Capital FM Summertime Ball – review

Wembley Stadium, LondonCapital FM's annual summer jamboree is a useful snapshot of the state of pop. It has often been a chaotically diverse affair, but this year's edition showcases the current confluence of chart music in an aesthetic that blends rock, dance and urban elements into a homogeneous puree.JLS's The Club Is Alive sets the tone for the evening: faux-ecstatic trance chords; an emphasis on hook above all other aspects of songcraft; and a semi-mythical club setting, possibly born of w...

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