Ween - The Friends EP

After a four year hiatus since their 2003 album Quebec, Dean and Gene Ween's Euro-pop comeback will challenge even their most amenable fans and send the cynics reaching for a mallet. The Friends EP sees the fake brothers jumping into bed with the Crazy Frog mastermind Reinhard Raith and coming up with something so cheesy it would probably have even the Vengaboys sounding the fromage alert. Backed by thumping synth beats and bursting with heartfelt lyrics that remind you it's good to hold hands with your 'special friend', the title track probably had Ween pissing themselves in the studio. Listeners won't find it quite so hilarious. [Julia Phillips]