Pop is a handy word, as it can be used to make other ones up!

If you’re religious for example, the simple addition of an ‘e’ will transform the word in to Pope, aka God’s best chum on earth. Other words that pop can be extended in are popcorn, poppet and populace.

In the musical sense, the word pop is shortened from the word popular. Most music in the top forty is often referred to as pop. Even though we like Jamaican funk rock, a lot of people don’t appreciate it as popular. Micachu describes her music as pop despite the music not having a cheesy gloss sprayed over it compared to music classed as ‘pop’.

To avoid the confusion we found ourselves in, Micachu is the creation of 21-year-old Mica Levy. With debut album Jewellery being written and produced by herself, there are are additional musicians helping her out. Known as The Shapes, they are a band who perform with Micachu on tour and to help create various sounds in the studio. Everything clear? Ace. Have we quite likely got something factual wrong? Probably.

Don’t let the illusion of the word pop confuse you into thinking that this is some sort of squeaky-clean record using conventional sounds and lyrics. We don’t expect to see many manufactured popstars from X Factor using vacuum cleaners or broken bottles as instruments.

Tracks such as Golden Phone are the perfect example as to why much more important people and publications are giving Micachu glowing reviews. An almost hypnotic tribal beat immediate gets the fingers tapping as chantable lyrics are echoed throughout the song. Breaking it down with what can be described as a distressed organ makes for an enjoyable listen.

This is one of many songs that feature on an album full of songs ranging from one-minute post-punk blasts to sonic waves of electronic. Lyrically, mini stories are crammed into brief three minute spaces which may not make sense to us the humble listener but can be interpreted however we see fit.

Yes, we hate building things up too soon, but this album has been on our fruit-based MP3 player for weeks. It’s quite likely to be on plenty of best-of lists at the end of the year and earn nominations at various music award shows.

Visit Micachu’s MySpace page below to check out various songs which display another British talent, videos and free mixtapes for you to download and enjoy with your stuffed animals.

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