sugababes sample k-doe, become girls aloud

SONG: "Girls"
ARTIST: Sugababes
RATING: OOOO
hazim and the new asymptotes
hey. hazim here...again. More like a machine than a pop group, but one that pops out brilliant shimmery girl-empowering pop like trailer trash mamas pop out babies. Their line-up changes seem to do nothing to take away from the Sugababe perfect pop formula. Their lead singles are always the most chewy and addictive out of their albums. There was the forceful and gritty "Freak Like Me", the perky bouncy "Push The Button", the boyfriend bashing "Hole In The Head" and the power chorus-ed "About You Now", all of which reached number one on the UK charts. Now, after releasing an album just last year, comes a new single called "Girls" in which the blur between Sugababes and power pop robots becomes even more unnoticeable. The song's got an interpolation of Ernie K-Doe's "Here Comes The Girls" and well, it sounds like they're trying to recreate the gritty aura that their early hits "Freak Like Me" and "Round Round" had. But without Richard X, who helmed their earlier hits, has gone off to knock high heels with Girls Aloud, it sounds flatter and more messy. It's not a weak single though. In fact, it's one of the most unique songs the Sugababes have had. And that's saying something. It's just a bit too much like a flatter wanna-be version of a Girls Aloud song. Anyways, this is off their upcoming sixth album. That's right. Sixth. In eight years, that's just...mechanic. Enjoy. Hazim. Out.