Out This Week

Rihanna has 'stormed' the charts with her 'Umbrella' this week and is 'reigning' at the top (sorry), but what else have the summer showers washed in this week...

Chris Cornell 'Arms Around Your Love' (Polydor)
Chris Cornell likes guitars. There are quite a lot of them in this track, funnily enough; searing electric guitars chiming away, acoustic guitars being furiously strummed, plus a noodly guitar solo of the pained expression variety too. It may be down to U2 producer Steve Lillywhite - who created this axe extravaganza - or the Audioslave and Soundgarden singer's rock hollering, but the end result is that this release sounds like it's somewhat clinging to the past. It's a soulful affair, and Cornell is in fine voice on a blistering tale of betrayal and jealousy (someone else's obviously) and there's nothing especially wrong with it. But that big clean American rawk sound just sounds dated.




Kaiser Chiefs 'Everything Is Average Nowadays'
Everyone's favourite Leeds stompers have gone all 'bouncey'.
Pigeon Detectives 'I'm Not Sorry'
The northern art-rockers are having a spot of bother with the ex.
Ben's Brother 'Rise'
This London lot have good hearts and even nicer sleeves.
Soulcast ft Indian Princess 'Someone Like Me'
Princesses are finding it ever so hard to find suitable suitors these days...
Infernal 'I Won't Be Crying'
They might not be crying, but we are.
Good Charlotte 'The River'
Come on chaps, try lightening up for a change...
Arcade Fire 'Intervention'
Can the Grammy-nominated Canadians crack the Top 40 this time?
Rihanna 'Umbrella'
The Bardadian pop princess times her ode to rainy British summertime just right.
The Twang 'Either Way'
The Brummie baggy boys come good by going all soppy.


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