Gruesome. Then it grew some more.

Hard Fi - Fire In The House
Now i'll admit i didn't see this coming after the industrial leanings of previous single Good for Nothing. This is more dance than indie and a really interesting new direction for Hard Fi. Aside from that, its actually really good and a refreshing change from the bilge that AATW releases these days which only serves to give dance music a bad name.

David Guetta ft Taio Cruz and Ludacris - Little Bad Girl
Horrible rehash of the previous Guetta single, except with Taio Cruz instead of Flo Rida. Even the presence of the normally entertaining Ludacris can't save this poor offering.

Emeli Sande - Heaven
Now the word 'epic' is massively overused these days, particularly where music is concerned, but this genuinely delivers. The gorgeous breakbeat inspired verses could have been recorded twenty years ago, but the production on the chorus sends it flying. Sande's voice leading it all is a revelation, having previously only been noted in the mainstream for being the female vocalist on Wiley's Never Be Your Woman and Chipmunk's Diamond Rings, neither of which was a worthy showcase for her talents. This is the record that Guilt by Nero could have been had they had the guts not to let it degenerate into weak wuh-wuh-wuh-waaaaah dubstep cliches. At least somebody has finally seen fit to make a record which doesn't adhere to all the latest trends just to fit in.

JLS ft Dev - She Makes Me Wanna
Anyone have an idea why Dev is on this? No...? Thought not. Ms Bass Down Low Buhbuhbuhbuh Bass Down Low sounds bloody dreadful, like a hungover junkie and completely out of place with the squeaky clean boyband, who are doing a fairly average song by their standards.

Eminem - Space Bound
Another of Mathers' therapy sessions gets set to music. Get over yourself.

Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (TGIF)
I didn't mind Perry's first album, but every single off this album has been weak, showcasing how Perry thinks teenagers should be behaving, which generally involves alcohol, sex and being infantile. And lets not forget, this will probably be included on all those Pop Princess albums aimed at five year olds who can then sing how they smell like a minibar. Nice.

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
When Minaj broke through, it became apparent that she has a fairly unique delivery, but with every record it becomes more obvious that she can't deliver a record without hyperactive ADHD production, thousands of layers of autotune and more gimmicks than a 36 month mobile phone contract with a free quad bike. It irritates me because i think there is a half decent artist trying to break out, but whilst she insists on being an idiotic puppet for the media ("the Gaga of rap" has been done to death by the press), it ain't gonna happen.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventues of Raindance Maggie
The Chilis fall further into the pits of average funk band hell with another record that sounds exactly like every one from their last album.

Cher Lloyd - Swagger Jagger
X-Factor reject records nursery rhyme, which may be about the mean streets of Great Malvern. Hideous.

One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Another set of X-Factor rejects. This lot look like a set of Justin Bieber clones. Their record? Its a fairly average rip-off of Summer Loving from Grease.

Ed Sheeran - You Need Me, I Don't Need You
Crikey! Where did this come from?!? And more to the point, who on earth decided he should release the bland junkie folk ballad The A Team before this? Sheeran proves he's got balls, talent and the ear for an excellent hook all in one song.

Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat
Yet another X-Factor non-winner. Murs shrugs away the reggae-light rhythms of his first album with this new single, a slightly more risky and modern sounding pop song. It won't set the world on fire, but it wille establish him that far more than a one trick pony.

The Wombats - Our Perfect Disease
Amazingly, the fifth single to be taken from the second Wombats long player and it is them at their best, making an upbeat record from far darker subject matter than most bands will touch. If you like the Wombats, you'll like this.

Pixie Lott - All About Tonight
Cross-file under "Plastic Party", "Stage School" and "Manufactured Drivel". And now she's making records about how much she loves clubbing and partying, despite not having an original thought since she was eight years old.

The Saturdays - All Fired Up
Cross-file under "Plastic Party", "Stage School" and "Manufactured Drivel". Marginally less irritating that Notorious, but that still is not a recommendation. Hideous.