Rated: Boomerang - Nicole Scherzinger

She was 'shamazing' on the Xfactor last year; in fact she was the only amazing thing about the whole season. She also had a pretty decent debut solo album called Killer Love which contained some brilliant pop songs like 'Poison', 'Don't Hold Your Breath', 'Club Banger Nation' and 'Right There'. It's been a couple of years since this release and I was feeling a bit parched, until I found out a new single was coming out in 2013, called 'Boomerang'. 

The preview clips were unimpressive and instilled no hope and unfortunately the full length song is just the same as the clips, but the disappointment lasts for 3 minutes 19 seconds. It's not the worst song ever (have you heard Tulisa's abysmal debut?) but it does her vocal range no justice. The production is tinny, weak and pretty anticlimactic. I was expecting a kick in the nuts, I got an unwanted tickle. Fingers crossed single two is a leaping improvement.

1.5/5

PS: The song lost another .5 marks due to the horrendous artwork.

Rated: Suit & Tie

It's been 6 years since Justin Timberlake had an album out. Yes 6 years without the body popping, butt shaking, hip swaying, 'snake' swinging high pitched pursuits of the eternally attractive one. To be honest, I thought he'd given up since making a bag of cash from his first two albums and all that N*Sync homoerotica. 

Now JT is back with a slice of pop so smooth it could feature on a Gillette ad. He's roped in Jay Z for shits & giggles too, which makes the whole affair even more exciting. 'Shirt & Tie' has a retro funk soul sound, not unlike something you'd encounter on a 'Greatest Funk Ever' compilation. It's a step away from the pop/r'n'b Timbaland stylings of 2006 and a leap forward into a much more mature arena. If this is the worst cut from his upcoming album then it's bound to be the best album ever... right?

5/5

Ok on further listens I've realised I was over excited that JT was back and overrated. It's actually more of a 3/5 than a 5/5. Sorry for any distress caused.