'Late-To-The-Party' Anthem of the Week - Western Disco - The Sun ft. Lura (Black Box Remix)

The biggest problem with Western Disco's "The Sun", remixed for radio by Black Box, is summarized in the top comment of its YouTube video. User usscience muses "Makes me happy! I wish it had started the summer instead of ending it."

Although sometimes a big, euphoric summer track that misses the 'May-August' peak period can redeem itself by converting to an winter club anthem, some songs are just meant to be enjoyed in the sunshine - particularly those that reference the "sun" directly. So whilst this season-specificity means Western Disco's debut single is twice as effective in the summer months, it looses its momentum when there's nothing but grey sky and drizzle outside the window.

Of course, that's not to say the track will be swept under the rug for good. A good deal of our summer hits are slow burners that become big the summer after their release - look at "212" in 2011/12 and "I Love It" in 2012/13. So although Western Disco are left to clean up the party poppers after summer 2013, I've a sneaking suspicion that come May '14, we'll be hearing "The Sun" everywhere.



- Joe Copplestone, 4/10/13