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Dido’s fourth album is both familiar and surprising, taking some unexpected turns.
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Sandé’s first live album features all the hits – but there’s little edge on display.
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The LA singer’s voice remains an undeniably rich and powerful instrument.
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Patchy comeback collection from the Big Big World singer.
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An incredibly addictive pop record comparable to no other contemporary release.
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Ke$ha's trademark trashiness is disturbingly infectious.
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Features several new songs showcasing Minaj's impressive flow.
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Minogue's vocals show more range and technique here than she's usually credited with.
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Plusher, more refined versions of Amos’ more autobiographical tracks.
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This 11th studio album could be the pop pair’s warmest and wisest yet.
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Morissette’s mellower these days, but her music still packs potency.
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A likeable and accomplished third set from the London pair.
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The young singer successfully banishes memories of his X Factor experience.
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A credible collection of electronic RnB owing a debt to a more-grown-up Justin.
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An album of two halves, but with some truly tasty highlights.
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Fortune’s never a terrible record – it just feels like a pointless one.
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Meet Karin Park: a new goth friend who really is electric.
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New Yorkers’ magpie approach produces a surprisingly singular sound on this debut set.
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Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
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The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
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Proof that pop doesn't need to be grey and restrained to feel grown-up.
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The a-ha frontman’s fifth solo LP paints him as a maestro of melancholy.
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Not-so-lo-fi in 2012, Best Coast are tidier, shinier and looking us right in the eye.
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A genuinely off-kilter pop record that never feels too self-conscious or contrived.
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Madonna's 12th studio collection has a few faults, but it's still a fantastic pop album
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Collins is a competent pop-soul vocalist – but he’s also a terribly corny one.
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This long-awaited third set is remarkable for its lack of standout hits.
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The Irish songbird's best album in years is full of vim and vigour.
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An impressive debut album with the focus firmly on Ferguson's great voice.
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Offers enough revelations to suggest the original album is worth revisiting.
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An album of two halves – even if its better one is something of a grab-bag of club cuts.
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There’s a decent pick'n'mix of ear candy on the boys’ third album.
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A solid pop platter that's not lacking in personality.
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A clever covers set from the 15-year-old singer, which points to a great future.
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A sassy, splashy modern pop album that’s much better than its dodgy lead single.
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A collection of fragmented memories made wistful by warm production.
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An impressive debut LP from the Devon-based folk-pop newcomer.
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Hard work, but this is an album which reveals rewards.
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An album to be loved from the Shropshire-born purveyor of ‘Elizabethan ska’.
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There’s still only one Stevie Nicks – witchy, mystical and romantic.
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A fine Progress-complementing EP from the 10-legged national treasure.
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There's enough here to satisfy aficionados of offbeat, fiercely inventive pop music.
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Makes good on the promise of its undeniably appetising title.
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Pants is an ambitious artist just waiting for a soundtrack opportunity.
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Brown can sell a club-pop tune like M&S can sell a tuna mayo sarnie
