Latest releases reviewed

GREEN DAY
Jesus of Suburbia Reprise
***

Spiky two-minute tunes? Geddoutahere! This nine-minute punk mini-opera is Bohemian Rhapsody, Paradise by the Dashboard Light and Summer of '69 all rolled into one ball of bubblegum roc, and spat out with Green Day's usual effortless efficiency.

THE HIVES
A Little More For Little You Polydor
**

We haven't felt the itch since Hate to Say I Told You So, but The Hives are hoping to break out again with this demented Elvis strut. They've still got the swagger but they need a little more to make us reach for the calamine lotion.

HUMANZI
Fix The Cracks Fiction
***

These Dublin electro rockers got a lot of hype for - gasp! - signing a record deal. But they're still determined to plaster those empty, boring rock spaces with a dash of psycho-pop polyfilla. They're bringing the crack to Dundalk tonight and Dublin tomorrow.

THE FEELING
Fill My Little World Island
***

These London boys are looking for that special feeling, so they've pulled up at the love station and asked the attendant to fill 'er up. This unashamed slice of soft rock is so catchy, it could end up on The OC.

JAMIROQUAI
Don't Give Hate A Chance SonyBMG
**

We're all going to hell in a handcart, but don't worry: Jay Kay is gonna get all the world leaders onto the dance floor and make 'em do the disarmament disco. Armageddon on down!

DANIEL POWTER
Free Loop Warner Bros
**

He's been hogging the charts with Bad Day, but Danny Boy doesn't want to be a one-hit wonder, so he's striking with this mediocre one while he's still hot.

MADONNA
Hung Up Warner Bros
**

Mrs Richie needs a man after midnight, and if he doesn't ring ring pretty soon, she's gonna meet her Waterloo. Madge is taking a chance on this Abba-sampling tune, but not even she can improve on the original.