Chuck Eddy writes about Bittersweet World

[koganbot]

Ashlee, Trashlee, We All Fall Down

...my favorite non-single is probably "Boys" (produced, like much of the album, by Kenna and the Neptunes' Chad Hugo) for its Chic bassline, for the way Ashlee switches between light and tough vocal modes, for the way she splits the title into four syllables, and for the punchline "use your head but not that one."

Also, for those of you who missed this late post by petronia on the poptimists' Bittersweet World thread, I'm reprinting it here:

Looking up week-old thread to say that I heard "Outta My Head" in the HMV the other day and thought "You know, all the indie peeps would love this song to pieces if they thought it was by Santogold," and then... I found out it was written by Santogold. HUZZAH FOR ME??

Comments

ashlee

[(Anonymous)]

ashlee is getting a right slagging in UK press,one star in the Independent on Friday by Andy Gill and two stars in the Sunday Times today,i think the Guardian and NME gave good reviews,can,t understand the slaggings maybe its a UK thing.

Re: ashlee

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Wow. Independent one isn't worth acknowledging, except for this phrase:

Former releases have presented her as Alanis/Avril-lite

SKYE SEZ:

!!!!!!

Re: ashlee

[koganbot]

She's gotten just as slagged in the U.S. Probably more slagged, and she's gotten no radio support, and the record sales are dismal, whereas in Britain "Outta My Head" is climbing the charts, albeit not spectacularly.