Aural: For The Floor, you Sexyback!

Justin Timerlake
Sexyback

The alumnus of the previously-manufactured and now-defunct N'Sync has returned with a follow-up to his hugely successful debut of 2003, Justified. While that effort shows promise, its slight disarray is sometimes jarring.

Now forward to 2006, the golden boy of music returns with first single Sexyback off FutureSex/LoveSounds. The single is an incredible piece of sweet funk, combining the sensuality of yesteryear's Prince and the deft execution of pre-scandal Michael Jackson though the parental-guidance lyrics are somewhat ludicrous at times. With a hot salacious video to boot, the song is sure pop ecstasy.

At the helm of things is once again hip master Timbaland whose collaborations always bear sumptuously edible fruits. Remixes of the song range from mediocre to superb, beginning with the lackadaisical Pokerface Club Mix which sounds like a piece of early 90's recycled house mix. The slightly more varied Linus Loves Remix ups the ante with a more danceable electro beat. The best mix has to be the cool Tom Novy Ibiza Dub that cleverly uses a verse of Timberlake's sung vocals wrapped around some hypnotic and lackbaid grooves, bringing the song to a completely unrivalled level.

If Sexyback is anything to go by, FutureSex/LoveSounds would be the definition of the hot new love machine of our time. (A)