

Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
Timberlake’s third solo album is all mood and no tension, exclusively foreplay fare.

Man Like Me - Pillow Talk
If you can get past a divisive lead vocal, a world of glorious pop-rap awaits.

Hurts - Exile
A second set occupying a murkier world than that of Hurts’ glossy debut.

Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon
An album that has to be heard to be believed.

Dido - Girl Who Got Away
Dido’s fourth album is both familiar and surprising, taking some unexpected turns.

Emeli Sandé - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Sandé’s first live album features all the hits – but there’s little edge on display.

Emilia Mitiku - I Belong to You
Patchy comeback collection from the Big Big World singer.

Ben Montague - Tales of Flying and Falling
Kentish singer’s second crack at a music career may lead to rich rewards.

Solange - True
An incredibly addictive pop record comparable to no other contemporary release.

Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
Shot through with the confidence of a man with the hit parade Midas touch.

Ke$ha - Warrior
Ke$ha's trademark trashiness is disturbingly infectious.

Various Artists - Christmas Rules
A genuine joy to listen to… Well, for a couple of weeks at least.

Girls Aloud - Ten
Incredible proof of how perfect pop can be in the right hands.

Olly Murs - Right Place Right Time
Knowingly titled, impossibly bouncy and genuinely likeable.

Rihanna - Unapologetic
The sound of a human dragged headfirst into a breakdown, and somehow surviving it.

Little Mix - DNA
If they survive the winners’ curse, Little Mix could prove an interesting prospect.

Kristina Train - Dark Black
An extraordinary record from a singer previously overlooked.

Amy Winehouse - Amy Winehouse at the BBC
Beautiful and bereft, and hard to listen to with easy joy.

Example - The Evolution of Man
Versatile London rave-rapper turns more misery into money.

One Direction - Take Me Home
The record-breaking boyband’s second album ticks every fan’s boxes.
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