Out This Week

Yep, it's pissing it down again, but that didn't stop another batch of records making it to the shelves. So which of this week's deluge had us singing in the rain and which had us running for cover...

The Mitchell Brothers 'Sole Mate' (The Beats)
Have you ever had Mike Skinner's pals The Mitchell Brothers down as a couple of soppy old romantics? Well, they are. And 'Sole Mate' is a truly poetic ode to, erm, footwear. It's rather moving really, boasting a Streets-style chorus, "reassuring" their venerable "crepes" of their true love and fidelity with intriguing sincerity. Comforting strums on an acoustic guitar bounce around classic lyrics such as "I couldn't have you getting wet" and the pun-tastic "tying the knot". Ah, the enduring romance between a man and his trainers.




Mutya 'Real Girl'
Former Sugababe delivers a musical two-fingered salute.
The Cribs 'Men's Needs'
The video to this song was so raunchy it got banned.
Biffy Clyro 'Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies'
The Scottish rockers have gone all Flash Gordon on us.
Remi Nicole 'Fed Up' / 'Go With The Flow'
Where does she come on a scale of Kate Nash to Lily Allen?
Voxtrot 'Blood Red Blood'
Are indie guitars and orchestration a bit passé yet?
Maroon 5 'Makes Me Wonder'
Sunny Californian pop-funk with added frug agogo...
The Stills 'Destroyer'
It's actually much better than its ominous title suggests.
Wiley '50/50' / Bow E3'
The East London grime merchant makes us want to lie down, in a good way.
Adjagas 'Lihkolas'
They may be 'yoik', but these Norwegians still make beautiful music...


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