Soundspin.Byline: By Matthew Pardo And Phil Weller Evening GazetteThe pick of the week's single and album releases. Singles Thirteen Senses - Thru The Glass With a sound beyond their years, this Cornish quartet deliver a spine-tingling debut. Big things beckon for this lot. Keep an eye on them. 8/10 - PW Whirlwind Heat - Pink Messily wondrous slab of thick chaotic rock. It's jumbled, it's a mess, it's outstanding. 7/10 - MP B2K - Badaboom These boys made Bump, Bump, Bump, one of the most annoying records ever. Not as annoying... but it is still rubbish. 3/10 - MP Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl It's worse than you remember, but of course you'll know that by now as it's No 1. 1/10 - MP The Cribs - You Were Always The One Bright and breezy Indie pop which nods respectfully in the direction of Supergrass supergrass Noun Brit, Austral & NZ an informer who names a large number of people as terrorists or criminals, esp. one who gives this information in order to avoid being put on trial Noun 1. and early Ash. These boys could be onto something, watch 'em. 6/10 - MP Fountains Of Wayne This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. - Stacy's Mom In the same trite vein of Bowling For Soup and Wheatus' geek-fancies-girl pop punk, these New Yorkers have written a song about the ultimate teenage boy's fantasy while they edge towards their 30s. 3/10 - PW Crackout - This Is What We Do The B-side of this bog standard indie guitar racket is a brave stripped down version of Beyonce's Crazy In Love - a strange move considering it was the dramatic urgency which gave the original its power. 3/10 - MP Zero 7 - Home Yet more magisterial comedown come·down n. 1. A decline to a lower status or level. 2. a. A feeling of disappointment or depression. b. A cause of disappointment or depression. music courtesy of genre overlords. This time their heavenly music is pushed up a notch or two thanks to the classy, and wondrous, vocal of Tina Dico. 7/10 - MP VS - Love Ya Like Mad Taken under Simon Blue's wing, they've scraped so hard at the bottom of the pop barrel they're in danger of falling through. If they were made-for-TV pop stars, I could understand that someone had to at least try and make some money from them, but this is pointless. 2/10 - PW General Levy vs Zeus featuring Bally Jagpal - Shake What Ya Mama Gave Ya Upfront bhangra bhangra (bhängˑ·r  ),n Latin name: Eclipta alba; tinged urban stomp. It may not be slick like contemporary R'nB - and frankly that grittiness makes it all the better. 5/10 - MP Madaction - Teac Attack, Just Like Fresh Air The sound of Beck, The Beatles and The Jesus And Mary Chain in a three way car crash may sound like a mess, but these two EPs are a shambolic sham·bol·ic adj. Chiefly British Slang Disorderly or chaotic: "[The country's] transportation system is in a shambolic state" stab at lo-fi genius. 7/10 - MP Eastern Lane - Saffron Prickly and grisly teen rock from indie kids wielding a fuzzbox and a fat bassline A bassline (also spelled bass line) is the term used in many styles of popular music, jazz, blues, trance and funk for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass or keyboard (piano, Hammond organ, . Takes two listens to take hold but it almost kind of demands that... 6/10 - MP Fin - Turn My Head At first I warmed to this but, within seconds, the too obvious "I'm ripping off Thom Yorke" feel got on my nerves. Put down your Radiohead songbook boys and try original thoughts. 2/10 - MP Albums Twista - Kamikaze kamikaze (kä'məkä`zē) [Jap.,=divine wind], the typhoon that destroyed Kublai Khan's fleet, foiling his invasion of Japan in 1281. Like the first single, the bulk of these songs sample classic tracks, creating an album reminiscent of hip-hop and rap music from the late 1980s and influenced by the decade's soul stars. He might be the world's fastest rapper, but Twista is not an angry MC, instead preferring to seduce listeners into loving his world of wine, women and song. 7/10 - Jessica Mangold Bill Mallonee & Vigilantes of Love - Locket Full of Moonlight Slice of Americana gives a fair glimpse of country life Stateside, but Mr Mallonee's version lacks conviction. While quietly hiding away a clutch of genuinely heart-rending songs, these are fleeting and far between. 3/10 - MP Various - The Voice Channel Four's acclaimed series charted the impact of vocal talents on popular culture and some of the more notable contributors have been gathered onto this double CD ... Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Billie Holliday. Impressive. 7/10 - MP Hundred Reasons - Shatterproof shat·ter·proof adj. Resistant to shattering: shatterproof goggles. Adj. 1. shatterproof - resistant to shattering or splintering; "shatterproof automobile windows" Is Not A Challenge. The Brit-rock faves' follow-up to 2002's Idea's Above Our Station hasn't met my high expectations. Despite blistering singles What You Get, Lullably, and The Great Test, it's disappointing. 6/10 - PW Various - Brits Awards Winners, losers, also-rans and no-hopers all under one title. The Darkness, Radiohead, Blur, Will Young and Beyonce are all here. The only surprise is perhaps the absence of The White Stripes and The Strokes - yet the presence of the dull Kings Of Leon. 5/10 - MP |
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