Rihanna: Hate That I Love You
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Guest crooner Ne-Yo brings his own buttery-smooth brand of R&B to this bittersweet acoustic ballad, the third single from Good Girl Gone Bad.

Bloc Party: Flux
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This new material from Kele and co has more in common with the pounding, euphoric electro-house of Vitalic than with their indie roots. A new direction?

Duran Duran: Falling Down
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Not even the Timberlake & Timbaland dream team on production duties can rescue Duran Duran from sounding as dated as their pastel blazers.

Hard-Fi: Can't Get Along (Without You)
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This soul-inspired singalong - all bellowing brass, hearty guitar stabs and chiming bells - has "rousing anthem" written all over it.

The Pigeon Detectives: I Found Out
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The never-ending line of half-cocked indie bands apeing the likes of The Undertones and Buzzcocks continues apace, with depressing results.

Linkin Park: Shadow Of The Day
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Linkin Park reveal their U2 aspirations with this plodding, stadium rock power-ballad that's too short on surprises to leave an impression.

Alicia Keys: No One
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A disappointing preview of what's to come on Keys' third studio album (As I Am) - lumpen beats, off-key vocals and empty histrionics.