The Next Big Bad (4U) Thing ...

It'd be really easy for us to sit on the high-horse every single day and say how every single song should be meaningful, beautiful, catchy and all the rest of it, but, honestly, that's not what music is always about and, most of the time, the next big thing isn't like that. Tanika, a brand new name who looks to be surfacing with big intentions, has come to our attention with her single Bad4U and, whilst we're not avid lovers, we can completely appreciate why bookies would favorite her to be the next big thing.
First things first, this woman has an absolute killer voice. It's full of conviction, capable of stopping anyone in their tracks, has a beautiful tone about it and, whilst it so easily holds likenesses to Rihanna or Beyonce ... you'll find that, the way in which she uses it means that you can't get enough.
The dubby track is also something that, despite becoming relatively commonplace in the past few months, will make you want to buy this instinctively. You can't help but drop your knees to this one when it first comes in and, soon after, a smile will undoubtedly appear upon your face.
It's a little bit of a journey in this one in terms of who we'd say Tanika sounds like. She starts off with a sound like The Saturdays ... this doesn't work so well for her. It soon takes a twist that you won't be expecting in the way of Rihanna, though, that dubstep-esque chorus is what really manages to set her apart. The determination you'll hear is why we put Beyonce's name in there too, though, sometimes we think you'd understand Cover Drive's name coming to our heads.
The simple fact that she can swear in the middle of this really changes the dynamic of this woman too. She instantly loses any clean cut image you may have imagined about her and, whilst plenty of people are probably set to suggest that she'll have nothing more than 5 minutes of fame ... we reckon that, if she sticks to an album of this nature, there'll be plenty of fans for Tanika and plenty of career too.
Paul.