It’s round four for Steps from their latest album ‘What The Future Holds’ – and this time it’s with the help of a very special guest vocalist. Plus Bonnie Tyler is back with an album and single, Aston Merrygold returns and GusGus deliver a dark six-minute slice of synth pop.
GusGus – Our World
Label: Oroom ehf/Tortured Artists
Icelandic group GusGus return with Our World – the third single from their upcoming 11th album, due in May.
The track clocks in at over six minutes in total, with pulsing synths reminiscent of the band’s ’90s/’00s hits like Need in Me and Starlovers.
2020 was a monumental year for GusGus, which saw the group celebrate their 25th anniversary in music.
Aston Merrygold – Hundreds and Thousands
Label: AIM
JLS’ Aston Merrygold is back with the latest in his weekly singles series with Hundreds and Thousands.
The mid tempo ballad showcases the star’s impressive vocals, with the dramatic breakup track differing from recent offerings Overboard and Share a Coke.
Aston’s yet to confirm whether the standalone releases will form a new solo album.
Steps & Michelle Visage – Heartbreak in this City
Label: BMG
Steps are back with their new single, Heartbreak in this City, featuring former seduction star and ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ legend Michelle Visage.
The track is lifted as the fourth single from the group’s latest LP, ‘What The Future Holds’, and marks the group’s first collaboration with a guest vocalist in their 25-year history.
Heartbreak in this City, co-written by original Steps collaborator Karl Twigg, “couldn’t be more perfect,” Claire Richards tells us, and soared to the top of the UK iTunes chart upon its release.
Bonnie Tyler – Dreams are Not Enough
Label: earMUSIC
Bonnie Tyler is celebrating the release of her 18th studio album by launching its latest single, Dreams are Not Enough.
It’s the third overall single from the LP, after When The Lights Go Down and The Best is Yet to Come, and showcases a return to Bonnie’s classic ’80s pop-rock sound.
In a review of the album, Retro Pop called ‘The Best is Yet to Come’ Bonnie’s “strongest album since 1988’s Hide your Heart”.
