Title: Kiss Me Once
What: Album
When: released March 2014
For all that we are told to avoid sugar, sometimes one needs a dose of sweetness - and this record delivers a dizzying hit of high-GI pop exuberance. Listening to this album feels a little like indulging on empty calories and ignoring the pile of worthy and wholesome alternatives on offer on one's iPod, like that current affairs podcast, perhaps, but the sugar rush is undoubtedly uplifting. Highlights include the new single 'Into the Blue', the endlessly catchy 'Million Miles' and 'Sexy Love', but special mention must go to the fresh and fun collaboration with Pharrell Williams, 'I Was Gonna Cancel'. These upbeat, sunny tunes make one long for the bright carefree excitement of summer days, walking barefoot on hot pavements, ice cream. Life is sweet.
