Latest releases reviewed

KATE BUSH  King of the Hill  EMI  *****

Is your hubby acting like a love-struck schoolboy, singing Wuthering Heights in the shower and humming Hounds of Love in the car? That's his middle-aged hormones firing up again at the news that a certain woman from his past has returned with an evocative song about Elvis. I'd draw up the divorce papers now.

EURYTHMICS I've Got a Life (It's the Only Thing that's Mine) RCA **

Is that your camp Uncle Freddie singing Sweet Dreams in the sauna? He's just excited that Androgynous Annie is back, with a new song from the forthcoming greatest hits album. Oh god, now he's doing I Will Survive.

GOLDFRAPP Number 1 Mute  ***

She's tasted glam-disco honey, and now there's no way Alison's going back to the boring old chillout room. Here's a sexy space-age love song that's destined for pole dance position.

MAXIMO PARK  Apply Some Pressure  Warp  ****

Besuited singer Paul Smith has made combovers cool, and hairdressers are inundated with wannabe rock stars demanding a "Maximo". They can copy the non-hairstyle, but it'll be harder to replicate the Park's pressure-cooker pop sound.

KAISER CHIEFS The Modern Way  B-Unique  ***

Modern life is rubbish, but the Kaisers have a great escape plan which they'd like to share with all the boys and girls. This is definitely not a low.

THE DANDY WARHOLS The Money or the Simple Life Honey Parlophone  ***

Rich bastard or bohemian like you? Here's a no-brainer that struts like the Stones and pumps like Primal Scream, and leaves you little choice but to rock.