I never got around to buying the last Basement Jaxx album.

The Dizzee Rascal song, “Lucky Star,” was insane—a bigger, bolder and brasher version of “Romeo.” Siouxie Sioux’s contribution, “Cish Cash,” was just as huge, even though it was completely different. “Good Luck,” “Hot and Cold”—it seemed like the Jaxx could do no wrong. And then I heard “Supersonic” and it all fell apart.

I didn’t really like “Where’s Your Head At,” though that’s the one Basement Jaxx song everyone recognized. But “Supersonic” was a whole new world of suck. It sounded like a bad Moulin Rouge leftover, and I don’t like Moulin Rouge. Suffice it to say it’s the worst Basement Jaxx song I’ve ever heard by a long shot. And even though I still think of picking up Kish Kash occasionally, those thoughts always die when I think about having to skip over “Supersonic” every time I put on the album.

The good news is the Jaxx are back, and they’ve brought with them “Hush Boy.” It’s no “Lucky Star,” but you only manage to score one or two of those in a career. The bad news is the rest of the album has enough annoying touches that I’m pretty sure I won’t be buying it either. It took a few listens to figure it out, but the biggest problem is all those annoying touches remind me of “Supersonic.” From the vaguely annoying chorus of “Take Me Back To Your House” to the incredibly annoying choruses of “Run 4 Cover” and “Hey You,” it’s almost as if the majority of Crazy Itch Radio was written originally as carnival music, and then repurposed for dance floors. In case you’re wondering, that’s not an endorsement. But then there were lots of people who liked Moulin Rouge, so the Jaxx might be on to something here.

At least you get “Hush Boy.” Enjoy.