Latest Reviews 29 November - 5 December 2010 

Love Me BackJazmine Sullivan
Sullivan’s second album is an instant and self-assured blast of a record.reviewed by Natalie Shaw

Olly MursOlly Murs
X Factor runner-up reveals a self-assured debutreviewed by Fraser McAlpine

The EntertainerAlesha Dixon
A disappointing exercise in contemporary RnB mediocrity.reviewed by Mike Diver

Drawing Down the MoonAzure Ray
A warming blanket of an album, here for you to wrap yourself in.reviewed by Ian Wade

Give Me WallsCold in Berlin
A frenzied, frayed debut – but frequent swearing limits its crossover potential.reviewed by Mike Diver

Find the Torch, Burn the Plans - Live at the Royal Albert HallPaul Weller
As a document of the modern Paul Weller, this couldn’t be more accurate.reviewed by James McMahon

A Glimpse of StockingSaint Etienne
A frisky, marvellous delight from beginning to end.reviewed by Ian Wade

Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub / Anthems for the Could’ve Bin Pills K.C. Accidental
Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin’s pre-Broken Social Scene EPs receive a UK release.reviewed by Louis Pattison

Fall For Beauty Lynn Miles
A writer in full command of her craft.reviewed by Sid Smith

The Battles Rage On Charlie Louvin
More wistful, more mournful, and the better for it.reviewed by Andrew Mueller

The Chair in the DoorwayLiving Colour
The funk-rockers’ best album for two decades.reviewed by Stevie Chick

EndlesslyDuffy
Welsh singer’s second LP is too slight and uneven to impress unconditionally.reviewed by Paul Whitelaw

I’m Having Fun NowJenny and Johnny
Forget She & Him; Jenny and Johnny are alt-pop’s hot, fun couple.reviewed by Martin Aston

The BeginningThe Black Eyed Peas
Sixth studio album from the Los Angeles hip hop group.reviewed by Garry Mulholland

Body TalkRobyn
The first genuinely exciting, no-filler, pure pop full-length album since The Fame.reviewed by Garry Mulholland

Funny TimesHarry Hill
As a one-off trip through a madcap brain this will split several sides.reviewed by Adam Kennedy

MonstersJon Hopkins
Hopkins is a composer with a subtle yet sublime vision.reviewed by Paul Clarke

Joy to the WorldPink Martini
The Christmas concept fits the 12-piece ‘little orchestra’ like a glove.reviewed by Jon Lusk