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Kandi
Release: Feb 2009
Imagine Damien Rice and Dido dressed as a pengiun, eskimo, giraffe and monkey singing a song co-written by Ronan Keating andMoloko if you will. No one can fault One EskimO of not being a creative concept, so how the ingenuity of Kristian Leontiou and his animated band making a stand against the obsession of image in the music industry has resulted in a track so similar to the rest of the Top 40 is a feat in itself. 
The lyrics are inoffensive enough to get radio play, and children will love the characters playing out narratives, but since when has ‘for all the family’ been a term of praise for music? Trusting animated animals to be your vehicles for the goal of creating “magical, ambient, filmic, acoustic, beautiful and meaningful” music, asLeontiou stated in an interview with the Guardian, is nothing if not commendable. 
The real magic on this single is that all five versions of ‘Kandi’ sound very different – the radio edit is dull, but the cicada club mix is perfect for blissing out at the end of a hedonistic night. So bypass the traditional route, and head straight for the after party. I guess that it’s just not One EskimO’s way to do things the conventional route.

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Francesca Baker


Graham Coxon – Sorrows Army
According to those in the know, Graham can do no wrong. Graham Coxon has not let the recent rekindling of love with Blur (the thought makes me all warm and fuzzy inside!) make him rest on his laurels. Noth-ing new and surprising from Mr Coxon, but why meddle with genius. This new single is perfect for an indie ho down. He can do no wrong.

One EskimO
Imagine Damien Rice and Dido dressed as a pengiun, eskimo, giraffe and monkey singing a song co-written by Ronan Keating and Moloko, if you will. The lyrics are inoffensive enough to get radio play, and children will love the characters, but since when has ‘for all the family’ been a term of praise for music? Commendable for their creativity., but not worth the hype.

Little Boots
Hailed by so many as the one to watch this year, Little Boots, aka Victoria Hesketh, has the disco beats and eighties vibe en vogue down to perfection The bright lights and candy of Blackpool are evident, and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard has injected his magic into the kaleidoscopic electronic production She’s not big, may not be clever, but for pure neon thrills, Little Boots is where it’s at. Whether she’ll last the whole of 2009 is another question.

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