Flashback > Mutya Keisha Siobhan > Flatline

It's been almost two year since this came out. Can we all just take a moment to remember how excited we were to hear the preview on Soundcloud? I'm taking my moment now... 

Album Track > Mutya Keisha Siobhan > Back In The Day

This little blighter dropped onto Youtube back in February and I did not know anything about it until recently. Mutya, we exchanged glances and a wave at your gig in 2013, I expect to be kept informed of these major events. Anyway, it's time to forgive and forget. Rumors have been flying all over the place since MKS / The Original Sugababes made a comeback in 2013 with the ridiculously high quality 'Flatline', a song that criminally staggered to number 50 in the charts but should have spend a year at number one. That's life. Since then it's all been quiet but some people say they're holding off the release of their complete 'debut' album until Amelle, Jade and Heidi give up and head down to the job centre so that MKS can ditch the shit name and take back what's rightfully theirs.

The album track that's come to light is 'Back In The Day', a stunning ballad not far from the style of their original debut album One Touch, with a simple arrangement and those staple harmonies that other groups wish they could master. Siobhan's voice stands out and it really gets you excited to hear the bound-to-be-fantastic album that's just crying out for a release. 

Rated - MKS update - Album Complete

Important MKS update - the new album is finished!

Again, preview of the new single 'Flatline' below. Incredible sound from incredible singers. Apparently they've been working with Sia on the new album too, which only makes me pee in my pants even more! I can't afford anymore new pants!

Rated: Mutya Keisha Siobhan (MKS) - Flatline

So I only just heard this snippet from the upcoming Mutya Keisha Siobhan track 'Flatline'. 

The vocals.

The blend.

The harmonies.

MKS.

Heaven.

For now I'm saying 4/5. Probably a 5/5, but for now.

Rated Mutya-Keisha-Siobhan - From the Ashes

Aside from the fact that I could possibly have just penned the name for their new sort of not first album together, how exciting is this entire MKS thing?! Frankly, I'm almost at pant pissing point. Mainly because I have the hugest love for the tracks 'Soul Sound' and 'Overload' and the notion that something similar to the fabulousness that oozed from their debut album as Sugababes could surface again is almost too much to handle.

So no more festivals, parties or any recreational activities at all ladies! Time to get those pipes flexed, those pencils scratching and a new album in my lap. MOVE. 

Rated 'Freedom'

The Sugababes have had a pretty busy career. Sure they've got countless hit singles and millions of album sales, but their biggest achievement is still existing after numerous line-up changes to a point where now there are no original group members left. 

After their flop album Sweet 7, the girls are back and are desperate to prove their worth as the pseudobabes. They're doing this with a vamped up image and club ready new single 'Freedom'. The video harks back to the dark club setting of their epic single 'Freak Like Me' but the song is very different. Keeping with the times and going for gay anthem complete with dub-step breakdown, 'Freedom' proves that the ladies can still knock out a good tune. The song's crescendo, post-breakdown, is exhilarating but the song still lacks the bite and originality that their older efforts have become famous for. It's a great dance-floor track, but overall it still isn't hitting the mark you'd expect. On a plus note, the song is brilliant when compared to some of the disasters from Sweet 7 and as long as they manage to recapture their feistiness on their upcoming album, things could be on the up.

3/5

Rated Keisha

It's been a while since the Sugababes' much publicised and speculated refurbishment and just as long since we heard anything from Keisha Buchanan. The original member and her big pipes are now back, with debut solo material and a lovely set at Jacques Townhouse back in July. I have only just managed to find said video footage and I am hugely impressed. Not only does she have a great solo presence but her voice seems more powerful than ever.

Check out her cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' below and make up your own mind. I, however, am already sure that this woman is on the track to the top of the charts.