Resist

Japanese special edition reissue of the British dance act's 2001 debut album includes a bonus disc with 16 tracks, 'Suicide' (Decoder & Substance Basement Mix), 'Playing Games', 'Empty Skies' (Decoder & Substance Dirt Mix), 'Catch' (Decoder & Substance Br

While hinting at the groove/melody synthesis so brilliantly executed by Everything But the Girl, the U.K. trio Kosheen have the good sense to temper their beats and let the catchy pop songs fly on Resist. Starting off with the dark drum & bass whirr of the massive club hit Hide U, the album goes on to deliver even harder D&B ("Slip Slide Suicide"), morose downtempo ("I Want It All"), and heady electro ("Catch"), but Kosheen are really aiming for pop chart domination. With Siam Evans's resolute vocals, along with the happy acoustic guitars and artful production of Darren Decoder and Markee Substance, "Cover," "Harder," "Hungry," and "Face in a Crowd" are only half a step removed from the catchy pop tunes that Madonna and Cher regularly churn out. Some may think these songs are too pop, but others will simply get lost in the melodies and dance. --Ken Micallef