The Ditzyplex

AUTUMN/WINTER 2005 GOOD POP ALBUMS SHOCKER!
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Maybe it's just me, but I am ridiciously excited about the forthcoming autum/winter release schedule, it's looking like a brilliant time for new pop tastic cd releases.

The Pussycat Dolls, who already have one of the years best pop/r'n'b singles in the bag with Don't Cha have just released their debut PCD, which is picking up rave reviews all round which is a nice change from the usual bland R'N'B albums that are clogging up our charts *cough* USHER *cough*. It's nice to see that a band so potentially gimmick-y could actually give us an ace album, and I for one, am placing PCD on my BIG XMAS CD LIST (yes I'm thinking really, really far ahead).

Besideds that Rachel Stevens looks set to flip the bird to naysayers (this is not something dirty for any FHM hounds who saw the Rachel reference on google and got excited) and FINALLY produce a killer album to go along with one of the best run of pop singles at the moment. The newie I Said Never Again (But Here We Are) may or may not pick up radio play or chart love in the new INDIE/HIPHOP TOP40 but the fact that pop-heads still get to hear it and Come And Get It, the accompanying masterpiece (hopefully, unless the collective Rachel Nutters at Popjustice have me barking up the wrong tree) album is a cause for celebration. (possibly with streamers..)

Still on the UK manufactured-pop that's surprisingly clever tip, Girls Aloud plan to release a third album for Xmas along with other titbits including (drumroll please) the tour DVD. Yay! And seeing how alot of people dismissed their last single the girls are hopefully going to really kick out something special for their single due in November (fingers crossed)

On the cooler side of things, Sugababes unleash fourth album Taller In More Ways (I'd explain the title but really isn't it more fun to read it and go, "WHAT??") in October, and by all accounts it's a stormer even if Push the Button took forever to grow on me. But still don't they look lovely at the mo? PLUS they've worked with Dallas Austin, Xenomania and have done a crunk track which please god might actually make it a worthwhile musical style.

Also, everyone's favourite bizzare are-they-aren't-they possibly crazy lesbian russians t.A.T.u are back with a new album, Dangerous and Moving. All About Us, the lead single is brilliant (whatever snobby radio playlists would like to say about it) and some (ie Popjustice) are saying that it's everything the first album should have been. And seeing as how I thought that was GENIUS, I'm more than a little excited about their new pop-oddity masterpiece thing. And besides, at least their interesting. How many "cooler" acts can you say that about?

and finally, and this is the big one.
the one that I'll buy the day it comes out. even though it'll make me broke.
yes the new album from...

wait for it....

...

MADONNA!
Hardly a surprise I'm stoked about this one, going from my previous posts but her 10th (or maybe higher) album Confessions On A Dancefloor (LOVE that title) is I'm sure, going to be several shades of immense. I've heard a good minute and a half of the new single Hung Up (going to radio in a month, I can't wait that long!!!) and I'm already 99% sure it'll be one of the best singles of the year. M has promised an all out disco tastic pop masterpiece dance album and I for one can't wait to see her show those young whippersnappers how it's done (I'm looking at you Gwen "Madonna Copycat" Stefani). So what if the cover is a bit tacky (discoballs on the on certain letters? hmmm.), so what if it's a blatant attempt to market towards "The Gays" (how insulting, I'm sure other people like disco tastic pop masterpiece dance albums too) and she might be a bit "old" for this sort of thing (please, seen Mick Jagger recently?), it's MADONNA, and she's going to have fun when nobody else in music is doing that (on a big worldwide scale anyway) and so we should be eternally grateful.

So in conclusion dear readers, the next few months are going to be so brilliant, I have to lie down just thinking about.

AND I didn't mention new stuff from Britney (yes I might have to buy the fecking DVD of Chaotic but for 4 new tracks, why not?) and the fact that Ashlee Simpson and Pink are releasing new stuff soon (see, I do like guitars in my music!! sometimes..).

But really if I don't stop now all my readers, yes both of them, might literally die of excitement and while I could use the publicity I really don't think that's a good idea.
til next time!
toodles,
Conor