Estelle Still Has the #1 Summer Jam in Our Hearts
by Editor
on June 20, 2008
Idolator's 2008 Summer Jam Tournament came to a close today and I'm disappointed to report my girl Estelle's "American Boy" narrowly lost the final to the suspiciously Sean Kingston-sounding Tyga and his "Coconut Juice." I'm disappointed, but since I've been rocking that particular Estelle joint since it hit Amazon MP3 in January, I'm ready to retire it as my 2008 Spring jam, anyway. Instead, here are three other songs from Estelle's killer debut album Shine that I think make better Summer jams than "Coconut Juice":
- The breezy "No Substitute Love" features a hook that sounds like it was jacked out of a '60s rocksteady classic and the verse plays on George Michael's "Faith," which makes it seem instantly familiar. Here's the video:
- Kardinal Offishall lends some dancehall flavor to "Magnificent," which is so summery I can almost smell meat cooking on the grill whenever it comes through my earbuds.
- I'm not generally inclined to endorse anything Wyclef-tainted, but "So Much Out The Way" is so attitude-packed and bouncy, he might have worked some of the same Summer jam magic here that he did on Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie."
- Bonus candidate that isn't on Shine: Estelle guests on "Love Hangover" from the excellent new Kidz in the Hall album The In Crowd, and though it's more melancholy than your traditional Summer jam, I can certainly imagine dancing to this whilst sweat-soaked and obnoxicated.
Are you pro or anti-Estelle? What's your 2008 Summer Jam? Inquiring minds want to know.
-- Jeff Reguilon
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Camillionz on June 22, 2008 at 05:05 PM
you hit the nail on the head. Magnificent and No Substitute are both on my Summer 08 Beach playlist :-) Love, love, LOVE Estelle. She's so dope!