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Review: A Great Big World – Is Anybody Out There

The debut from the New York duo brings cringey, poptastic composition to bear on an annoyingly enjoyable record.

Bargain Bin: Britney Spears – Greatest Hits: My Prerogative

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains.

Royal Blood: Primitive rock?

Helen Thomas talks to 2014’s most hotly tipped garage rock duo, Royal Blood

Bargain Bin: The Four Tops – Loco in Acapulco

Helen Thomas gets lost in the dangerous art of listening to vinyl.

Bargain Bin: Prince – Lovesexy

Helen Thomas sifts through the cringeworthy genius of Prince

Review: Breton – War Room Stories

Helen Thomas wades through the chameleon-like composition on Breton's latest release.

Review: Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow

Helen Thomas reviews the latest offering from indie folk band Bombay Bicycle Club.

Live Review: Warpaint

Helen Thomas reviews the dream pop performance of all female four-piece Warpaint at the O2 Academy

Bargain Bin: Vanilla Ice – To The Extreme

Helen Thomas discovers one of the laziest albums in hip hop's history.

Bargain Bin: Osymyso — Rabbit to Rabbit

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains

Review: Warpaint – Warpaint

The latest offering from Warpaint builds a dissonant, dreamy soundscape full of achingly beautiful melody

The 5 biggest music baddies of 2013

In descending order of baddiness, Helen Thomas takes you through the lowest points the music world reached this year, and the five villainous artists that made them happen.

Live Review: Palma Violets

Palma Violets are too heavy on sweat and too light on passion for Helen Thomas

Interview: Palma Violets

Helen Thomas discusses Chilli-ng out and settling down with the indie frontman