Example: Playing in the Shadows — review

(Ministry of Sound)If the recent history of British pop music has consisted of urban music filching the killer blueprint of dance music and then taking over pop, then Example is, arguably, its gleaming end result. He is a purveyor of singalong, bounceable, bass-heavy anthems with a vestigial link to underground genres.At 29, Elliot Gleave is a little older and a little more thoughtful than the gaggle of UK MCs in pop's premier league. "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" – the lead single from Playin...

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