Taken at face value, you’d be forgiven for being skeptical about Girls Aloud. They’re a girl group created by a UK televised singing competition, and it’s not exactly easy to tell the singers apart on record. The thing that makes Girls Aloud special is that they have exclusively worked with the production team Xenomania since day one, and they’ve basically become a front for that group’s brilliant, hyperactive brand of rock-infused dance pop. At their best, the Xenomania/Girls Aloud team-up results in gleefully campy super-charged pop tunes with lyrics that push the themes of Chick Lit into the realm of nonsensical absurdity and/or biting satire. If you’ve never heard this stuff and you’re looking for some intensely joyful pop, you’re in for a good time.
This is a great introduction to a fantastic pop band.
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