Joss Stone
Super Duper Love

With Stone being so well known for covering the White Stripes’ ‘Fell in Love With a Girl’ it was always going to be interesting to see how she followed it up. ‘Super Duper Love’ certainly isn’t bad but it’s not great either, it feels like she’s trying to emulate soul greats like Aretha Franklin and ending up a bit early/mid nineties teen pop. Another thing is she’s young and sounds it at times which can take away from the song. The b-side, a live cover of the soul classic ‘This is a Man’s World’, is a decent attempt but it’s been done before many times and more original stuff would have been appreciated.

(Relentless)

Natasha Perry