Knocks all comers backwards over the cliff. Sassy, sultry, silly, sexy. I'm in love with Kelis.

Ludacris' new album begins with a sample from Isaac Hayes' magnificent cover version of "Walk On By" from his Hot Buttered Soul album; this makes me happy (the last people to sample it were the Wu-Tang, as I remember, on The W).

I'm nonplussed by the new Strokes album so far, but I was always nonplussed by them anyway. They're tighter now, even more postpunk due to the addition of a touch of synth here and there and a sense of electronic energy running through the songs. They still need new trousers though.

So who's running up fast? Basement Jaxx? Maybe... Kish Kash indeed. The Rapture? Missed opportunity. Muse? Every opportunity ever seized with both hands and shaken till there's nothing left. Excessive. What's surprised me is Siobhan Donaghy... Who looks like "a glass of milk"... So we're back to milk being shaken... Always.