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Skylar Grey CXXXV :: “Dance Without You” Buzz, Part II+GlobalGrind Interview

The buzz caused by “Dance Without You” is still spreading, with people posting their thoughts on Ms. Grey‘s first solo offering, and what it means to the current state of music – check out two more reviews below!

Will Skylar Grey Destroy Pop Music? | Elliot Morgan ::
“….a storm’s a-brewing….Fortunately for all of us, the coming of the Grey is nigh….“Dance Without You” is a symbol of where pop music should go. Clocking in at less than three minutes, the song lacks a lot of things: pretension, shock factor, and glitter. What is does have is soul, a hook, and if I’m not mistaken, a message….I hope Skylar Grey destroys pop as we know it. If nothing else, at least she’s rescued dance….”

Skylar Grey, New Song “Dance Without You” | MTV Buzzworthy ::
“….Skylar’s own music leans a little more toward the harder side of ’90s female alt-rockers….with a stormy industrial vibe, the song begins with a syncopated, unadorned staccato beat-box track, which ultimately serves as an excellent precursor to Skylar’s signature ethereal vocals….and just because this song isn’t pure pop doesn’t mean that Skylar’s pop sensibilities as a writer didn’t kick in. Skylar delivers a MAD hooky chorus….a chorus that we’re sure will make quite an impact on radio, as well as in our heads, considering it’s been stuck there since our first listen….”

GlobalGrind has also just released an exclusive Skylar Grey interview that they conducted just before “Dance Without You”‘s release earlier this week, and you can read the 5-part interview by clicking the logo below.

Exclusive Interview – Outdoor Bathrooms, Chopping Wood, and Lying | GlobalGrind ::
“….Now that songwriter/singer Skylar Grey is no longer in the backdrop, we all want to know why it took so long for her to get in the limelight….with the recent release of her single “Dance Without You, there’s no doubt that Skylar is a breath of fresh air to the hip-pop scene….”

Finally, check out this ‘New Singles’ mention of “Dance Without You” from Entertainment Weekly – click the photo to view full-size!

New Singles | Entertainment Weekly ::

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Skylar Grey CXXXIII :: HollyScoop Interview+HollyWire Interview | Video

Both HollyScoop and HollyWire (who previously interviewed Ms. Grey at the 2011 SXSW Music Festical) have now both released videos of their Skylar Grey interviews from the 2011 MTV Movie Awards red carpet last Sunday (June 5), and you can view them both below!

Skylar Grey Interview w/ Katie Krause | HollyWire ::

Skylar Grey Interview w/ Diana Madison| HollyScoop ::

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Skylar Grey CXXXII :: “Dance Without You” Buzz+Rap-Up Interview | Video

Among the large amount of positive buzz that “Dance Without You” has generated since it was released on June 6th (for free and a day early, thanks to Ms. Grey), ABC News’ Allan Raible wrote a review stating his thoughts on the song, in part calling it “….one of the coolest, freakiest sounding singles to drop on a major label in over a decade….”. Read an excerpt of his review, as well as several others below!

On The Record Review | ABC News ::
“….“Dance Without You” is no mere song.  It is a two-minute and forty-seven second sonic revolution….This is the kind of strange groove that Tricky and Martina Topley Bird used to be able to create with ease, but hearing this within today’s pop context, it seems like a real breath of fresh air….Skylar Grey is definitely someone to watch….“Dance Without You” is set to appear on Grey’s album, “Invinsible, which is set to be released in the Fall. (Yes, that is the way the title is spelled.) Judging from this single, expectations should be very high. I honestly can’t wait to hear her album in its entirety. “Dance Without You” is pop at its strangest and its best….”

5 out of 5 Stars | ArtistDirect ::
“….nothing quite compares to “Dance Without You”….The song is dangerous, divine pop music….Grey is the most entrancing frontwoman since Beth Gibbons, and she’s going to take pop to another realm. …the track exudes a noir-style David Lynch sense of dark elegance, and it’s bound to make you think and sing along….If this is any indication, her forthcoming full-length INVINSIBLE is bound to be one of the best albums of 2011. Welcome to Skylar’s world. Welcome to the future….”

Grey Drops “Dance Without You” | Billboard ::
“….In anticipation of the fall release of her debut album “Invinsible, Skylar Grey has issued an intense teaser track….“Dance Without You” finds Grey pushing her vocals to a new extreme as she delivers the anthem for independence over massive drums. “Take your hands off me, take your hands off me/Before I suffocate, she shouts in the breakdown….”

Grey Releases “Dance Without You” | KOVideo ::
“Grammy nominated song-writer, Skylar Grey, has finally released her anticipated track “Dance Without You”….The song is different to much of the other work she has produced….The song is a venture into new territory that only she is going to define….”

“Dance Without You” Song Review | PopCrush ::
“….The word that comes to mind when listening to “Dance Without You” is “weird” — but a good kind of weird….Grey probably wasn’t shooting for the vibe of an early ’90s female-fronted alt-rock band, but, with its dreamy vocals, distorted guitars and quirky production, that’s kind of where “Dance Without You” ends up….“Dance Without You” is a buzz single that Grey hoped would get people talking about ‘Invinsible. Consider that mission accomplished….”

Rap-Up also did a quick interview with Ms. Grey on the red carpet during her surprise appearance at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, where she talked about Invinsible and shooting two music videos (for “Dance Without You”, and “Invisible”) – check out the video via YouTube below!

Grey Turns Invinsible On Debut Single | Rap-Up ::

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