Quote of the day

"Number one single 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' is an acceptable enough slice of date rape indie, how The Kaiser Chiefs would sound if Ricky Wilson didn't have the girth of an MP3 blogger".

Dom Passantino isn't exactly fulsome in his praise of The Arctic Monkeys' debut LP Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.

Also worth a look:

Dom relishes the opportunity to consign the site's Album Of The Week feature to the dustbin with a feature entitled The Top Ten Worst Stylus Albums Of The Week, including Elbow's Leaders Of The Free World, The Streets' A Grand Don't Come For Free, Devendra Banhart's Cripple Crow, Bright Eyes' I'm Wide Awake It's Morning and (dear god) Dry Kids, the Embrace B-sides album.

Nick Southall reviews The Strokes' third album First Impressions Of Earth.

Derek Miller offers an excellent assessment of Abba's career, records and enduring appeal.