The Boy Who Knew Too Much - Mika

Earlier this year I stumbled across Mika's debut, Life in Cartoon Motion, and fell in love with almost every track. His uniquely wacky sense of style and personality is reflected in the music, and by the end of the record I was left with a smile on my face. When I heard that his follow-up was coming this year, I was VERY excited. The opportunity arose and I listened to it from start to the middle, before turning it off. My initial feelings: I was VERY disappointed. The record sounds so similar to his debut, but a lackluster version. It was as if he had been lazy and simply copied his original formula, leaving behind his debut's spark. This time no ...  Read the complete review

Mika is the curly haired singer songwriter who burst onto the scene a few years back with the love-it-or-hate-it 'Grace Kelly.' Not afraid to be bouncy, bubbly and colourful and sing about happy subjects rather than the boy meets girl boy looses girl rubbish that usually fills the charts, for me he was a breath of fresh air to pop music. 'Pop' unfortunately now has a sigma to it. Pop, basically= rubbish and that's really the fault of nineties boy and girl bands I think. It's a shame, after all The Beatles were considered pop music and can you really lump them in the same category as S Club 7? I tend to listen more to indie and rock music now as a rule. Just occasionally, ...  Read the complete review