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If you can get past a divisive lead vocal, a world of glorious pop-rap awaits.
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An album that has to be heard to be believed.
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Wakefield brothers’ best-of rounds up 10 years of scruffy rock wares.
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Personal tales told by three sisters dabbling in very Americana-flavoured folk.
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Grammy-winning gentleman proves to be Mr Not-Quite-Perfect after all.
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A collection almost exclusively in the key of triumph – how can it fail?
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She’s writing Facebook updates for her fans, and they love her for it.
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Leona’s latest largely plays up to expectations.
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A splendid second album to make you gasp, giggle, and buzz like a broken television.
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Super-pop that could not be more 2012 if it came with a free gold medal.
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Canadian singer’s second album offers good, clean, wholesome fun.
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A fun debut, but Ora struggles to impose her own appealing identity on proceedings.
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A debut album of plentiful potential from the reality TV graduate.
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Newton’s reassuring material is a late-night cocoa after a long day.
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An exercise in mass catharsis, this is a spell-weaving record from the 20-strong ensemble.
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Maroon 5 have become a barometer for today’s pop standards.
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The rapper and famous friends reflect on the game’s ups and downs.
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A psychedelic mosaic, a travelogue made of chopped-up music from everywhere.
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An exhilarating stunt that more than whets the appetite for what comes next.
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Cinematic in its details but conventional when need be, this is a remarkable debut.
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The curtain is finally closing for real – no more key changes, no more stools.
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Danish singer is great at borrowing from modern pop, though less so at being herself.
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Perky, post-Vampire Weekend indie-pop from Louisiana newcomers with a CBBC connection.
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He knows what he likes, and has turned his influences into an enjoyable solo debut.
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The ex-Busted man searches for further credibility in fine folkish style.
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A fragmented, distracted and indulgent experiment of music-making on a personal tablet.
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Imperfect but frequently beautiful, much like the world it inhabits.
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The Leicestershire indie-poppers continue to be a cut above their peers on album three.
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Songs that woozily sway between all-out romance and magpie-eyed reality.
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They continue to make music that sounds like it cares how you are.
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X Factor runner-up reveals a self-assured debut
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Compilations of lost songs are not supposed to hang together this well.
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Energetic, melodic, fun songs on the themes of love, girls and, well, more fun.
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The Girls Aloud singer’s debut is lively and enjoyable in lots of ways.
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At its best when The Song is more important than The Voice.
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Arresting songs with masses of personality rub shoulders with formulaic fodder.
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Travis man’s solo debut might evoke his past, but it’s not one he needs to escape.
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Maroon 5’s fourth LP is best when adopting its new-found glam-stomp.
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The Script’s secret weapon is a simple one: a killer chorus, which they deploy often.
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Offers some proof that their heartbroken girls-together thing has a lot going for it.
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Colorado duo’s third album is dumb for sure, but no fun whatsoever.
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If you like your pop wacky, there’s a lovely album here waiting for you.
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Don’t come to this thinking you’ll get the inside scoop on a celebrity divorce.
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It’s starting to look as if Glee is inventing its own alternate reality.
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Team Bieber know exactly what they’re doing and who they’re talking to.
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The bigger the song, the brasher the treatment, the better for everyone concerned.
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Ocean Eyes is a frustrating listen, or an enchanting one, depending on your stomach.
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Despite a great pop voice, Jonas struggles to cross into the rock world.
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She’s a poster girl for youth gone wild, as annoying as she is charming.
