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TUNE OF THE WEEK
Dizzee Rascal - Sirens

The hype will tell you that this is the first time we’ve seen Dylan Mills’ love of Nirvana come to the fore in one of his records. It isn’t. It’s way better than that. In fact, if you hear anyone using the phrase “grime meets ‘In Utero’” in connection with this song, you are legally obliged to shoot them in the head.

So forget Nirvana completely, and enjoy instead what just so happens to be YET ANOTHER ridiculously exciting Dizzee Rascal track. From ‘Fix Up Look Sharp’ to ‘Stand Up Tall’, Dizzee has made it clear he’s only interested in making songs that are less like music and more like vicious physical assaults, and this one is no different.

Over a backing made up of squealing sirens (hello) and brutal, crunching bass, Diz goes out of his way to paint himself as a complete and utter bastard. Believably, too: when he shouts “I break the law I will never change”, you almost feel inclined to delete the mp3 in case it tries to steal things off your hard drive.

Even with the recent addition of some Jay-Z-like ‘extra poundage’, Mills is still punching well above his weight.