Hands
(Little Boots)

ORIGINALITY is the name of the game when it comes to Little Boots’ (aka Victoria Hesketh) debut album. As pop music goes, the glamourpuss offers musical substance a cut above the usual mindless drivel. Likened to pop queen Kylie Minogue, this songstress will definitely appeal to the mainstream. Listen out for Symmetry where the warbler teams up with Human League artist Phil Oakey. From the excellent play on words in Mathematics, to the dramatic dance tune Remedy, Little Boots is refreshingly unique and captivating. If you like pop you’ll love this album.

Tara Kane, ex-R Signals

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Intuition
(Jamie Foxx)
THE third album by the talented actor and singer continues Jamie Foxx’s quest to be one of RnB’s smoothest performers. It’s a slick selection of minimal soft-tempo songs with an array of contributors including Lil Wayne and Kanye West. At times the record is so clinical and clean you almost wish for a bit of roughness to loosen things up. I Don’t Need It produced by Timbaland is the pinnacle of the set and gives the listener something to nod their head to. A fair effort, but a more unpolished approach may have produced a better result. I suppose that’s how he rolls.

Sgt Charlie Lloyd, RLC

Adrenalize Deluxe Edition
(Def Leppard)

FIRST released in 1992, Adrenalize followed the acclaimed Hysteria album from Def Leppard. Selling 65 million records worldwide, the English rock band from Sheffield have definitely earned their cult staus. This album slips into the trusted sound that has served them well, and when they slow things down with Tonight and White Lightning, you realise there is more versatility in their playing than they may be credited for. Devotees will no doubt welcome the revamped return, but it remains to be seen if a new generation will warm to their stadium-rock sound.

Gary Go
(Gary Go)

GARY Baker, in his alter ego of Gary Go, has been called a “one-man Coldplay” and there is definitely an element of Chris Martin to his voice. But you’ve got everything on this album; angst, sadness, joy and optimism. There are a variety of sounds from the up-beat, summery self-help mantra of Wonderful to the mellow, swingy Brooklyn through to pop-rock track Refuse to Lose which all hints at the future he could have – bigger than being just a support act for Take That. For a debut it’s good, and if you like James Blunt or Keane it is certainly worth a listen.

Sgt Heidi Cox, DSOP