The Saturdays - The Celestial Princesses photoshoot

Two of our biggest passions are pop and sci-fi/fantasy, so when the two combine with brilliant ingenuity, we get pretty excited. Whether it be Cheryl Cole dressing up as Seven-of-Nine in X Factor press shots, Kylie appearing in Doctor Who or Madonna taking a styling lesson from the lands of Skyrim, we love it all.

So imagine how bowled over we were by this dreamy Saturdays photoshoot from their All Fired Up tour programme - we're going to dub it the 'Celestial Princesses' photoshoot. What with its wintery theme, it all fits very nicely with the Icelandic setting of the My Heart Takes Over video too. Because we like to let our mind run away with itself, we started musing about the photoshoot and the song and something began to crystallise within our consciousness. Play the track with this image in mind, and think of another time, another place, where all this is the beginnings of some Final Fantasy-esque epic of unparallelled levels of amazing.

Across the foreign oceans and the shores of black volcanic silt, up along the sharp craggy peaks and down through the valleys to a distant tower looking out on the realm arrayed at their feet - these five princesses hold a kingdom in the palm of their hands. Therein lies a song, of ancient orgins, passed down their royal lineage back through the hazy generations to the dawn of all creation...

Are you really walking away from this?
Can you really break this love?
Tell me, do you know - when is your heart in need?
If you leave, then leave
Make up your mind before you shut the door

Going back in time,
You know we have tried, too hard to let this fade
Almost disappeared, still we made it here
Look me in the eye, promise I won't cry
This is your choice to make
If you go, then go
You change your mind, I won't be here no more

If there's a chance
We might've missed
If there's a ray of light in this
If there's a small piece left of us
Somewhere in the battles we have lost
Look at me - this is where my heart takes over...

The Saturdays unveil My Heart Takes Over video preview

The Saturdays looking gorgeous against a beautiful Icelandic backdrop - what more could you want in a video? In terms of landscape fitting musical feeling, you couldn't have found a much better match than the chilly confines of the wintry isle for the girl group's Christmassy sounding uber-ballad.

Luckily, the girls seem to have wrapped up warm for their trip, although we imagine it still wouldn't take long to catch a cold, especially when you're frolicking around in front of a mountain.

Also, how amazing does Mollie's hair look in the video? It matches the snow!

Cynic Guru - Catastrophe

Here's something interesting - An exciting new US/Icelandic rock group that sound like Brit-Pop's heydeys. Cynic Guru's new single Catastrophe is pure Charlatans and Stone Roses; good old-fashioned lad-rock at its best.

Bands like Kasabian became superstars with their fusion of rock swagger and electronic influences, and Cynic Guru look to do the same here.

Catastrophe is a sprawling, immense tracks, a thing of so many chapters and levels; a forty-story tower block of roiling energy and pent up passion.

The chorus of 'I just called to say that I love you' is pure Oasis. Sure, this is a bunch of guys singing about love, but it's no James Blunt wishy-washyness. There's no undue cheese or cringe-factor moments, just good, honest emotion.

And like the many textures of the track, the band's career holds many aspects to it too - with a Number One hit in Iceland and orchestra experience forming part of their resume. Perhaps the real irony is that despite the band hailing from the USA and Iceland, they sound so completely and utterly British. It's almost bewitching.

Either way, Catastrophe is an absolute stormer of a song, packing choruses a mile high and suitably cinematic string sections which help round off an already considerably epic track.

Catastrophe's b-side Secret is very good too, betraying more of the band's US heritage; showcasing rougher vocals and a hefty Rage Against The Machine-esque guitar riff. Excellent stuff.

Catastrophe is released on the 4th July.