I get that there’s a posturing sense of girl power to this music, but they could at least make it sound a little more fun. This time around, though, even they don’t really sound all that into it, and given how much force and pep they usually put into their performances, yes, it is noticeable. For me it outstays its welcome pretty quickly but if they had to have a musical calling card it’s not a bad one to go with. The song kicks off with another barrage of stomping beats and chanted vocals that I’m sure I’ve heard before in another Little Mix song, if not all of them, heralding another round of finger-wagging female empowerment ahead. I feel like I’m the only person who’s noticed that, too. There’s a strong Eighties influence, if I’m not mistaken: the song is fairly standard, synth-structured candy-pop with a whiff of Cyndi Lauper in the melody, if I’m not mistaken (though i probably am), while the ska-styled bass line in the verses is a near-blatant rip-off of Queen’s “I Want to Break Free”. The music: So after listening to this a few times, what do I have to say about it? Well, the music is mostly forgettable, assuming you realised it was even there in the first place. For a song that, by its very name, evokes the dark arts, it’s awfully cute.
And what was the point of me saying all that? There wasn’t one, but hey, it got the review started, so who’s complaining? Anyway, today’s pop song review is “Black Magic” by Little Mix.įirst impressions: Huh. I’m glad we could come to that conclusion. So to sum up, Little Mix is a weird name. Well, maybe the person who came up with the name. But a Little Mix? Like a… like a smaller mix than a regular-sized… mix? Do mixes even come in sizes? Who can say. Their former name, Rhythmix, was at least a spin on the word “rhythm”. It’s just… it seems like a pointless name to me. It’s August 2015, and at time of writing I’m about to reveal some astonishing information: I don’t know what a “little mix” is supposed to be.
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