Rick Pearson
Disappointingly, her debut sees her settling for that most generic of sounds: sub-Rihanna, Auto-Tuned pop. Some of the lyrics are equally unimaginative … Then, seven tracks in, a different artist emerges.
5y
Amid all the experimentation, singer Chris Keating never forgets to include a hummable melody: this is pop music, Jim, but not as we know it.
5y
Lyrically, Brown makes R Kelly sound like a prude ... But, for the most part, there’s little to recommend about the man or the music.
5y
It’s fair to say that the Canadian’s global celebrity has as much to do with his boyish good looks as his passable pop music but Believe is not without its merits.
5y
You’ll need to invest some time: Bloom blossoms with repeated listening.
5y
Django Django's best trick is underpinning the folkie melodies with assertive beats and basslines.
3y
As ever, it's hit and miss: Put Me Back in the Crowd is a gorgeous acoustic ballad; the title track sounds like Scooby-Doo singing the blues. Stick with it, though, and there are some great moments.
5y
Choosing a name for your band that sounds like a motorway and releasing a 22-track double album aren't traditional routes to success - but the sixth outing from M83 is surprisingly enjoyable, for all that.
5y
Her debut album is unlikely to have a happy ending ... but it deserves one ... Fun and fearless: Roberts can go to the ball.
2y
It shouldn't work, but it does: brilliantly unique and uniquely brilliant.
5y
His third album might be a little too odd to elevate him to such status over here, referencing everything from Graceland-era Paul Simon to spoken-word electro, but there's plenty to suggest that there'll be life after that single.
5y
The singer gets a co-writing credit on all but one of these 12 tracks but there are too many contrasting sentiments: she's in love, breaking up and being abandoned all within the space of 50 minutes.
5y
Chock-full of the soul, poetry and good humour that have become the band's trademark.
3y
Listening to Who You Are's 13 tracks is like spending an hour in a particularly ferocious wind tunnel.
5y
Dance music has discovered a new star: mission accomplished, Katy B.
5y
If it all sounds heavy going, that's because it is: Pearson is an emotional potholer - and he's come back clutching diamonds.
5y