Painted whores. Sexual gladiators. Fiercely old party children. Take your choice, because any of those three would fit the Scissor Sisters like a glove on their third longplayer. Night Work boasts a series of shimmy-inducing disco thrills, making you feel sticky and sensual as you visualize yourself grinding against a stranger in some underground nightclub.

Opening with the title track, Jake Shears warbles about punching clocks and (not) working all day, setting the consistent rave mood for the album. A little caution for those who ARE actually on a nine-to-five (obviously not the Scissters) and attempt to play this out whilst doing a presentation for a top secret project... Night Work will make you dance on top of your office desk and scrap the project (and your job) altogether. Whole New Way is a sleazy little number with coded lyrics like "I got your tail between my legs" sung over splotchy synthesizers and an elastic bass line. Lead single Fire With Fire is easily the odd one out of the slick party rompers offered in Night Work, nonetheless it's equally brilliant. Any Which Way is another album highlight, a slinky disco tune that isn't subtle on the sexual context at all, especially when Ana Matronic purrs out her oh-so-sexy monologue:

A post along these lines is way overdue. so here's a little glimpse of what's currently getting massive plays in the world of Pop from the Block...

Aphrodite. "I'm fierce and I'm feeling mighty!" Fierce and mighty are the two exact words I'd use in describing the title track (besides amazing, brilliant, eargasmic etc etc) to Miss Minogue's eleventh LP. It's THE power song of the album, and every time I hear it I have the urge to strut on my imaginary catwalk.


Sex and Violence. Taken from the Scissor Sister's 3rd longplayer, it's one of the most interesting tracks in Night Work and it's absolutely GENIUS from the captivating lyrics to the throbbing synths.


King of Anything. Ah, Sara Bareilles. After hearing snippets of some of her songs on the upcoming Kaleidoscope Heart LP, I'm buzzing with excitement (especially since there's a potential Gravity 2.0) and the first single is nothing short of a catchy, fun, fuck you pop number.


Misery. I have to admit, I didn't exactly warm to the song at first listen, but it gets better and better, especially when it's accompanied by a sexy, violent video where Adam's girlfriend toys with switchblades and rockets.


Cupid Boy. I am in LOVE with this track (along with erm, a 'couple' more). The guitar streak at the beginning sets the mood for the song, intense and sensual. Mmm...

If you hadn't noticed (WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN), Maroon 5 unleashed the first single off their hotly-anticipated comeback. It's called Misery, and it's VERY good. The video is also looking to be mighty brilliant and action-packed with Anne Vyalitsyna lending her hand (or rather fist) in steamy scenes with Adam Levine.



The amazing "fuck you song", King of Anything, from Sara Bareilles also has a little trailer out, and I'm fairly excited. It's taken from her upcoming album Kaleidoscope Heart, which you can pre-order now!



Christina Aguilera's third single off Bionic is You Lost Me, and the video will apparently be directed by the fabulous Anthony Mandler whose works include Rihanna's Disturbia, Drake's Find Your Love, John Mayer's Heartbreak Warfare, and a lot more songs we're all very familiar with.

Hurrah it's a midweeks update! FINALLY the charts are looking mighty fine this week with Katy Perry set to score another week at #1 with California Gurls. The ever-gorgeous Kylie Minogue currently follows with All The Lovers, and Airplanes by B.o.B and Hayley Williams has flown into the top five. Eminem is sitting pretty (LOL) at #1 on the albums chart, with Night Work by the Scissor Sisters right behind him. Sounds good so far?

Scissor Sisters take on Kylie Minogue's All The Lovers Dolly Parton-style. Enough said.

I bet you almost wet your pants after reading that title.


After giving us Invisible Light and releasing Fire With Fire as the first single, the Scissor Sisters have 30-second snippets of each track on Night Work for us! Most of the songs favor toward the Invisible Light sound (either way it would still be brilliant). Slick electropop at its finest.


Tracks I'm looking forward to: Night Work, Any Which Way, Running Out, Something Like This, Skin Tight

Release Date: June 28th

And just when you've been blown out of your wits with that tasty Scissters sampler, pop goddess Kylie Minogue shares a six-track megamix from Aphrodite!




It includes:

Get Outta My Way
Cupid Boy
Too Much
Can't Beat The Feeling
Put Your Hands Up
Aphrodite

Cupid Boy is by far THE track to watch out for. Actually the whole damn megamix is beyond amazing and dance-inducing. The wait is killing me.

Release Date: July 5th

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS. Marina Lambrini Diamandis is off to a good start, placing #2 on the BBC Sound of 2010 poll. losing only to Ellie Goulding. An advocate of wonky pop, Marina delivers Regina Spektor/Mika-esque records with twists and quirks of her own. The Family Jewels, her debut LP, is a solid effort with a handful of standouts such as the theatrically glam Shampain, Marina's Stateside obsession Hollywood, and the upcoming quirky fast-paced single Oh No!, among others (Obsessions, I Am Not A Robot, Seventeen, Rootless, Guilty). She's looking to crack the US with The Family Jewels, and if you're up and raring for something different from the generic songs on American radio, I highly recommend Marina.


SCISSOR SISTERS. Jake and the gang haven't exactly been well-received in their native America in terms of chart success, but Europe, particularly the UK, welcomes their sad disco records with open arms (and why shouldn't they?). It pains me to say that I've just found out about the Scissters and I feel like I've missed a lot in music because of it! Nonetheless, Jake Shears and Babydaddy have co-written and produced one of my favorite Kylie Minogue singles back in 2004, I Believe In You (I just love plugging Kylie, don't I?). The first single off their upcoming third album Night Work is mind-blowingly good. I've already said enough about Fire With Fire ("mini-explosion of disco", "brilliance") so just give it a listen.


KELIS. "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like, it's better than yours!" Sounds familiar? Kelis is definitely back with a bang this 2010. Garnering positive reviews for her Flesh Tone LP, the Milkshake singer raised the standards for electropop dance albums. Kelis is avant garde without being excessive, and it shows in the Acapella music video which totally blew me away. Who knew gray hair could look so attractive? Anyway, have a listen to her upcoming single 4th of July (Fireworks).


NATALIA KILLS. Actor/director/singer/songwriter/puteverythingelsehere Natalia Cappuccini is a total breath of fresh air. Early 2008 she reached #1 unsigned artist on MySpace with just two demo songs, and eventually got discovered by Will.I.Am and signed to Cherrytree Records where she coined her stage name. Both buzz singles off her upcoming debut album Perfectionist emulate a dark, electro pop sound which is more than welcome at my doorstep. The later one, Activate My Heart has a very dramatic feel, slightly robotic yet lush. Aside from her wonderful music, Natalia also has a video series going at the moment called "Love, Kills xx" with a new episode airing on YouTube every Monday. Natalia describes the series as a glimpse of her dark imagination and a visual counterpart to Perfectionist. Amazing.


JANELLE MONÁE. Yet another great artist I've just found out about. American indie pop soul singer, critically-acclaimed and Grammy-nominated Janelle Monáe blew me away with The Archandroid, showing great artistry and setting herself apart from the rest of the R&B scene. Tightrope, the first single released from the LP, is an old school R&B funk number that I found myself loving more than Janelle's bombastic pompadour (which I ADORE). It's fun, it features OutKast's Big Boi, and the verses are slightly tongue-twisting.

I've already gushed enough about the record, and I think the Scissor Sisters are on to a smash here. I repeat: I can see why Europe loves the Scissor Sisters. What I can't see is how the US traded this brilliance for generic shit. You know what I mean. (Rating: 4.75/5)

So, without further ado, here is the video for Fire With Fire.