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Album Review: John Newman - Tribute

Tribute’s homage to music’s legends is almost cringe-worthy, but John Newman’s advertisers-dream anthems will have him howling all the way to the bank.



Newman's debut powers through 11 showstoppers at full-throttle, Love Me Again's sensationalism heard track-by-track without any real chance to have a breather. The Brit's distinct howl, thumping beat and symphonic orchestrals are catchy, but become tediously repetitive when heard on every song. At last, Try experiments with some variation before the only chance of poignancy is dashed on Out Of My Heart, the lone keyboard overemphasised by the usual string section heard time and time again. Tribute's homage to music's legends is almost cringe-worthy, but John Newman's advertisers-dream anthems will have him howling all the way to the bank.