CLASSIC POP
The Best Of 2021
OUR PICK OF THE BEST NEW ALBUMS, REISSUES, COMPILATIONS AND BOOKS FROM ACROSS THE PAST 12 MONTHS
WYNDHAM WALLACE, JOHN EARLS, MARK LINDORES & STEVE HARNELL
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DURAN DURAN FUTURE PAST BMG
We don’t dole out five-star reviews often, but Duran’s 15th album earned that recognition deservedly. They took few chances with its making, bringing in Mark Ronson, Giorgio Moroder and Erol Alkan as co-producers, but the greatest stroke of genius may have been Graham Coxon’s participation as guitarist and co-writer on half its tracks.
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CROWDED HOUSE DREAMERS ARE WAITING EMI