Diamond Needle

Because our letter of the day is K we're going to review some nice K-related singles for you this morning. Contain that excitement, please.


Katy Perry - Hot n' Cold
We hate faux lesbians and we hate P!nk wannabes, so by all accounts a new single from Katy Perry should mean diving for those muffled earphones and positioning them on your head before the music begins. But hold it! It turns out that Hot n' Cold suffers none of the tired clichés of predecessor I Kissed A Girl. In fact, it's totally fresh. The musical god who is Dr Luke jumps on board once again and produces an instant classic to rival the likes of U & Ur Hand. The bouncing dance-pop beat practically redefines infectious and the plentyful metaphors encountered along the way are nothing short of charming; 'you PMS like a bitch!', Perry slanders. The entire package is the sort of fabulous force that is helping to drive pop back to the forefront of the US charts, so we must thank Dr Luke and perhaps even Katy herself, if you decide to forgive the pile of dog turd she put out previously.


Keane - Spiralling
File this one under unexpectedly brilliant comeback single. Those three ever-so-plain lads who were taken under the wing of the middle-aged housewife population of Britain upon their debut are back and sporting an all-new sound. It's a transition which would make the Queen of Pop herself proud, but unlike Madonna, Keane are actually pretty relevant right now. Spiralling kicks off all blazing electro beats mashed in with a tinkling piano melody. What really gives away the boys' new-found pop embracement are a serious of 'ooh!'s, and as we all know an 'ooh!' in a pop song pretty much guarantees that it'll be in your head for at least seventeen days, because naturally 'ooh!' is the easiest lyric to remember. The chorus is an epic affair, the song punches hook after hook at it's newly-found youthful audience, and the final verse, a serious of rhetorics such as 'Did you wanna be the president?' works in a way it really shouldn't. All in all, Spiralling will indeed spiral round and round in your mind until you self-combust. The Sugababes' live lounge cover of the song is worth checking out on youtube too.