It's rather difficult to imagine that some 20 years ago Diana Ross (with The Supremes ) was making some of the most fearsomely dazzling ...

You can always rely on the Pet Shop Boys to write a good tune - even though half the time they (the tunes) vaguely sound as though they once...

Yet another dollop of charmingly tinkly whimsy from Robert Smith, the man who has made a career out of distractedly singing like he's co...

Old floppy fringe is back! And he's obviously spent his time putting every other Style Council waxing into a giant computer, jumbled the...

I can't believe that Eighth Wonder have had a number one in Italy. Are all Italians mad? Or are they just deaf? Anyway, singer Patsy Ke...

Gosh! This kicks off brilliantly in a Songs Of Praise kind of fashion with ominous swirling church organs giving the idea that George might...

Who, of sane mind, could ever forgive Pseudo Echo for a) having such a stupid name, b) brutally murdering that wonderful Lipps Inc. classi...

Aaaaaah (satisfied sigh). This is a wonderful record - sentimental without being slushy, and the most enjoyable song to whistle along to thi...

The brilliant thing about the Pet Shop Boys is that they get is everything right - memorable tunes, perfect production, intelligent lyrics, ...

At first it sounds like a Eurythmics rip-off session. I wish her all the luck in the world, she's a good singer, and I'd be interes...

Lacking the quirky ingenuity which the Quick Step  album made their hallmark, this is, nevertheless, a real grower with Tom removing his gog...

First up, and what do we have here (apart from probably the longest title on record!?). 'Tis a chirpy third release from Glenn Tilbrook ...

The beginning is great but then .... It sounds almost comical and I like Neil Arthur's sense of humour, but it sounds a bit stupid in ...

"Doctor! Doctor!" was made in Nassau, Bahamas, and the record has a transatlantic sheen. Whereas a year ago the Twins were gawky p...

Nausea. It's the only word I can use to describe my feelings towards the Twins. Going to art school having a 'weird' haircut and...

From the joyous, jagged intro to the juddering close, a hit and no mistake. With a bit of cello, heartfelt vocals, some disco percussion, ...

Let's see now, we've had some sugar mice from Marillion and now the Bunnies are blowing some 'sugar kisses' our way. My, ...

' I will be your father figure, I have had enough of crying, I will be the one who loves you till the end of time. . . ' Once again,...

After the almost boppy "Sweetest Taboo", Sade returns to her more familiar moody style. "Is It A Crime" is stirring stuf...

Despite exceedingly danceworthy rhythm guitar and extra vocal bits by Sting , this isn't as exciting as "Election Day" and can...

And here it is. . . the surprise bundle in this week's box of tricks. Talk Talk are one of those mystifying bands that revel in glorious...

It had to happen. New Order have dumped moody, repetitive guitars in favour of moody, repetitive synths and a drum kit with a pronounced stu...

Oh, the pain of being a member of Talk Talk! The starched shirts, the meaningful expressions, the dry ice, the anguish, the adenoids, not to...

This year's flash American import and, of course, they're the hottest band on the LA club scene. They're going to play a showcas...

The world waits with bated breath. The pubs are emptied and the streets are deserted as people scurry home to see if Paul Weller's quart...

I blew the dust off the stylus, changed the turntable speed and got the bloke in from next door to check my wiring. But no use. This still s...

The last time I did the singles I thought the Comsats had a hit on their hands with "Will You Stay Tonight". I was wrong and I...

China Crisis have proved the most durable of the 'wimp rock' crew, mainly because of their talent for writing memorable melodies. Th...

I quite like this one. It's got a nice little melody to it. However, I don't like their image, which is as dismal as Julian Lennon ....

This sounds like a B side. They've never been the same without Trevor Horn and they're no good at producing themselves. The song is ...

Most of OMD's songs, unfortunately, sound like Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys have fallen asleep behind their synthesisers during the...

WOW! A new single from THE TWINS! HEY! CRITICAL! FABEROONI! etc. The Thompson Twins find themselves in the almost enviable position of havi...

Lovable old hack or LA creep? He annoys me a lot less since he's started wearing a suit instead of those cellulite-sausage lycra legging...

Say hi to the New Edition ! Five Star are a family of five black Brits, including three Crolla-clad girls with lightened hair and a pretty ...

A slow and stately self-penned ballad that's more like "Wherever I Lay My Hat" than anything else Paul has done. Takes its tim...

Songs don't come easy to Virgin Dance . Like its predecessor "The Dream Is Over", "Are You Ready" is sketched painst...

Gold star too for A-ha , a Norwegian trio. "Take On Me" and "And You Tell Me" are fresher that a freezing gust up the fj...

"Big In Japan" was a real horror. Sickeningly twee but a big enough hit to be played into infinity at tacky Continental discos or ...

ABC's Beauty Stab was, for me, one of the albums of '83. Precise, socially-aware lyrics beefed up into a heady rock mixture, - Here...

Depeche Mode are becoming a Very Important band indeed. Pretentious though it may sound, Depeche's powerhouse Martin Gore is one of the...

Although Lloyd has his most obvious influences written proudly across his chest - Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed - he's still creating a ...

Isn't that Prince 's favourite colour? Or was that last week? Either way, this is delicious. Really moody and dramatic, from the lat...

A Shalamar beat that bears straight down on the floorboards, a crisply cynical lyric and Mel & Kim give a cheery British retort to Mad...

A real Spanish Lolita of a song that beats its eyelashes cruelly and then gallops over you. Boils over a bit, but when the ingredients settl...

Once we've got past the positively asthmatic opening keyboard line, the Levellers deliver a powerfully sensitive song that makes up for ...

I can never hear the words ' Fleetwood Mac ' without thinking of Stevie Nicks flinging her skirts around her ankles in their horrib...

It looks like this lot are on the slippery slope to becoming a one man band; the Lance Percival lookalike is completely obscured on the cove...

Having fought off the gum diseases induced by the Crunchie [British chocolate bar] frenzy on the last tour, those bad ass muthers Five Star ...

Saucy little number from bubbly blonde Sammy (aged 12), who by now must be pin up for both father and daughter alike. All those pleas of ...

With a title like this, I was expecting something apocalyptic but if this is the last pop song then God help us. A dreadfully monotonous bas...