August 24th, 2005 4:47am
How Obvious Should A Girl Be?
Sugababes “Push The Button” – “Push The Button” finds the Sugababes wondering why the object of their (collective?) affection had seemed so oblivious to their interest before he opted to “get with” one or all of them, even in spite of the fact that one of the Sugababes had somehow sent him to “the new dimension” with her “sexy ass.” It’s actually not so hard to understand why he’d seem so distant and confused given the girls’ incomprehensible seduction techniques and questionable grammar. (Click here to pre-order it from HMV.)
Stereolab “I Was A Sunny Rainphase” – Oh my God, you guys – Stereolab woke up! After spending entirely too much time stuck in a samey rut in which even their most elaborate tracks seemed lacking in dynamics, it sounds like the band is getting back into form with a renewed emphasis on live percussion and arrangements that slither and slink rather than stammer and slunk. (Click here to pre-order it from Inertia.)