Video Premiere: Paloma Faith - 30 Minute Love Affair

Cover: Paloma Faith - 30 Minutes Love Affair

Dim: Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace

Discussing the song '30 Minute Love Affair' on her new album, Paloma Faith admitted that it was based on a fleeting moment with a homeless London busker when she was a teen. It's this kind of quirkiness that has so far divided public opinion on the singer, leading to some labelling 2009's Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? nothing more than another contrived '60s throwback-soul record.
There's no such worry on Fall To Grace which, at times, feels astonishingly honest. A shining example is lead single 'Picking Up The Pieces', an epic song about relationship neuroses that feels worthy of its own Adele moment. Producer Nellee Hooper (Madonna, Bjork) and Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran) remain at the helm throughout, creating sumptuous melodies on ballads 'Black & Blue' and 'Just Be' that are packed to the brim with old glamour. Countering the slower moments are smoky disco numbers 'Blood Sweat & Tears' and '30 Minute Love Affair', the latter a Cyndi Lauper-meets-Drive number whose hooks dig much deeper than you'd expect. She escapes depressing us with her constant tales of relationship woes on the chorus of 'Freedom' which, despite the subject matter, has a wonderful gospel-like quality. Faith's co-writers Eg White, Toby Gad and Dan Wilson may be responsible for some of the biggest songs in recent memory ('Someone Like You' and 'Leave Right Now' to name a few), but even they manage to turn out the occasional misfire in 'Beauty of the Gone' and by-numbers ballad 'When You're Gone'. That said, they're up against some seriously stellar competition - and while her collaborators may have an ear for a chorus, there's no question that Fall To Grace is unmistakably 'Paloma'.

Based On Critics - 34/50

Based On Public - 13/50

Based On Hype - 18/50

Based On Pop Flares - 32/50

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Extra: Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace Photoshoot

iTunes Plus: Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace

Fall to Grace is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Paloma Faith. It is scheduled for release by RCA Records on 28 May 2012. Faith has said "The new album has taken on a very cinematic mood. I am very excited to introduce my new sound into the world. Working with Nellee Hooper (Björk, Madonna) has been really inspirational." Likewise, Hooper said that working with Faith reminded him of his work with Björk, saying "At lunch [Paloma Faith] sat and talked in such detail, as if every song was a short film, referencing everything from Chinese romantic cinema to Hip Hop."

Sampler: Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace

Artist Of The Month: Watch Out!!! Artist Month

I decided since four of our Watch Out!!! Artist is releasing an album this month, why not make them all the Artist of The Month. Get ready for a month full of fresh new worldwide sound. From A New Zealand synthpop drummer to a Swedish electropop duo and from an rock bluesy American-idol alum to an English soul pop singer-songwriter/actress. We have them all and we want them to be in the spotlight for this month before their album release.

Watch Out!!!: Paloma Faith

With the video premiere of Picking Up The Pieces, the first single off Paloma Faith's sophomore album, Fall To Grace and the magnificent album cover just being release, I don't know what to name this post. So I decided to just make her a new Watch Out artist and make my work easier. And she deserves every bit of it. I stumble upon her when she released her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? a few years ago. Though her songs were catchy but I didn't thought she was ready yet. But with the recent release of the single she totally proves me wrong. And her calling her new album having 'cinematic mood' and her producer Nellee Hooper teasing a 'Bjork-like' sound. How could i not get excited?