Christian TV - When She Turns 18

Another brand spanking new artist today, (apologies for the huuuuge delay in posting...modern technology's not all it's cracked up to be...) in the form of Christian TV, who will be releasing his debut solo single 'When She Turns 18' from his forthcoming album 'Diary Of An 80's Baby.' However, Christian TV is definitely not a baby, and is a lot less innocent than his name may suggest...


Opening to a weird spoken segment, the track feels a little off course, and you may be thinking 'what the hell's this...we're not trusting icespicevice again...' BUT DON'T TURN IT OFF!!! Yes it sounds like the build up to a pretentious folk song, until a huge electro slab kicks in...which does still make the spoken part feel a little pretentious but we're not going to hold a grudge.


The track has a sick, forceful beat which perfectly compliment TV's rough and ready, rockish vocals and will have you reaching for that volume control and whacking it up full blast in no time at all. Being addressed to Christian's adolescent girlfriend's father, the lyrics show him to be a bit of a bad boy, although let's just hope he's only a couple of years older than her so it doesn't get weird and a bit icky...


The chorus is a stomping techno-pop riot, with a taunting hook which comes across as being a bit sexy due to TV's obvious lack of respect for rules and his general gloating/arrogant air. Whilst the lyrics are good, the last couplet of the chorus fail to impress. "When she turns 18, she'll choose between me and you, and guess who she's gonna pick..." leave the listener feeling frustrated as it doesn't conform to the consistent rhyming scheme set up throughout the rest of the track and definitely throws you off when you're singing along...not that we do that here...ahem...


Overall the single can be said to have a McFly-like quality to the sound although this track is definitely a lot more in your face, with Christian pulling no punches. For a teen-pop song, this is quirky, independent and full of vigour which makes for a major debut.


9/10 - Spice