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FUNKED UP

2117¬Montreal's foremost exponenents of Prince-inspired dirty funk are back with their new album. Critics so far are impressed, Rave Magazine seeing the album as an affirmation of the band's unique style.¬False¬

Middle of the Trail

2101¬Rootsy folkster Ray Lamontagne continues his career as a Radio 2 botherer with his new album. Critics see it as competent but hardly revolutionary, scores coming it at around 6 or 7.¬False¬

Towering achievement?

2098¬There's a very rare 10/10 from The Skinny for the rapper, pianist and producer's album, released to accompany a feature film also written and produced by the maverick Canadian. Such enthusiasm is not shared by the BBC or music OMH, who regard it as interesting but only partially successful.¬True¬
Sweet 7

Sugababes

Sweet 7

Another batch of disco pop from the girls, with Jade Ewen in for Keisha and the usual all-star producers in attendance

Critics average rating

3.5

Label
Island
Release date
13/03/2010
  1. 6.0 |  Daily Telegraph

    Catchy, cod-sexy, hi-NRG cheese
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  2. 5.0 |  The Music Fix

    Gone is the sass and indie cred that we had with the band's first couple of albums and in their place we have highly polished, targeted pop
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  3. 4.0 |  The Guardian

    A couple of tracks have escaped with some quirky Britishness intact, but most are in either in thrall to Lady Gaga's robotronic sound or ... just wrong for this particular band. Disappointing
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  4. 4.0 |  NME

    Time was we could expect more than bland consistency from the Sugababes – shame
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  5. 4.0 |  Q

    Print edition only

  6. 4.0 |  Uncut

    Print edition only

  7. 4.0 |  Evening Standard

    The girls carry off the silly electropop of Get Sexy capably enough but Buchanan is sorely missed
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  8. 4.0 |  The Times

    Their ability to inspire oddball pop belters from their writers seems to have gone the way of the group’s original members
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  9. 3.0 |  Drowned In Sound

    Lacks the interesting feminine insight of Rihanna’s latest, the flamboyance and ‘balls’ of Lady Gaga, the nous of Annie, anything approaching the vocal talents of Beyoncé or the nonsensical slapstick fun of Girls Aloud
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  10. 2.0 |  The Independent

    For all the involvement of new writers and producers ... there's nothing here with anything like the adhesive, infectious quality of Push The Button
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  11. 2.0 |  The Sunday Times

    Sugababes in 2010 are a pale, karaoke imitation of the glory days
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  12. 2.0 |  State

    A record with no redeeming features
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  13. 2.0 |  Independent on Sunday

    They can call themselves what they like, but they'll never fill the heels of Keisha, Mutya and Siobhan. It's over
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Prolific

2120¬These Virginian sludge-rockers find themselves releasing their fifth album in two years, a huge feat by anyone's standards. Critics are unsure whether any degree of quality can be sustained at that rate however, with Tiny Mix Tapes stating that in fleshing out their sound, they have drawn "too much attention to musical aspects [they] never had going for them".¬True¬

Duppy Love

2109¬Critics are falling over themselves to heap praise on this album of dub remixes of classic Roots Manuva tracks. It has managed a very decent showing on our chart, especially given that it is essentially a remix album. It has impressed so much that Culture Deluxe has proclaimed it as "possibly the most perfect reggae album released in the last 30 years". ¬True¬

Back On Top?

2114¬The Manic Street Preachers have had something of a critical rebirth with their last two albums, and that trend looks set to continue with their latest offering. The Line of Best Fit call it a "wonderful album", while The Fly reckon they "are in the form of their life". With only a few reviews in so far, it seems we could have a contender for the higher echelons of our chart.¬True¬

Pain and pleasure

2105¬Can the third of the three Mancunian electro-ish bands which featured in the BBC's Sound of 2010 list emulate the success of their counterparts, Delphic and Everything Everything? The jury's still out so far. NME is a big fan of the duo's 80s-inspired synthpop anthems, but The Guardian is far from convinced, and others find the album stylish but unremarkable. ¬True¬

Compilations & Reissues

They're not in the main chart as they skew things

  1. 8.5

    The Teardrop Explode Kilimanjaro: Deluxe Edition

  2. 8.5

    R.E.M. Fables Of The Reconstruction

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