shall we?

Tim: Well, as far as I’m concerned that divorce has done wonders for her, musically at least, because I really like that.

Tim: You think? Obviously it wouldn’t have suited a Eurovision entry (though as it turned out, neither did Marry Me, which was a bit of a shame), but it’s a big pop number with a lot going for it.

Tim: I disagree – I reckon it works well. Sounds almost Gaga-ish, or at least round about 2010-era with verses taken from Ke$ha back around then as well.

Tim: Hmm. All your negativity’s got me slightly worried again about an issue I’ve mentioned before – would I like this if it was a Ke$ha track? I don’t know, but I do know that, whatever you say, I like it as a Krista Siegfrids track, which is what it is. Amen for that.

Tim: Well, that’s probably a given.