The Polish music scene seems to be in a pretty poor state these days. Aside from awful domestic attempts at hip-hop and reggae, practically the only songs you hear on the radio at the moment are by Sweden's Basshunter (the one-man Scooter who clearly still lives with his mother) and the engaging Romanian techno-pop trio Activ. Along with new or forthcoming albums from Kasia Stankiewicz and Monika Brodka, one of the few bright points of the year has been Reni Jusis' awesome Magnes. Despite threatening to go a bit trance in places, it's one of the best electro-pop records of 2006. It's more than enough to make you forgive the questionable cover of Dreadlock Holiday on her debut a few years ago. The terrific Ginger Girl is one of the highlights.

Reni Jusis - Ginger Girl