For those despairing of contemporary pop.......

[AndyM]

StooShe - 'Betty Woz Gone'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp-eohjwRvo

On lots of tips-for-2012 lists, and you can see why. No idea if their recorded stuff will smooth away the rough sassy energy, but this is very fine indeed.

[AndyM]

Actually you can link from there to the released version, which basically has lots more rude words in. But the talent remains.

[Adam Blake]

Thanks Andy. Very thoughtful of you. The beginning is lovely but it sort of tails off a bit. Where's the exquisite bridge a la The Shangri La's "Out In The Street"? Never mind. I see your point. Bags of talent. Let's hope a producer doesn't ruin them. (I felt for the guitar player. I've done jobs like that...)