I've detailed the turbulent history of Ukraine's finest pop group, V.I.A Gra, in the past. Unsurprisingly, since i last mentioned them they've got through another two singers. Their last original member, Nadya (the one who looked like she could snap a man's neck with her thighs) has finally moved on, replaced first with a girl called Christina who lasted all of one single and then by the fabulous-looking, raven-haired Olha.

Naturally a certain amount of shamelessness is expected from anyone who names their band V.I.A Gra but their tyrannical overlord Konstantin (brother of Valerii) Meladze took the biscuit with the recent record Brillianti - a "new album" containing a grand total of two new songs, neither of which were much good. They're back in terrific fashion with the storming L.M.L though. Blonde Vera seems to have taken more vocal responsibility and, although none of the remaining singers have a top-notch voice to match the dearly departed Anna Sedakova, they've managed to achieve a nice balance, augmented here by a children's choir.


V.I.A Gra - L.M.L