SINGLES

The latest singles reviewed

THE CAMEMBERT QUARTET
Boybands Are Runts
Cosmic Music ****

They've got another word for boybands, but here's the clean version. Clint Velour and his cheesy cabaret rockers stick it to the simpering twits from Borezone and Worstsh**e, but the real pisstake comes on track three, California Dublin 4, a neat little dig at a certain Blackrock band.

THE HIVES
Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones 
Polydor **

They're not exactly aping The Monkees, but our favourite comedy Swedes have taken a stepping stone back into rock prehistory for this track from their Tyrannosaurus Hives album. Give The Hives their own TV series - it'll definitely be a hit.

SCISSOR SISTERS
Mary
Polydor ***

Sounding like a dirty weekend with Robbie Williams and Elton John, Jake Shears and his fab band deliver the kind of catchy disco ballad ol' Robbie used to do before he took the £80 million. This will put the sex back into the slow dance sets.

DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS
Lounger
V2 ***

"I get up when I like, wear anything I like ... don't have to eat my greens, or keep my bedroom tidy". Here's a vision of student heaven from the Glasgow pop-rockers, as they deliver an armchair lesson on the benefits of home study. Where do I sign up?

ESTELLE
Free
V2 **

The English rap rose got it goin' on with her début single, 1980, a popped-out paean to her childhood roots. This one's a bit Janet Jackson, but it's sure to go down a storm with the Natasha Bedingfield posse.

MUNDY
10,000 Miles Away (from Harm)
Camcor ***

His last album (24-Star Hotel) was packed with great tunes; the current one (Raining Down Arrows) is a bit hit-and-miss. This EP includes a demo of Love and Confusion, a dippy peace numbers, and two pretty decent swamp-rock tunes.

JOHN LEGEND
Used to Love U
Columbia **

Now there's a good, strong, confident name, like Dave Genius, Pete Magic or Kevin Totally Brilliant. This hip-hop/r 'n' b ballad, co-written with Kanye West, is brash enuff - none of that Mario whinin'.