JLS: JLS | Pop CD review

There's groundbreaking pop and then there's JLS. As last year's X Factor runners-up, the boy band displayed a certain earnest lovability, but that's not enough to sustain their move from TV to recording studio. Recalibrating the electronic R&B sound of American stars like Ne-Yo and Akon for a tween market, this debut is a nauseating affair, defined less by its (forgettable) tunes than by constipated vocals and the most inane romantic overtures outside of a Clinton Cards warehouse. The bassline i...

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