JLS

Y'know I was like yeah right whatever, Jack The Lad Swing are whack man.

I dont actually speak like that, but it was pretty much my train of thought when they were on the Xfactor, when they lost out to Alexandra Boring Burke, and when they were rumoured to be releasing a debut album. I thought - pah, they'll be crap and then they'll disappear.

Then I heard Beat Again. I'd it heard long before I knew who was singing it and I liked it.
It was catchy, upbeat, a long way from the rehash of synth pop dominating the charts. Most of all I thought it was American.

Then my lil bro caught me poppin' and lockin' to the tune in the kitchen and after he stopped laughing, he told me who the song was by. My response was to stop dancing and start jumping.
For starters I was just happy that I could put faces to the song, seriously it meant that I wouldn't have to force my siblings to listen to my humming in order to see if they could name the tune and group. I was also happy that despite not winning X Factor, that they were even better than I had expected, and the fact they were the runners up and had done so well made me like them even more. Also they were British. Not since the days of Ultimate Chaos, Another Level, Blue and Damage had we had a good old fashioned vocally sound RnB/Pop all boy group.

The boys have since churned out some good tunes, they have also won some awards [Boring Burke take note] - they've become a bit more cocky [ a trait i noticed and disliked them for on the X Factor] but I have to hand it to them - they're cute, charming and exactly what I miss from mainstream British music. Good old dancing beats.

Here they are with Alexandra Burke winner of 2008s X FACTOR back on the 2009 show doing a medley of  both their debut singles.