REISSUES
1 SUGABABES ONE TOUCH LONDON
Twenty years on, it’s evident how much of current pop is indebted to the sole album (so far) by Sugababes’ original line-up. A masterclass of classic melody and futurist sleek grooves, improved with the reissue’s classy extras. The brand-new remixes by cutting-edge producers exemplified just how prescient the trio were.
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DAVID BOWIE BRILLIANT ADVENTURE (1992-2001) PARLOPHONE
Far from the disco dad tag his music was lazily dismissed with at the time, Bowie’s least successful commercial period was years ahead of the game. Bowie’s era boxsets are always wonderful; this time, it was artistically necessary, too, for highlighting how visionary he was in hinting where rock could and should go.