![]() "This fool can die now," mutters Niblett, before launching into a roaring duet with her accomplice. Kiss builds from gazing, bluesy roots, as Oldham happily plays sidekick to Niblett's yelping and croaking. Scout Niblett and Will Oldham form the kind of pairing that raises expectations that something exceptional and deeply weird is likely to occur thankfully, the Sonny and Cher of alt-folk do not disappoint. The one that scouts for thrills: Kiss, Scout Niblett featuring Will Oldham If there's anyone who can pull off genuine fierceness then it's Jill Scott. But as Hate On Me's "I just can't win" lyrics swagger along above a ferocious horn section, she projects an anger that is entirely new and pretty scary too. This is an interesting departure for Scott as, though she has previously proved capable of projecting a great deal of attitude through her music, it was usually presented with a soft and feminine edge, such as in her defining hit Gettin' In the Way. Someone has pissed her right off, and there's no delicacy to her floetry when she snaps: "What if I gave you diamonds out of my own womb, would you feel the love in that or ask, 'Why not the moon?'" Philadelphia's first lady of neo-soul is in a bad mood. The one by that's Philadelphurious: Hate on Me, Jill Scott What's more, all the random bleeps in the world can't hide the fact that Cafarella and drummer Nate Smith (think crashing garage-rock) know the fundamentals of a good dance tune - namely, a totally irresistible beat. Touches such as the monotone beat of Cafarella's vocals and the sample of a misdialled phone, which suddenly pops up in the middle of the track, are there to get under your skin. For a start, Shy Child know there's something intrinsically ludicrous about their band. Sadly for the critics, however, Drop The Phone is brilliant. "Surely this new rave thing has gone too far!" The US duo's noisy electro-rock combines Pete Cafarella's New Wave vocals with an overworked keytar and that alone is enough to irk some purists. The very idea of Shy Child seems to irritate people. The one that's O800 AWESOME: Drop the Phone, Shy Child No doubt the band felt Timberlake to be a reliable source given he has been the most successful (and still credible) male pop star of the last 12 months, but the lack of catchy hooks and tame production leaves the band's attempt at a contemporary masterpiece falling short of the mark. Unfortunately for Le Bon and co, the sentiment is lost amid mediocre production by one Justin Timberlake.
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