The Singles Review-14th August 2006

Maria Lawson- Sleepwalking

When I saw Maria Lawson's name on The Hits' playlist I was tres excited, because I thought it said Marit Larsen. Sadly not. Instead, what we have is a cast off from the Beverly Knight collection. Dull, dull, dull. She was on the X Factor, so it's doubtful she'll be releasing anything else.

David Guetta- Love Don't Let Me Go

Sigh. This is going to number one, isn't it? The problem with this song is that it isn't a song 'per se', it's two songs that don't really go together, smushed up against each other in a kind of uncomfortable way. It's half weird pop song, and half mediocre club track. It's all a bit crap, basically.

Jessica Simpson- A Public Affair

This sounds like one of those S Club 7 singles that you didn't really care for (Haha, ALL OF THEM, lol. Shut up, 'Don't Stop Movin' was great) , but could still hum along to. Late 90s production style, tinkly keyboard parts in the background. It's really bad, but so shameless in it's tackiness, it's still commendable.

The Young Knives- Weekend and Bleak Days (Hot Summer)

The intro's excellent (random noise becomes proper song, 'a la' We Share Our Mother's Health), but, really, it's indie wank. The singer seems to think he's doing a cover of Laika, and it goes precisely nowhere. But i'm sure they've got cool haircuts, so they'll go down fine with NME crowd.

Chico- DISCO

Oh, fuck off.

Alesha- Lipstick

And just when i'd lost all hope that there would ever be any decent music again, along comes the shouty one from Misteeq and proves me very wrong indeed. Alright, ignore the weirdly chick flick lyrics, and just listen to THAT chorus. Lipstick might not reach the dizzy heights of some of this year's pop has, but it is, by some distance, the best British pop song this year. But we've still got new stuff from Girls Aloud and Sugababes, so who knows. However, since Alesha has just about saved me from the singles hell i had been in, it's SINGLE OF THE WEEK.