Apart from having a quirky surname, there isn’t much else I can say I know about Ben Onono. After quickly researching, Onono is a Welsh lad but has been raised in West Africa and ‘Count to Ten’ is the latest single from the fresh sounding artist.

The smooth whistling introduction with added kazoo sets off this bouncy 3 minute track before Onono’s vocals slide in. During the chorus, drums and trumpets gives this single a jazz feeling making my foot tap along. Somewhere in the middle there’s a little cheery piano solo which is made up of roughly 3 chords. (I say roughly because I don’t play piano and I might be hearing it wrong). I guess the solo breaks the song up a bit but it’s not amazing. I’ll admit that ‘Count to Ten’ is a decent song but I can’t say it’s one of my favourites and that I will keep playing it over and over again.

On the CD, there is a Tayo remix of ‘Count to Ten’ but I have to admit I don’t hear any difference and I wonder why it’s included with the single. You always expect different beats and versions of the single available but that’s a pass on this one.

Overall, the single is average. Many people may only listen to this song once or twice before chucking it into a pile of other CDs but there will be people out there who will like this song. Whoever likes the jazz, experimental and pop number will enjoy this track.