Jill Sobule

AGE 45

ALBUM TITLE Underdog Victorious

TOTAL U.S. SALES 7,300

THE SCOOP It's criminal that Sobule hasn't had a major hit since 1995's ''I Kissed a Girl,'' especially since this CD's folk-pop title track is one of the catchiest pieces of ear candy in recent memory.

SAMPLE LYRIC ''Hot Wheels and comic books hidden away/For Seventeen magazine and Jean Naté/So I kissed the mirror to see how I'd taste/Strawberry Gloss''

HOW SHE'LL REMIND YOU OF ASHLEE Simpson and Sobule have similar nasal qualities in their upper registers...

WHY SHE'S BETTER...but Sobule uses hers to address a far more interesting range of topics, from teen prostitutes to encounters with sexy traffic cops to the life of '60s TV star Joey Heatherton.

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