Download This: September 2, 2005
Scorned once again, FIONA APPLE offers a scathing ''Parting Gift'' for her former flame on this new track: ''You silly, stupid pastime of mine/You were always good for a rhyme.'' Burn! ITUNES.COM
Influenced by the Beach Boys' sunny-side-up vibe and lofty vocals, guitar-pop quintet GHOSTY beg for the summer soundtrack treatment with ''Big Surrender,'' a luminous online exclusive. GHOSTYMUSIC.COM
''You wanna go to Waffle House? IHOP?'' asks flirty New York City rapper CAM'RON as he gives the ladies ''Somethin New.'' The laid-back beat is perfect for hip-hop's own ghetto Shakespeare. RHAPSODY.COM
DIRTY ON PURPOSE craft an '80s-sounding indie-rock gem with the pulsing ''All New Friends.'' Hardly filthy, the song soars on the strength of singer Erika Forster's dreamy delivery. DIRTYONPURPOSE.COM/EW
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