{"id":13001,"date":"2014-06-02T00:02:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T23:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13001"},"modified":"2014-06-02T00:25:24","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T23:25:24","slug":"artist-of-the-month-ronika-selectadisc-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/artist-of-the-month-ronika-selectadisc-review\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTIST OF THE MONTH: RONIKA – Selectadisc Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWake up, wake up, wake up, wake up\u201d. That\u2019s what RONIKA<\/a><\/strong> commands you to do from the second the albums opener \u201cForget Yourself<\/em>\u201d kicks in, and it\u2019s exactly what you should do; cause this is one of the finest pop albums ever made.
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\nAs you lot have probably gathered, the album title is a homage to Nottingham\u2019s legendary independent record store that used to reside on Friar Lane and Goldsmith Street – a place that helped shape Ron\u2019s music. Well, we\u2019re very happy that RONIKA<\/a><\/strong> spent a lot of time in Selectadisc, as it\u2019s helped her make an absolutely incredible Pop record.
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\nSee, the thing you need to understand about this LP, is that every single track is amazing. Seriously, The album is full of 13 HUGE groovy, dancefloor bangers. Bangers that would sound just as good in the middle of a sweaty UK club at 4AM, as they would on a beach party in Ibiza at four in the afternoon. Don\u2019t believe me? Fine, then listen to Notion Magazine<\/strong>, who described every single track as a \u201cdancefloor filler\u201d and agreed that \u201cevery [track] will be stuck in your head for weeks to come\u201d!
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\nRon\u2019s managed to take all the best bits of 80s pop, and mash it up with elements from Disco, Acid House, and a few other genres. The result is something that doesn’t sound like anything else around at the moment. \u201cWhat\u2019s In Your Bag<\/em>\u201d has one of the best synth lines I’ve ever heard, and the bridge has been stuck in my head for days on end. It\u2019s the kind of song that has you shouting along at the top of your lungs, no matter where you are\u2026 I\u2019d like to take this opportunity to issue a formal apology to my neighbours\u2026
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\n\u201cEarthrise<\/em>\u201d on the other hand, offers the more sensitive side of RONIKA<\/a><\/strong>. If you saw the lyric \u201cPlease, wait for me, cause I don\u2019t wanna be alone, oh no no no\u201d, down on paper, you\u2019d probably expect a piano ballad. RONIKA<\/a><\/strong> makes it a dancefloor anthem!
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\nThis album has definitely been worth the wait. Hopefully the LP will launch Ron into the superstardom that she deserves, but, if it doesn’t, we\u2019re pretty sure this will be a cult pop album, that people will be talking about for years to come. It\u2019s one of the best albums of the year\u2026 wait, what am I talking about? This is one of the finest Pop albums ever made, and easily one of my favourite albums of all time. And that\u2019s coming from \u201cthe pop guy\u201d folks.
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\nYours in Love of New Music,
\nSam Nahirny x
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\nP.S<\/strong> LeftLion have done a photographic interview with Ron on the release of her album. You can find it HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWake up, wake up, wake up, wake up\u201d. That\u2019s what RONIKA commands you to do from the second the albums opener \u201cForget Yourself\u201d kicks in, and it\u2019s exactly what you should do; cause this is one of the finest pop albums ever made. As you lot have probably gathered, the album title is a homage…<\/p>\n

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