I must prefix this review with major aggrievance at the absence of 2012's marvellous disco single Headphones . Considering this record's so centred around the supposed strengths of house music I guess I can see its omission as necessary, as it's more of a discopop song, but, as I'm about to discover, it's far stronger than the majority available here. It seems absurd in hindsight that the BBC awarded Little Boots - real name Victoria Hesketh - the 'Sound of 2009' prize. In a year that saw such indie-crossover juggernauts as Florence + the Machine, the xx, Mumford and Sons, La Roux, Passion Pit, Empire of the Sun and... oh yeah... Lady GaGa (!) it was a little bit of an odd decision to give the title to the rather safe, homely-looking pop prot é g é . OK, that's a shallow assessment, but who could honestly say that 2009's debut Hands took them by storm? Aside from the wonderful single Remedy , it's long-forgotten. What can Nocturnes do to r...
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