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New Music / Single Review: Dido – “NYC”

Jared Braden — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 22:56:13 +0000

Dido has premiered a brand new song titled “NYC.” The track is the lone new song featured on her forthcoming retrospective album, Greatest Hits, out November 25th. The collection gathers all of her biggest hits, including “White Flag,” “Life For Rent” and “Thank You”. It will also feature a bonus remix disc with mixes from Deep Dish, Above & Beyond, Gabriel & Dresden, and more.

“NYC” is an electro kissed pop tune that has quickly become one of my favorite Dido tracks. “NYC” sounds almost revolutionary with its retro dance feel. It’s a dark and moody revolution, but one I would gladly join. In a world where everyone is trying to create the next big sound, it’s refreshing to hear a song that looks back at days gone by for inspiration. This is Dido at her best. At this point though, pop radio has clearly demonstrated no interest in Dido’s more recent music, which is too bad for pop radio and its listeners. Dido clearly still has a lot to offer.

★★★★½

Dido Unveils “Greatest Hits” Artwork

Jared Braden — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:51:09 +0000

The 2CD set includes all of her biggest hits, including “White Flag,” “Life For Rent” and “Thank You”. It also looks like it will feature one new song titled “NYC.”

“checking thru mastered cd of the greatest hits album right now,” Dido wrote on Facebook. “it feels like i’m reading a really personal diary of the last 15 yrs for me! i guess the beauty of writing songs is i’m never going to forget all these really important moments in my life.”

Even though Dido’s debut album, No Angel, sold over 21 million copies, her popularity has been on the decline for years. Her last studio album, Girl Who Got Away (2013), peaked at no. 32 on the US Billboard 200. Still, her latest LP had a few great tracks; mainly “End of Night.” Dido will release the career-defining greatest hits collection on November 25th.

Tracklisting:

CD1

01. Here With Me
02. Thank You
03. Hunter
04. White Flag
05. Life For Rent
06. Don’t Leave Home
07. Sand In My shoes
08. Don’t Believe In Love
09. Quiet Times
10. Grafton Street
11. Everything To Lose
12.Let Us Move On featuring Kendrick Lamar
13. No Freedom
14. End of Night
15. Blackbird
16. Faithless feat. Dido – One Step Too Far
17. Eminem feat. Dido – Stan
18. Dido & A.R Rahman – If I Rise

CD2

01. Here With Me (Chillin’ With The Family Mix)
02. Thank You (Deep Dish Remix)
03. Hunter (MJ Cole Remix)
04. White Flag (Timbaland Remix)
05. Life for Rent (Skinny 4 Rent Remix)
06. Sand In My Shoes (Above & Beyond Remix)
07. Don’t Leave Home (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
08. Don’t Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Remix)
09. No Freedom (DJ Cobra Remix)
10. End Of Night (Cedric Gervais Mix)
11. Go Dreaming (Mantronix Remix)
12. Blackbird (Moguai Remix)
13. NYC
14. Northern Skies (Rollo & Sister Bliss Remix)

Dido Reveals “Greatest Hits” Tracklisting, Release Date

Jared Braden — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:53:09 +0000

Dido has revealed the tracklisting for her forthcoming greatest hits collection. The 2CD set includes all of her biggest hits, including “White Flag,” “Life For Rent” and “Thank You”. It also looks like it will feature one new song titled “NYC.”

Tracklisting:

CD1

CD2