I notice that Simon left off Tori Amos's new album from this week's recommendations. Obviously an oversight. Heh.

I've been a little cool on her last few albums (to be honest, I don't think anything since From The Choirgirl Hotel really worked, especially the horror that was Strange Little Girls), but American Doll Posse shows promising signs. Mainly in that she's gone completely bonkers again. I'm currently on track 11 of 23. Yes, Twenty-three. Her lead single, the 70s-rock epic Big Wheel is apparently not fit for radio because of the refrain "M-I-L-F / don't you forget" towards the end. Oh, and it appears that the album is written from the point of view of five different female characters. Who are credited with vocals in the (hilarious) liner notes.

As I said, bonkers. Oh, it also lurches from Boys For Pele-esque mandolins to full-on electronica at the the drop of a hat. A hat full of frogs and the remains of the chicken on the front cover, obviously (what happened to the original cover? That was an image up there with the infamous pig one).

There's also a DVD, but I think I need to work up to that…