Back in August last year the Sugarbabes released Angels With Dirty Faces', as a follow up to their debut album One Touch', which to be honest was very underestimated. With the line up now containing Keisha, Mutya, and Heidi, and with a new record deal the girls have hit the big time and this album is a superb mix of upbeat party tracks like Freak Like Me' and Round Round' but also entwines superb lyrics with the smooth ballads. Maybe part of the Sugarbabes appeal is in being able to take memorable tunes like Are Friends Electric' by Gary Newman and Shape of My Heart' by Sting and mould them into modern day music without taking away the unforgettable bits. The girls have come a long way in the past two years and can take the world by storm if they can continue in this vain. They may be Angels with Dirty Faces but with such talent they can surely ascend to cloud nine on a wing and a prayer.

ROBERT UNDERDOWN

April 14, 2003 10:30