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"  It&amp;#039;s about time us Poms got into The Veronicas. The Aussie duo - identical twins Jess and Lisa Origliasso - have been platinum-sellers in their homeland for nearly half a decade now. Though they&amp;#039;re photogenic in a Good Girl Gone Grungey kinda way, these sisters are no mere pop puppets: each plays an instrument, they co-write most of their songs, and interviews generally find them bickering like an old and especially snippy married couple. Their name, in case you&amp;#039;re wondering, comes from a line in Heathers. It&amp;#039;s a good fit. Hook Me Up - actually their second long-player, but the first to come out here - has bulked up since debuting Down Under in 2007. The UK edition adds no fewer than four bonus tracks, including recent hit &amp;#039;4ever&amp;#039; and future single &amp;#039;Everything I&amp;#039;m Not&amp;#039;, but the original 12-song album is strong enough to stand alone. It&amp;#039;s packed full of hooky pop-rock in the Pink/Kelly Clarkson mould, all shot through with a healthy dose of electro edginess. If you liked their breakthrough single &amp;#039;Untouched&amp;#039;, you&amp;#039;ll find plenty to enjoy here. Highlights include the fuzzy rush of &amp;#039;Popular&amp;#039;, the title track&amp;#039;s paean to escapism and the clattering, angsty &amp;#039;This Is How It Feels&amp;#039;. What&amp;#039;s great about Jess and Lisa, aside from their knack for a stonking great chorus, is that they&amp;#039;re relatable. They sing about cheating and being cheated on, acknowledge that &amp;quot;other girls can be so mean&amp;quot;, drop the F-bomb on &amp;#039;This Is How It Feels&amp;#039;, and don&amp;#039;t shy away from showing their vulnerable sides on their ballads. They&amp;#039;ve got a playful streak too, lacing &amp;#039;Take Me On The Floor&amp;#039; with a mildly titillating middle 8: &amp;quot;I wanna kiss a girl, I wanna kiss a boy.&amp;quot; Many listeners \u00E2\u20AC\u201C of either gender \u00E2\u20AC\u201C would doubtless oblige. The result is a thoroughly enjoyable pop record that still feels fresh two years after it was recorded. The UK edition may be a tad long, and some of the slowies aren&amp;#039;t as much fun as the uptempo cuts, but the Veras deliver far more than they disappoint. At its best, listening to Hook Me Up is a bit like downing cherry vodka shots: sweet blast after sweet blast after sweet blast... with no sickly hangover at the end.  &amp;amp;gt; Click here to read our recent interview with The Veronicas "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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