Who said the single was dead? This week sees the release of a whole host of tracks that deserve your hard earned cash, whether you download from the internet or pop down to Woolworths. There’s also a bit of a comeback theme as well, from the atmospheric return of Interpol and TV on the Radio to the indie rock of Battle and on to the stadium rock of The Smashing Pumpkins.

First up is the welcome return of TV On The Radio with Province. From their excellent album, Return To Cookie Mountain, this is an EP with new material tucked away on it. Continuing their exploration and deconstruction of rock ’n roll, they’re one of the most exhilarating bands currently making music. Forget the lead track, we’ve heard it’s brilliance before, but of the extra tracks Dumb Animal is worth downloading alone. With its rippling drums, twisted harmonies and jittering guitars it’s a perfect development of their sound.

Battle are also back this week with the single The Longest Time. Seemingly content on releasing excellent singles and EP’s, we’re still waiting for their debut, but this will tide us over in the meantime. Channelling all your favourite indie rock bands into one perfect blend, this has the haunting guitars, anguished vocals and driving drums that should fill venues the UK over. Just wait till Zane Lowe gets on board, they’ll be huge.

Roisin Murphy continues her post-Moloko career with this slice of pop-tinged dance. Overpowered maybe the title, but it really should be Underwhelmed. It sounds like Kylie with the squeaking beats, electronica and the strangely echoing vocals, but it struggles to match her perfectly poised execution. I think we’ve heard this all before.

In the same mould as Slow Hands and C’Mere from Antics, Interpol return with new single The Heinrich Maneuver and its a scorcher. Using the same old ‘if it ‘aint broke don’t fix it’ mentality this is Interpol at their leanest and meanest, give or take a dodgy lyric or two from Paul Banks. A welcome return from one of Americas finest bands. Lets just hope new album Our Love To Admire lives up to expectations. Check out the video for The Heinrich Maneuver at the end of this weeks post.

Now, when I heard that The Smashing Pumpkins were reforming, I wasn’t that bothered. They never did anything for me and Billy Corgan just annoyed me. I’ve never forgiven myself for buying Zwan as well. When Tarantula popped through my letterbox I wasn’t really that fussed to play it. However, I’m glad I did. This is an absolute belter of a single. All comebacks should begin with a wall of guitar feedback and crashing drums. I never thought I’d hear myself say it, but The Smashing Pumpkins is Single of the Week. This is the thundering sound of a band tearing through the stratosphere. Welcome back Corgan, all is forgiven.

Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver