
More sparks please Jordin.

A pretty hot package.

This album takes you somewhere you'll never want to come back from.

Yes, this is a slice of great German hip hop.

Rock can be so dirgey, so downright self-righteous. FOTL are resoundingly not.

You'll love to hate it – but you'll still be listening.

This compilation feels too rushed and unloved.

The mashup of post hardcore and trance is weirdly, unexpectedly good.

Top tunes from a stellar cast. How does Kanye keep doing it?

Brilliant, uplifting, showy and epic.

An utter feelgood masterpiece.

A classic case of the protégé rebelling against the laid-out path.

A somewhat disappointing debut.

You can't imitate the innovators.

More exposes their softer side – and it's immensely likable.

It's an absolute corker.

This highly anticipated album contains as many misses as it does hits.

That's what this album's all about, really: beaming, cheerful music.

Full of deep lyrics and intricate melodies, surges and ebbs, highs and lows.

They've created the soundtrack to the Noughties dreamer generation.

Their talent is undoubtable and this album sounds like an instant classic.

Looks like 2009's gonna be golden for Sky Larkin.

One of this year's great electronic albums

Titus Andronicus could just be onto something.

The best list of co-stars so far and there are many tracks already crying out to be hits.

Wiley should go down as a legend no matter what your taste.

This could be the album that makes him this side of the pond.

This is a fantastic selection.

Long may it continue – even, dare we say it, in heavy rotation.

If this is the renaissance – Q-Tip has found himself.

It deserves nothing less than to become an instant classic

This is often very cool stuff.

Ode To J. Smith encapsulates Travis' 12 years of experience

It's breathtaking

...will more than reward those brave enough to try it.

Hurricane Chris needs to spend some time at the Soulja Boy school of addictive catchiness

Heed the primates and get yourself a copy of this infectious freewheeling number,...

Independents Day 08 is all about the artists making music for the love, not the money.

Fans’ll be satisfyingly full after a portion of ¿Cómo Te Llama?.

Whether or not you've yet managed to see them perform in the flesh, this is a...

Worship him you should – Idol is back on classic form.

Feeder have definitely found and settled into their niche sound, though there are some...

Sandi Thom's put a lot of love into The Pink and The Lily, but sometimes love's just...

This album will deservedly shunt her into the spotlight, but time will tell whether...

And you owe it to your ears to discover this gem for yourself.

A good mix of romantic ballads and up-tempo floorfillers.

Latin craziness, live and direct!