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THE WANTED

Gold ForeverGeffen **

This week’s second Comic Relief single (see George Michael below) comes from a boyband long suspected of carrying more passengers than Ryanair. To give the boys their due, each band member pitches in his own verse here. But the moves are so wooden, and the vocals so obviously tweaked, that five mannequins could probably have done just as good a job.

THE VACCINES

If You WannaColumbia ***

Their newly released debut album is called What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? And if you think the answer they’re looking for is “immunisation from disease”, well, you’re way off. The great white hopes of unreconstructed British indie rock do what they do best here: catchy, disposable guitar pop.

BURIAL, FOUR TET & TOM YORKE

Mirror Text ****

This collaboration between the Radiohead frontman and two of electronica’s most singular talents is released as a limited edition double-A side single (with Ego). Oh, it’s a knees-up alright.

BLACK EYED PEAS

Just Can't Get EnoughInterscope **

Like victory, Black Eyed Peas tracks tend to have a thousand fathers. Nine writers are credited on this number, which might explain why it sounds like such a bleeping, whirling, stuttering mess.

MILAN JAY

Time to Leave Computers BehindPhilosopher Records ***

On this track from their To The Night and SkyEP, Galway duo Milan Jay look forward to a future free of the insidious influence of computer technology. You can find out more about Milan Jay via their Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and BandCamp sites.

GEORGE MICHAEL

True FaithAegean **

This classic New Order single is almost a quarter of a century old now. But no one could accuse George Michael of trying to inject it with a new lease of life. “I feel so extraordinary,” warbles the lethargic-sounding singer. “Something’s got a hold on me.” Hmm . . . You weren’t just hit by a tranquiliser dart, were you George?