SINGLE OF THE WEEK:
JUSTICE – DVNO****
Mangled and banging dance noise from the Parisian maestros, the third single
from their all-conquering debut album takes on provincial nightclubs where
the dress code is more important than the music. CD arrives packed with
remixes by the likes of LA Riots and Petits Pilous.
THE ZUTONS – Always Right Behind You
**
As relentlessly perky and upbeat as someone who mistakenly thinks they are the
life and soul of the party. First taste of album You Can Do Anything due in
June.
ALPHABEAT – 10,000 Nights
***1/2
Following hard on the heels of chart-storming single Fascination, this
follow-up walks the same perilous line between catchy and cheesy but emerges
with an A+.
NATTY – Cold Town***1/2
Infectious, poppy reggae with an acoustic, light touch from the London singer,
mixing serious lyrics with an upbeat tune.
YOUNG KNIVES – Turn Tail
****1/2
Cowering between the shouted choruses and taut basslines is a folky melody of
real beauty. A stunner from acclaimed album Superabundance.
NELLY feat FERGIE– Party People***1/2
A house-shaking floor filler from the multi-talented Nelly and with 30 million
records sales under his belt, he knows a thing or two about partying. From
his June scheduled album Brass Knuckles.
SPIRITUALIZED – Soul On Fire****
Despite not straying far from previous territory, this is still a marvellous,
orchestrated experience from Jason Pierce.
ROYWORLD – Dust
***1/2
Lush, shiny glam-pop melodies from the hotly tipped London quartet. Second
single from their forthcoming debut album.
THE FUTUREHEADS – Radio Heart
***
Not so much the future as the recent past, the second single from forthcoming
album This Is Not The World stays true to their formula of crisply delivered
pop hooks with strident guitars and impassioned vocals.
BLACK MOUNTAIN – Stormy High
****
An enthusiastic bluesy metal stomp featuring a scuzzed-up Black Sabbath riff
from the Canadian rockers.
THAO – Swimming Pools
***
Life-affirming melodic folk which gallops along at a frisky pace, from the US
singer backed by band The Get Down Stay Down.
