Latest Reviews 12-18 November 2012 
Take Me Home One Direction
The record-breaking boyband’s second album ticks every fan’s boxes.reviewed by Al Fox
¡Dos!Green Day
Middling-to-fair central act of seminal pop-punks’ 2012 album trilogy.reviewed by Alistair Lawrence
Hello Skinny Hello Skinny
An unforced alliance of player and beatmaker, with measured, apt, concise statements.reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre
The Life & Times Of…Hot 8 Brass Band
They’ve become an appealing metaphor for their home city’s hope and vitality.reviewed by Lloyd Bradley
Grrr! The Rolling Stones
Immediately assumes the status of the best Stones compilation on the market.reviewed by Sean Egan
TrilogyThe Weeknd
Releases-to-date round-up that suggests The Weeknd may be a star of 2013.reviewed by Mike Diver
Casino ClassicsSaint Etienne
There are some absolute corkers on this updated remix collection.reviewed by Ian Wade
Pale FireEl Perro del Mar
Hers is a shivery presence, like moonlight on flesh.reviewed by Martin Aston
Crystal Castles (III)Crystal Castles
Planet-sized third set from the Toronto duo.reviewed by Darren Loucaides
Kaleidoscope DreamMiguel
One of the finest pop vocalists of the moment, with a terrific second album.reviewed by Hari Ashurst
Diablos Del Ritmo – The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985Various Artists
Every track is destined to fill a dancefloor with abandoned gyrations.reviewed by Martin Longley
King AnimalSoundgarden
A superb comeback, 16 years after their last studio LP, from the big-riffed Seattle band.reviewed by Luke Turner
SalmesykkelMoskus
A quiet joy of a debut album from this new Norwegian piano trio.reviewed by Peter Marsh
Missing in Action: A Collection of Selected Tracks, B-Sides and Remixes from 2006-2010Pinch
Rare cuts perhaps only for the truly obsessive collector.reviewed by Matthew Bennett
LemniscateVinyl Williams
Surrender to this album’s charms and it will soothe and transfix.reviewed by James Skinner
One Love, One LifeBeres Hammond
Two relaxed, thoughtful helpings of Hammond side-by-side.reviewed by Angus Taylor
Merry Christmas, BabyRod Stewart
Rod’s first festive collection finds the crooner on fine fireside form.reviewed by Mike Diver
Dead & Born & GrownThe Staves
Personal tales told by three sisters dabbling in very Americana-flavoured folk.reviewed by Fraser McAlpine
Koi No YokanDeftones
It stands, monolithic, as a testament to the power and tenacity of human spirit.reviewed by Mischa Pearlman
Dabangg 2Sajid-Wajid
An audacious crowd pleaser full of masala hits.reviewed by Jaspreet Pandohar
