ALBUM OF THE MONTH: INTUITION BY JAMIE FOXX
Rating: 4/5
Reviewer: Jared Orlin
R&B fans rejoice - the sultan of smooth, Jamie Foxx, is back with a follow-up to 2005’s Unpredictable. Jamie is better known as an Oscar-winning actor but his role as Ray Charles in the biopic Ray proved he has a mean set of pipes. He puts that silky voice to use on his latest effort, Intuition.
The songs are mostly about love and relationships and are guaranteed to put you in a romantic mood. Tracks to look out for are Just Like Me, She Got Her Own (a remix of Ne-Yo’s Miss Independent) and Blame It, which also features T-Pain.
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FOLIE À DEUX by Fall Out Boy
Rating: 4/5
Reviewer: Alet van Zyl
On their fifth album Fall Out Boy provide the pop-rock fans love. They keep to the FOB recipe and create addictive tunes. The singles America’s Suitehearts, I Don’t Care and What a Catch, Donnie, are among their best ever. Listen for Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes and Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco on What a Catch, Donnie.
GREATEST REMIXES by Good Charlotte
Rating: 3/5
Reviewer: Jared Orlin
With just three new tracks and kick-ass dance remixes this one may wind up only in Good Charlotte fans’ CD players. Which is a pity as the Maddens have put together a collection of popular tracks from their past four albums including I Just Wanna Live and The Anthem. The new songs are Los Angeles World Wide, Anxiety and Fight Song. Fab stuff.
THEATRE OF THE MIND by Ludacris
Rating: 3/5
Reviewer: Emma Liwela
This album will win over anyone who’s hesitant about taking Ludacris seriously. He’s a good actor but an even better musician. His latest offering is mindblowing and leaves his previous album, 2006’s Release Therapy, trailing far behind. We love Southern Gangsta, and What Them Girls Like featuring Chris Brown is likely to be a club anthem. Be warned - the lyrics are explicit and may offend.
