She's just the kind of trouble I've been dying to meet

I found out about this group thanks to Don't Stop The Pop--full credit and lots of thanks goes to that amazing, globe-trotting blog for the introduction! I've also figured out what I knew O-Town's "We Fit Together" from (I'd been going crazy a few weeks ago to figure out how I knew it, because I was pretty sure I hadn't heard the O-Town version before): this group covered it.

Brother + Sister are a Danish duo made up of, as you might expect, a brother (Sonny) and a sister (Gigi). The two of them are dance partners, but have also released two albums, Just Like That and Sonny vs. Gigi, which feature a mix of tracks centered around Sonny, centered around Gigi, and centered around both of them. Their style of music would have fit in several years ago--even ten years ago, probably--and, according to what I think is some sort of promo site (their current official website is here) their music "appeals to a wide age-range from pre-teens to young adults." Don't let that "wide" age range throw you off, though--their music may not win you any cool points and some people would probably brush it off as "unsophisticated," but, even if not every song they've done is a work of genius, they're fun, and making music that's light and fluffy but still good is not an easy task. A*Teens were never going to win any awards from critics, but that doesn't mean they didn't make good music!

I Wish--a boppy pop song that has a light touch to it. This is one of the songs that features both Sonny and Gigi, though most of the singing is done by Sonny, which isn't such a bad thing--he has a very good voice for this type of music. The song is in a back-and-forth format, with the boy pleading with the girl to love him and the girl explaining that she's been hurt before (so she's now focused on "material junk" instead). "Light" really is the best word to describe it, as well as cute.

Show Me The Money--let's ignore the unintentionally comedic reference to "homeboys" in the beginning. And the attempt at social commentary. Just as a pop song, I think this works pretty well, though it's still in that light style of pop (though not as light as "I Wish") that means few critics are likely to herald it as a masterpiece, which is a shame, because I really, really like it. It's another Sonny-centered song (I'm not sure whether Gigi is in it at all, since the voices of the women near the end could very well be done by someone else--she might do the ad libs, though). It's not really boppy, though it does have a little bit of a heavier beat.

Trouble--yet another song featuring Sonny. This one's a little bit more throwback in style, though I can't quite pinpoint what decade it's referencing; nevertheless, it's not truly in that era of music, instead borrowing elements of it and using it to the advantage of '90's/modern pop. It's even got horns!

If you like these songs, please, please go buy them or the album; you can buy Sonny vs. Gigi (which all of these songs are taken from) here (digital).

Next up: a Swedish singer, maybe, or a Jesse McCartney or Heinz Winckler review.