Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots, is one of a barrage of critically acclaimed females who've broken into the mainstream in the last 18months. To be credited amongst a group that includes Ladyhawke, Le Roux and Lady Gaga shows just how much the 25 year old musician has to live up to.
In relation to her contemporaries this song falls far short of living up to this reputation. Sure it's reminiscent of that 80's electro genre so popularly reused at the moment but where as the likes of Le Roux and Ladyhawke have added to this genre, this song feels a little dated if i'm honest. And I am. Having said that, what this song aims to be is completely different. Whilst the likes of Le Roux and Ladyhawke seek to reshape and push their genre forward, what Hesketh and Gaga have in common is the ability to craft a perfect pop song. Earthquake is simple and catchy and even if the original version gets a bit tiresome on third or fourth plays, the four remixes included on this single definitely make up for this. I'm not sure this track is going to make quite the “earthquake” that the title suggests but it'll certainly register on the Richter Scale and that's enough...for now.
- Chris Chadwick
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