5.2.13 - New Music - The Wanted

In the battle of the boybands, I kind of hate to say that right now One Direction is winning.

While a year or so back America was just getting used to both The Wanted and One Direction, a lot can change in a short period of time. 1D has now had two #1 albums and two top 10 hits. The Wanted, sadly, has only managed one top ten album and one top ten song. The five guys in The Wanted even seem to be lagging in their homeland, so at least we can’t  blame this on the United States’ refusal to accept some of the best international singles.

Their upcoming third album has been delayed, and the singles released thus far off of it haven’t been terribly memorable. While new track “Walks Like Rihanna” does have quite the attention-grabbing name, it doesn’t live up to its namesake. Sure, it has the same up-tempo popwerpop beat that dominates much of the pop landscape, but it just doesn’t have that special something.

So, unlike Rihanna (usually), this track leaves something to be desired.