On the upside, the artwork - which seems to feature a kerbside Conor considering his life choices after having been kicked off the pop bus - is refreshingly self-aware. Again, pop's circle of life.) So: Shawn Mendes' 'Stitches'? Yep. (This may actually have been exactly what happened: the background here is that these are mostly songs Conor's recently been covering on YouTube. With the exception of Usher's 'Crash' and the album's one original track, it's as if Conor sat down three months ago, took a screenshot of Spotify's Global Top 50 and got to work. On 'Covers', Conor Maynard's theme seems to be - and we really can't think of what else he's been going for with this - WHAT'S DONE QUITE WELL ON STREAMING SERVICES IN THE LAST TEN MONTHS. You know how covers albums are often themed affairs, right? And how those themes vary in terms of originality, but always tend to imply at least some sort of curation or careful song-choosing process? So you'll get 'these are the songs that made me the man I am', 'these are all ballads', 'here's a collection of swing songs', or 'what would it sound like if songs made famous by men were performed by a woman', and so on? It's called - and the title alone may ring a few alarm bells vis-a-vis the creativity with which Conor has approached this project - 'Covers'.įirst, the bad news: this is quite possibly the most cynical and imagination-free covers album we've ever encountered from a current recording artist.
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Pop's circle of life, there, ladies and gentlemen.Īnyway in the absence of any decent new songs of his own, Conor's decided to release a covers album. It's just popped up on streaming services.Īs you know, it's a while since Conor had a satisfyingly large hit, and these days he makes most impact appearing with YouTubers in viral videos.
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We were listening to Conor Maynard's new album this morning.