Notes about the Siobhan Donaghy album

I'm back from Majorca. Hooray.

ANYWAY, i got the Siobhan Donaghy album in the mail the day before i went away, but being a doucebag, forgot to to put the bloody thing on my MP3 player. So here's the DEFINITIVE word on the CD.

Don't Give It Up- It's even better than it sounds on the radio.

So You Say- Sounds too much like Jem

There's A Place- Quiet and rather lovely

Sometimes- If you thought Shanti/Ashtangi was the best track on Ray Of Light, you'll LOVE this (it totally wasn't, but this is still very good)

12 Bar Acid Blues- Imagine Graffiti My Soul redone by Feist, but with lyrics by Just Jack. It's a nice little song about going on holiday, but not really wanting too, and ending up in Russia or something. Oh, i don't know. The lyrics are truly dreadful.

Make It Right- Reminds you that Muty-a-ya wasn't the only Sugababe who could belt out a tune.

Coming Up For Air- Not As Saucy As It Sounds (Or Should Be)

Goldfish- Sounds like it belongs on a car advert

Medevac- Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. And Amazing.

Halcyon Days- Almost whispery. Lovely. Sounds a bit like Massive Attack.

Ghosts- Still fucking mad.

Note- The promo packaging is probably better than the actual album packaging will be. And there is literally no better smell in the world than that of promo CDs of albums that don't come out for three months. If they made made an aftershave of it, i'd bathe in it. It smells like the US alternative section of the Vinyl Exchange where all those poor Saddle Creek promos go to die.

But, to round it up, as they say, it's a very good album that liberally nicks off Ray Of Light, but isn't shit. It's all the better now, since Parlophone haven't fucked up the album campaign yet. Just wait until June.