A confused and trite blogrant for a friday...

Yes, well... Sometimes we just have to admit we use other blogs as sources. It's not like we get sent things for free by record labels, so usually we're the last to know. This brings us to the news - freshly picked from somewhere obvious - that the next Veronicas single is going to be 4Ever, a song both four years old and plucked from their previous album. There's been some moaning in the usual places that this 'pop/rock' song ain't gonna cut it next to the LA-emo-electro-rock of their second album (and singles), but y'know what?! We don't really care.

The first Veronicas album was a bright little pop/rock gem, of the same shimmery quality as Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway, and the last two P!nk opuses. It's somewhat inventive (without reinventing the rules), chock full of soaring pop melodies, and exactly the kind of thing that teenagers everywhere would have rightfully lapped up... but it never got to see the light of day outside Australasia. Now is its last chance for global recognition, and we say: go for it.

And whilst you're at it, don't let anybody tell you that this sort of music is 'shit' or 'manufactured'. The second Veronicas album, Hook Me Up, has more odd little touches and brave musical choices than most hackneyed, greige indie releases of the past 5 years. So go chew on your Pigeon Detectives CD. That's all it's good for. (Calm down, no one likes a bitter hysteric - Ed)

Recommendations
"Hook Me Up" - The Veronicas
"When It All Falls Apart" - The Veronicas
"This Love" - The Veronicas