What is this shit? (belated)

Ok, since I'm apparently in a bloggin' mood for the first time in internet eons, I might as well fulfill my obligations to comment on the newest additions to the BlogRadio. So, in alphabetical order by height:

• Crowded House- Fall At Your Feet. I put this one up, as you know, after last week's "OC" episode where a cover of this song figured prominently. A bit cute, perhaps, that nobody's favorite new character, Johnny, was literally falling off a sort-of cliff (towards Marissa's feet) at the time, but hey, better this than another goddamned Death Cab song.
  
• Girls Aloud- Biology. Between this song and "Push the Button," you're going to get a hefty dose of mainstream pop music. Don't judge too quickly on these tracks, my indie friends. Despite all those that wanna hate on it, Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" got much love from the critics this year, proving that pop can still be taken seriously, when done right. I love how this song has about three different parts; beginning with a riff that wouldn't sound out of place on a White Stripes album, sliding efforlessly into a slick techno-pop banger, and then kicking into the highest of gears for the outrageous chorus. Plus, the chicks are hot.
  
• Wilson Pickett- Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You. An overlooked gem from the late soul master. A bit poppy, yes, but no less expressive for it.
  
• Beck- Hell Yes. If funk music had been invented by Japanese people instead of by African-Americans, this is what the 70s would have sounded like. So much cool shit in this song... bodacious video, fax machine anthems, robot voices... my favorite Beck song since "Deborah." Hai!
  
• Belle & Sebastian- Another Sunny Day. First single from their rad new album. Unfortch, the low-fi BlogRadio doesn't do justice to the beautiful production here. I've always dug on the arrangements in some of the best B&S songs, like "The Boy With the Arab Strap" and "There's Too Much Love," but they've just taken it to a whole nother level here. Like "Legal Man" crossed with "If You're Feeling Sinister." Best.
  
• Sugababes- Push the Button. Less stylistically diverse than "Biology," but better sung, and a bit more saucy. Just try to get this out of your head, too. Bouncy, fun... a great dance track... for the ladies. Oh, plus... well, you know.