Also Glorious

Natalie’s new album leaked a few days ago. It is quite interesting. On 2005’s Counting Down The Days, there was a little something done to the songs that made them kind of old-sounding and endearing. In Glorious: The Singles 97-07, that “little something” has drenched all the new songs. I found a few days ago while toying around with Nero Wave Editor that this “little something” was in fact just reverb.

Too much of a good thing is not good. Despite that, new track Amelia benefits greatly from too much reverb. However Against The Wall doesn’t, and it is a terrible excuse for a song on a Greatest Hits album.

Stuck On The Moon is quite nice. Be With You, after more than 20 listens, seems to be the most radio-friendly track of them all. Unfortunately, it is scheduled for a release. I think we already know how it will chart.

In fact, if she is going to film a music video for a doomed single, why not make it Amelia? The track is one of the most unique songs ever recorded by Natalie and it sounds dark and weird and strange and amazing. Also it is not happy but it isn’t depressing either. Plus Amelia has an extremely unique structure, like it was written for Girls Aloud but got rejected due to the sound. There are no sections repeated, so there’s no real verse, chorus or bridge.

In any case, go and buy Glorious: The Singles 97-07 now.