I’ve not got that much time for Flo Rida. he of the carefully manicured beard and generally cliched rap appearance (body by 50 Cent, Hair by Action Man, shades by…well anyone). He’s like an identikit assemblage of various rap parts yet sadly minus the talent. However let it be said that got in the way of a superstar team up more than likely designed to bring one or both artists into each other’s artistic demographic.
That’s pretty much what happens here with ‘Club Can’t Handle Me’ (out August 2nd) . David Guetta bolts together a forgettable tune he found on the floor of his studio that will do the trick with the ringtone markets and the mentally deficient or people who buy soundtrack albums (see, mentally deficient). This is the lead single from the ‘Step Up 3D’ album (in cinemas from August 6th) and yes kids it is another one of those dance flicks which is allegedly ‘a coming of age, feel good romance’…just the kind of thing that makes me want to jab pruning shears into my eyes.
Thankfully there is something to salve my annoyance in the shape of a Matti Roots who is releasing a freebie teaser track in the shape of ‘Raw’ (right now kids). There’s something decidedly soft, summery and a little bit seventies about this. Roots handles all the writing, performance and production duties himself leaving us with a remarkably polished well rounded sound. It’s a little slab of playful stop, start soul which should tide you over till the release of his next ‘proper’ single ‘OCD’ and then his album ‘Beatroot’. There’s a link for you to check it out below.
