Hammers For The Happy Couple

Kylie Minogue “Slow” – Kylie is back! Return Of The Queen! This is right up there with the best Kylie material, and it is a logical progression from the Fischerspooner remix of “Come Into My World.” It’s less ecstatic than most of the Fever songs, but not too far off from the moody intensity of “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.” Top notch electropop.

McLusky “Undress For Success” – Let me tell you, I love their song “Whiteliberalonwhiteliberalaction,” but most everything from their two albums hasn’t done much for me. This new single is much more like what I loved about that song, while moving the band foward in an appealing way. Superficially, it’s Guy Picciotto-like vocals mixed with circular, riffy Fall-esque guitars. Big Sunny D is probably otm for noting that it’s a bit like mid-90s Blur and Elastica too. Mmmm. Maybe it’s more like ’97 Blur-era Blur, though – this is more like “Chinese Bombs” or “M.O.R.” than anything on Parklife or The Great Escape.