Remi Nicole: 'Lights Out'

Poor old Remi Nicole. As a young, female singer-songwriter who happened to be born within the confines of the M25, she was tipped to follow in the footsteps of Kate Nash and Lily Allen last year. Sadly, chart glory never happened: both 'Rock 'N Roll', her most recent single, and My Conscience And I, her debut album, stalled outside the top 40.

'Lights Out', the album's third single, is unlikely to buck the trend. With its heavily-produced guitar sounds, end-of-the-affair lyrics and simple, effective chorus, it winds up somewhere between an Avril ballad and a Natalie Imbruglia album track. Trouble is, there's nothing remotely distinctive about it. In an era where popstrels with personality are ten-a-penny, that's a pretty crippling design fault.


> Click here for our review of Remi Nicole's My Conscience And I album