Kevin Courtney'sguide to singles, downloads and free audiostreams

BRYAN ADAMS
I Thought I'd Seen Everything *

A Bryan Adams song with the word "everything" in the title? Maybe he's hoping to awaken memories of the summer of '91, when that Robin Hood thingy hogged the No 1 slot. Sorry, Brian: while we still can't get that damn song out of our heads 17 years later, this one is quickly forgotten.

THE KOOKS
Always Where I Need to Be Virgin ***

Right here, right now, here's Luke Pritchard and his kooky krew, with a new tune that, though hardly a quantum leap from previous singles, moves in its own sweet way. Their second album is due out soon, and it should see the Kooks swagger onto the next level. If any of you have designs on the band, they're running a poster competition on www.thekooks.co.uk

THE THINGS
Tiger Psychosound ***

They rose from the mire of Dublin city, juiced up on The Stooges, The Cramps, B-movie horror and (well, probably) the blood of young virgins. Dunno if it's the sabre-toothed type, the Celtic type or the golfing type, but this tiger sure can scratch.

COUNTING CROWS
You Can't Count on Me Geffen **

If you thought these crows had flown, think again. The band's new album is a last stand for the old-fashioned album format, and they'll be playing Oxegen this year. They might be musical luddites, but you can still download a "digital" 45 from countingcrows. com, featuring 1492 and When I Dream of Michelangelo.

SNOOP DOGG
Sensual Seduction Geffen *

Hip-hop's gone all metrosexual - now you've got homies boasting about how slowly they can do it, and how attentive they are to a woman's needs. Don't believe it, girls - Snoop'll have dropped and popped and be watching MTV Cribsby the end of this song.