I’ve been a Mika fan ever since studying abroad in Spain – it was around the time that Scissor Sisters’ last album came out, and it seemed like “I Don’t Feel Like Dancing” was on the radio all of the time. A bit of a calmer (although still pretty helium-esque) alternative to Scissor Sisters’ frenetic pop was Mika, a boy from NYC trying to make it big. His tunes – “Grace Kelly,” “Lollipop,” “Billy Brown,” etc. – are well crafted, pop songs that are made with a legitimate love of pop music behind them. They aren’t meant to sell records. Instead, they’re meant to crack a smile.
And they do just that. Mika’s vocals, although at times a bit trying, give the songs energy and enthusiasm not often found; they have an unbridled joy that is contagious.
Recently I got my hands on a new Mika track, “Blame It On The Girls”. It’s from The Boy Who Knew Too Much, which dropped earlier this week. It’s a fun song that shows Mika in an even more restrained light, toning down his high vocals and suggesting that perhaps he’s got a little more in the tank than most critics would have thought following Life in Cartoon Motion. I’m psyched to hear the rest of the album.
Mika – Blame It On The Girls (YSI) (filesavr)
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