Song of the Week February 17th 2014

Song of the Week- Heart on Fire by Clean Bandit featuring Elisabeth Troy, from the album New Eyes

When I heard the stellar song that is Rather Be, I really got on board with Clean Bandit as a group and fell in love with their musical style. Whilst that song currently continues to dominate the UK charts and make waves in international markets, the group have gifted fans with the track Heart on Fire, available if you pre-order the groups debut album. As far as a follow up song goes it was always going to be hard to top Rather Be, but the group almost come close with Heart on Fire, a vibrant track that is fun and powerful in its own right. Lyrically the song finds guest vocalist Elisabeth Troy being captivated by this guy and telling him of how he has set her heart on fire. Once again the group create a song with some lyrical depth but which is also irresistibly catchy, with the hook being so good it just will inevitably get stuck in your head. Troy is another awesome guest vocalist for the group, with her smooth, RnB and soul tinged tone creating an extra layer of passion and depth to the track. Finally the group make the song a complete package with the stellar production, once again infusing a mixture of classical sensibilities with deep house beats, creating this signature style that is just fun and innovative and which sort of commands you to dance. The group also go one step further in utilising pan pipes within the track and actually making it sound good, once again showing there eclectic musical tastes and skill in turning out a feel good track that just feels completely original. If this is an indication of the quality of their music, then New Eyes looks set to be an album packed with a plethora of hit singles.