She Is Beautiful

For those of us who spent our formative years during rock’s dark days in the ’80s, Andrew W.K. is a frighteningly familiar proposition.

Yet for all his ridiculous posturing and lack

of originality (The Wildhearts, for one, must be ruffling their feathers in indignation), there can be no doubt that his second single is an absolute belter.

It may be dressed up with gruff vocals and chunky guitars, but ‘She Is The Beautiful’ is the shiniest pop nugget that you’ll find anywhere on this page. The sort of record that you find yourself dying to finish just so as you can put it back on again.