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Huang Pin Guan-The Things those girl taught me: Pin Guan is pretty much a household name and despite having a distinct brand of music, the lass from Down Under has a great deal of commercial value. His first single,'The Things those girl taught me', is an excellent example of the combination of gd lyrics and a great singer. The second single,'Piao Liu', talks abt losing faith in love and later finding it again. As beautiful as the album may sound, it's just not the kind of CD u can play anytime. Pin Guan's music style is more 'faithfully down-to earth' type and not exactly a CD u would want to play on a Monday morning while heading to work. Despite Pin Guan's seasonal-like songs, it's a great CD to play when u want to unwind after a long day. The tracks are arranged brilliantly, taking us on a ride starting from losing and loving someone, to being brave and strong by ourselves. It is missing a couple of upbeat tunes, but they dont make me want to hit the snooze button either. The rhythm of the songs compliment Pin Guan's vocal range, and the lyrics on every track have at least one line that will make us smile and ponder, if only for awhile.
Madonna-Hard Candy--the early frontrunner for party album of the yr shows that, at nearly 50, she's still the undisputed champion of diva pop. But she's not the only heavyweight in the mix; Justin Timberlake, Timberland and Pharrell Williams make for a knockout writing and production team. The three, who combined to give a killer R&B dance edge to JT's Justified, do the same for Hard Candy, making it a hipper,hotter and more urban version of Confessions on a Dance Floor. Madonna proves that even diva like her can play well with others, sharing the spotlight with Tims on the big event single' 4 minutes'. Other highlight ' Give it 2 me,' a classic Madonna anthem, she's still at her best when it's all abt her.
Duffy-Rockferry: It must be something in the water. Following Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse and, more recently, Estelle. The Welsh singer(full name Aimee Ann Duffy) has already hit No 1 in the UK with her smashing debut,which arrives in Singapore two mths after being released overseas. You couldn't ask for a much better introduction than 'Mercy' the first hit single. A 6o's-girl-group throwback grooving with a 'Stand By Me' style bass line, it's the kind of knockout song that 'Rehab' was for Winehouse. Other highlights include the bluesy 'Hanging On Too Long' and the bittersweet 'Delayed Devotion'. While Duffy's torchy, tangy vocals are sometimes reminiscent of Winehouse's, she's more like the second coming of Dusty Springfield.
Jason Mraz-We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things: After a demo of 'I'm Yours', the first single off Jason Mraz's third studio album, appeared on a 2005 EP, the song became a YouTube sensation, inspiring a slew of user-submitted videos. A breezy folk-pop ditty that should make Jack Johnson jealous, it's pretty impossible to resist. The rest of this disc, despite its mess of a title, goes by smoothly too. Mraz, a real pop craftsman, makes it sound easy, seamlessly weaving jazz and funk into Jamiroquai-esque cuts like 'Butterfly' and folk, soul and gospel into the uplifting 'Live High'. 
Sad to say i'm still in my Ler Ler Wonderland, i'm dreaming myself as the lastest ambassador for WHISPER ultra pad haha...somehow it reminds me of a song that goes-I BELIEVE I CAN FLY, I BELIEVE I CAN STOP THE BLOOD>>>>>>> a million apology to all the ladies out there
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