In the wake of comeback single ‘Something New’ released at the end of last week, Chris Taylor takes a look back at just a few of the Girls’ masterpieces, and looks at whether the new track stands up in comparison
Sound of the Underground (2002)
Straight off the back of Popstars: The Rivals, Girls Aloud come out with perhaps the greatest pop tune of the noughties, full of Dick Dale style American surf rock guitars and harsh electronic beats.
Jump (2003)
One year in and the Girls have reached the point where they’re making songs for films. It’s sort of like a rite of passage for pop groups, like doing the Tesco advert for comedians.
Love Machine (2004)
Let’s be honest, it doesn’t really make any coherent sense, but boy is it a great pop tune. Leading on from the jump of ‘Jump’ into the buoyant pop world, ‘Love Machine’ was the best example of the new, bouncier Girls.
Biology (2005)
‘Biology’ brought Girls Aloud back to the infectious pop we know and love. Bits of Neneh Cherry here, bits of cabaret there, it was one of those pop singles that people who ‘don’t like pop’ absolutely loved!
Something Kinda Ooooh (2006)
This was a culmination of everything that came before it in one song. After a couple of ballads to take the fun out of Girls Aloud, ‘Something Kinda Ooooh’ is a meshing together of all the previous experiments which brought it right back.
Walk This Way (2007)
There’s not much to say about this except it brought together both Girls Aloud and Sugababes to do a cover of the Aerosmith/Run DMC classic. What more do you need?
Something New (2012)
After a long, long wait the Girls finally return this year with ‘Something New’, a gorgeous pop banger which appropriates the club sound Xenomania have used with The Saturdays and blends it with some of Girls Aloud’s more mental idiosyncrasies.
