Gabriella Cilmi’s Sweet About Me - at first glance – offers nothing different to the endless pile of solo female artists out there.

But if there’s one thing life has taught us, it’s that looks can be deceiving…

“Sweet About Me / There’s Nothing Sweet About Me” Cilmi (pronounced Chill-Me, for the record) slowly drawls during the chorus. She ends the songs’ breezy pop nature in that split second, and instead transforms it into a deeply thought-provoking and ironic statement of intent.

While the melody is uplifting, bouncing and carefree, the lyrics of Sweet About Me are anxiously dark. Cilmi puts up a front of arrogance and aggression, which can be heard flowing throughout the track as she questions her beau’s intentions to come and play with fire. Backed against the guitars and xylophone, though, you begin to see the front that it is, that coming out fighting is all that Cilmi may know.

That attitude may be necessary though, as Cilmi faces the lazy comparisons of ‘similar’ artists - sure, comparing her to Winehouse or Kylie is inevitable, but equally ridiculous when looking at her lyrics – “Smile worth a hundred lies” is a line more suited to the likes of The Used more than any Aussie pop princess.

The blend of guitars with all manner of maracas and percussion is a unique mixture, and will drift you off to sun, sea and fun - a pleasant vision if ever there was one.

Hopefully when her album is released, such feelings will be induced more regularly than one single can do.