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Sugababes are the latest in a long line of new girl bands to come along in the wake of the Spice Girls/All Saints explosion. With the likes of Atomic Kitten, Girl Thing and Honeyz all fighting for the crown in the inevitable aftermath of the breakups of these bands.
We start off with the fantastic debut single, "Overload", all dark funky beats, cool sounding vocals and dirty guitar sounds, they come across like a more sugar rush version of Sneaker Pimps or Morcheeba, it kicks off the album in fine style.
Second track, "One Foot in", shows the girls soulful side with a cool bass line and soulful harmonies, a surefire future single. Unfortunately things soon start to go downhill with three distinctly average ballads, with only, "Just Let it Go", standing out with its Latin guitar sounds crossed with stop start beats. Luckily things pick up again with "Soul Sound", surely a huge future hit, with its great melodies and indie guitar sounds. It shows how great , good pop music can be in the right hands. "Soul Sound" comes across like the song Natalie Imbruglia is waiting for to kick start her career back into action, it nearly makes up for the averageness of the next two tracks, another couple of sub All Saints mediocre filler. Christmas single, next year follows, a pretty sounding ballad, with all the ingredients to be a Christmas hit.
The album ends with "Run for Cover", another good tune, this time with orchestral flourishes and piano that hits you in the face with its huge choruses and ends the album on a positive note. In the end then, some very good songs and some very average songs. The likes of "overload" and "soul sound" hint at a promising future that should then rise above the glut of girl bands doing the rounds at the moment.
A good album, let down by some weak sounding songs.
6/10