Bikki - Halo/Suffragette
Bikki is probably one of the most renowned song writers at the present time, and this song is no dip in form from the lovely young lady. Interested? See below for details...
The songs display her talent in brilliant form. When I first put my headphones on and pressed play, I was whisked away in a shroud of excellent, intelligent pop into a supernova of musical bliss. Once I awoke from this strange type of meditation I found myself standing stark naked in front of my mirror with a hairbrush pressed to my lips.
But if you don't take my camp stories for proof, buy the single. You will not be disappointed. Whilst the first A-Side 'Halo is far more gentle and calm, 'Suffragette' is energy fuelled from start to finish, an unstoppable force that pilldrives it's message home. After you feel touched and relaxed, you are hit by this beast of a song. I suffer, I suffer, I suffer, Bikki addresses the world with an angry and painful message. Whilst Halo is a far more pop orientated song, Suffragette really verges on the rock side of things. Raven Comatose is brilliant supplying guitar and bass to further advance it.
And to give it a little extra sprinkle of juicy lovelyness, Joshy Firecracker and Stephanie Fierce are feature singers on Halo and Break.
And Bikki doesn't let up with 'Break'. Continuing on the hard, fast, wham bam here I am style of pop-rock. The lyrics even verge on a kind of punky atmosphere;
"I prefer to break rules break hearts; Break your fucking face apart". Just two sentences and you get the impression this isn't going to be Tisha. And it's not, most definitely not. It's cold, hard and truthful. Bikki pulls no punches and tells it like it is, as she very much should. A far more rebellious side to her bursts out into the open and it's gorgeous. It's full of flair and emotion and excitement. It brings a whole new spectrum to this already diverse young lady.
Bikki then, in a way, succeeds where Stephanie Fierce failed. It shows two very different sides to Bikki. On one half, you have Halo, which is a far more soft kind. A far more emotional kind. But then you get Suffragette, which whilst still emotional, it's far more angsty and upset with the world. This then, is Bikki summed up in a nutshell. Brilliant writing, brilliant pop, brilliant music. Pieced together excellently, and it's resulted in one of the best singles of the year.
Downsides? Okay, so maybe if you were incredibly picky, Halo could have been a little more like Suffragette, slightly more rock and less pop. But that's just my opinion, and won't affect the final score. But overall, this is a very, very solid single which really does set up the stage for her album.
2nd November 2009? Yes please.
Overall
94%