Hands - Little Boots

If you've read any of my reviews on music before then you'll probably have realised that my musical taste is quite varied and that I don't tend to listen to just one genre of music but prefer to keep a mixture on my ipod. One of my latest acquisitions is an album by someone called Little Boots entitled Hands. Now you may well be thinking that firstly the artist has a bizarre name and that secondly the album also has a rather odd name too. After hearing a couple of her songs on the radio I decided to have a look into her album and in doing so discovered that her name is actually Victoria Hesketh and she just uses Little Boots as her screen name... as we all do! She's a ...  Read the complete review

Back at the end of 2008, there was a great deal of buzz around Little Boots. Her real name is Victoria Hesketh and she was declared the winner of the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll. Names in the past to appear in this list have included Mika, Duffy and Adele and coming towards the top end basically is a one ticket pass to instant success the following year as the public lap up whatever the BBC feeds them. Unfortunately in the case of Little Boots she seems to have been lost in the crowd whilst her peers are enjoying much more success. 'Hands' is her debut album that has been in the making for most of this year and is a showcase of the talent of this up and coming ...  Read the complete review

Hands is the debut album by Lancastrian electronic pop artist Victoria Hesketh aka Little Boots. Not the usual thing, I'd be reviewing, it was an album that became part of my objective to review the latest album by every Glastonbury act this year. I didn't expect much but I found it pleasantly surprising. Although it's a very girly sounding track, I think that "Every Little Earthquake" is a pretty good pop number with a variation of pace and electronic sounds. New In Town is one of the best songs on the album due to it's catchy nature and pretty memorable pure pop lyrics. Remedy is a dancy pop song that sounds like many a Timbaland ...  Read the complete review

Hands is the debut album from Little Boots. It is one of the best debut albums of the year and really deserved a Mercury Prize nomination because it is better than both La Roux and Florence and the Machines debut albums. New In Town the first track on the album and as the debut single is one of the many highlights on the album. Remedy I felt was a hidden Gem even before it began to get some radio play and will be released as a single. You won't grow tired of listening to this song in particular. Meddle and Mathematics are also two brilliant hidden Gems and along with Remedy are the albums best three songs. I feel the last 3 songs on the album ...  Read the complete review

At the start of 2009, singer & songwritter Victoria Hesketh better known as Little Boots was earmarked my much of the media to be the biggest new act to watch out for this year. If you listen to this her debut album, you can see exactly why. I would describe her style as electro pop with many delights featured on this her debum album. Highlights include debut single "New In Town" & the latest single "Remedy" but apart from these there are many other great tunes on this album includes "Hearts Collide" & "Stuck on Repeat". I think what makes her so wonderful is the fact that she's so distinctive from anything ...  Read the complete review