Wonderful World

Imagine a three-way alliance between Toploader, James Blunt and Jamie Cullum – the Circle Of Hell, we’ll call it. This record approximates what might be their evil spawn; that irritating cocksure swagger – those snooze-inducing cocktail jazz flourishes – it’s all here. My only consolation upon reviewing it is that I now have a platform to encourage people not to buy it: please don’t, you’ll only encourage him.