I Bite My Lip And Let You Know

Rachel Stevens “I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)” – Oh, Rachel Stevens – never stop with the glammy schaffel-pop! It is your thing and only Goldfrapp can touch you on this score. And please, let’s not fill up the comments box with some variation on the Goldfrapp backlash that’s going around lately, okay? I’ve had quite enough of this weird cola war nonsense – they are both great for more or less the same reason, and if you exist outside of the reach of their respective marketing in the UK, it’s very clear. (Click here to pre-order it from HMV UK.)

Gorillaz “Dare (Soulwax Mix)” – I wasn’t very clear on why this song was selected as the follow up single to “Feel Good Inc.,” but I get it now – it’s all about the remixes. The DFA mix is okay, but definitely a dud in terms of what they are capable of, but this Soulwax mix tightens up the song, emphasizes it strengths, and tones down the Shaun Ryder guest vocals a bit. Nicely done, though I still think they are going to have to run with something else in the US if they’d like to stay on the airwaves. “Dirty Harry,” maybe? (Click here to buy it from Juno.)