1998 Aqua: Turn Back Time

The cover screams 'BUSINESS AS USUAL', but 'Turn Back Time' is like going to a Woody Allen film expecting to see 'Bananas' and getting 'September'. Gone is the novelty blast and bounce of old and in its place comes an electronic dirge that's always three notes away from finding a decent hook. As I've said before, I'm all for bands diversifying and spreading their wings, and in fairness 'Turn Back Time' does show that Lene Nystrømhad a decent(ish) enough voice under it all, but this stab at serious is the sound of a band floundering out of its depth with no direction home save the helping hand of the song being prominently featured in that year's Gwyneth Paltrow weepie 'Sliding Doors'. Other than mistake (that cover again) I can't think of any other reason for its success anyway.