{"id":45923,"date":"2019-02-04T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=45923"},"modified":"2019-02-04T11:03:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T11:03:10","slug":"dan-says-week-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/02\/dan-says-week-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Says &#8211; Week Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We\u2019ve hit February! I\u2019m sure January was longer than the entire of 2018? I had a lovely Saturday having brunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baoandbing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bao and Bing<\/a>. It was so cool! It\u2019s this cute little Thai cuisine restaurant just off Baker Street. You pick two buns and then your pieces inside the buns\u2026Bao is like this fluffy, steamed bun and it\u2019s absolutely scrumptious. I had salmon, avocado and vine tomatoes with me and a glass of prosecco or two. They also do this really fun thing where you can pick a number between 1-150 and if your number is called from this bingo box, your meal is free.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_63336\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aop6YF1Xqqg?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Mariah Carey - Auld Lang Syne (The New Year&#039;s Anthem, Fireworks Version)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Aop6YF1Xqqg\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I adulated pretty hard on Saturday night and spent my evening drinking red wine and watching Mariah Carey videos on YouTube with a friend; we cackled, we drank and impersonated Mariah\u2019s dancing from the \u2018Auld Lang Syne\u2019 music video. It was a wonderful evening; but the red wine mixed with the prosecco certainly was felt on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve been really ill this last week, so these tracks have been keeping me company:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>LSD (Labrinth, Sia &amp; Diplo) \u2013 &#8216;Genius&#8217; (feat. Lil\u2019 Wayne)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_48736\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HhoATZ1Imtw?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"LSD - Genius ft. Sia, Diplo, Labrinth\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HhoATZ1Imtw\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018Genius\u2019 was the first release from the forthcoming LSD record and was dropped last year, however, the guys have teamed up with Lil\u2019 Wayne and freshened the track up. Sia cooes on the track \u201cyou\u2019ll be my Einstein, my Newton, my Galileo, and my Hawking\u201d over the hypnotic beat and the addition of Wayne on the wacky track only compliments it with his \u201ca b c d r u g h I j k l s d\u201d which is quite a fun play on the whole drug referenced name lsd\u2026 Not going to lie, I have been quite disappointed by the music the guys have done thus far and this is certainly the stand out track, but I am a sucker for a Lil\u2019 Wayne feature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>DJ Snake \u2013 &#8216;Taki Taki&#8217; (feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_16907\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ixkoVwKQaJg?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"DJ Snake - Taki Taki ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B (Official Music Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ixkoVwKQaJg\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018Taki Taki\u2019 came out last year and I had it spinning for a while but didn\u2019t really give it the love it deserved until very late last year when I was out with a friend at a nightclub and it came on and I was hooked\u2026 since then, I\u2019ve been hooked. My play counts for the track have doubled this year alone\u2026 I just find the song hypnotic and even though 50% of the song is Spanish and I don\u2019t speak the language or understand it, it\u2019s still gets you reeled in. Anything Cardi puts her name on is gold dust to me and the way Selena slurs \u201cDJ Snake\u201d before her verse is possibly one of the best things Selena Gomez has ever done, besides \u2018Naturally\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Little Mix \u2013 &#8216;Think About Us&#8217; (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_10239\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QP2i38LiA1g?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Little Mix - Think About Us (Lyric Video) ft. Ty Dolla $ign\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QP2i38LiA1g\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">LM5 seems to be getting off to an incredibly rocky beginning\u2026 with the lead single being a complete fiasco, with the girls\u2019 messy transition from Syco to RCA and then they drop yet another rent-a-rapper release, even though during their promo run for the album, they highlighted they were only working with female collaborators this time around\u2026 but it\u2019s unfair to take it out on \u2018Think About Us\u2019 \u2013 the song is undeniably catchy and would have served as a great lead single and the particular lyric \u201cme and my baby \/ we up in the club\u201d gets stuck in my head for hours on end. Sure, the songs a little bit shouty and I wish for them to go down the Xenomania \/ Dream Pop route (as the best moment on LM5 is the vocodered outro on \u2018Monster In Me\u2019), it\u2019s still a catchy enough track and one we can look forward to them performing live.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Claire Richards \u2013 &#8216;Don\u2019t Leave Me In This Love Alone&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_91452\"  width=\"640\" height=\"480\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcyFP7315pA?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Don&#039;t Leave Me in This Love Alone\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vcyFP7315pA\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/claire-richards-launches-debut-solo-album-my-wildest-dreams-with-london-cake-making-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I was blessed to attend the Claire Richards\u2019 album launch last November with the Essentially Pop head honcho and we literally baked a cake with the album blasting in full for about 3 hours<\/a> (<em>we should have won! Ed.<\/em>), and now, 3 months later, we have the record and the undeniable stand out for me has to be the Diane Warren track \u2018Don\u2019t Leave Me In This Love Alone\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45924\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45924\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/02\/dan-says-week-two\/with-claire\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/With-Claire.jpg?fit=660%2C880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"660,880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"With Claire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/With-Claire.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/With-Claire.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-45924 size-full\" title=\"Dan, Claire Richards, and EP head honcho, Lisa\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/With-Claire.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dan, Claire Richards, and EP head honcho, Lisa\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan, Claire Richards, and EP head honcho, Lisa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The track is cinematic, theatrical and Claire\u2019s vocals soar all up and down the scales proving that she is some British Celine Dion; as the crescendo hits in later in the song, Claire roars \u201cI\u2019m floating out in Space without you\u201d as she realises to herself that she is in a one-sided relationship. We can relate Claire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Julia Michaels \u2013 &#8216;What A Time&#8217; (feat. Niall Horan)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_72182\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G39G7eoUClE?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Julia Michaels - What A Time (Audio) ft. Niall Horan\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/G39G7eoUClE\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Julia Michaels is such an undeniable talent. As a songwriter she has contributed to so many wonderful tracks from Britney to Justin Bieber to Selena Gomez, her debut EP \u2018Nervous System\u2019 featured the wonderful \u2018Issues\u2019 among some other incredible numbers and now, she\u2019s dropped her latest EP \u2018Inner Monologue Part 1\u2019 and the stand-out track \u2018What A Time\u2019 features former 1D star Niall Horan. The track is a light-hearted, almost-verging-on-folk number as the two stars coo over a wonderful romance \u201cyou were clinging to my body like you wanted it forever\u201d. It\u2019s possibly the most positive track on the record, in the sense of not having Julia have self-doubt about the motives behind her actions or her lover\u2019s motives. She just seems to be celebratory and happy in the moment in this track.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45926\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/02\/dan-says-week-two\/dan-and-julia-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dan-and-Julia-1.png?fit=598%2C1130&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"598,1130\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dan and Julia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dan-and-Julia-1.png?fit=159%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dan-and-Julia-1.png?fit=542%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-45926 size-full\" title=\"Dan with Julia Michaels, backstage at the Echo Arena, Liverpool.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Dan-and-Julia-1.png?resize=598%2C1130&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dan with Julia Michaels, backstage at the Echo Arena, Liverpool.\" width=\"598\" height=\"1130\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan with Julia Michaels, backstage at the Echo Arena, Liverpool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Julia a few years ago and she and her management were delighted because she was on a promo run for &#8216;I Miss You&#8217; with Clean Bandit, but I wanted to discuss &#8216;Nervous System&#8217; and I don&#8217;t think many UK press were bothered. I must have spoken on for hours about how &#8216;Don&#8217;t Wanna Think&#8217; is a soundtrack to life. Sometimes you just have to own your fangirling ways don&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s been a wonderful week and I have some really exciting plans happening this month that I cannot wait to share with you\u2026 Until then, over and out xoxoxo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve hit February! I\u2019m sure January was longer than the entire of 2018? I had a lovely Saturday having brunch at Bao and Bing. It was so cool! It\u2019s this cute little Thai cuisine restaurant just off Baker Street. You pick two buns and then your pieces inside the buns\u2026 Bao is like this fluffy, steamed bun and it\u2019s absolutely scrumptious. I had salmon, avocado and vine tomatoes with me and a glass of prosecco or two. 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