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CD reviews

• Cilla Black, Completely Cilla (EMI) *****; Dusty Springfield, Goin’ Back – The Definitive Dusty (Commercial Marketing) ****

  ON hearing that her EMI and Parlophone back catalogue had been re-mastered and made available on iTunes, Cilla Black exclaimed: “But I’ve never been down-loaded in my life!”. Quite right, too. read more

• Santigold, Master Of My Make Believe (Atlantic) **

  SHE who hesitates can sometimes find herself lost. With a cunning ear for electropop and a sackful of energy, Brooklyn’s Sandi White looked set for great things on the back of her 2008 debut, which went under the name Santogold. read more

• Electric Guest, Mondo (Because Music) ***

  WORKING with producer du jour Danger Mouse, Electric Guest’s debut is a predictable affair, with nothing to lift it head and shoulders above the crowd. read more

• The Chieftains, Voice of Ages (Decca) ***

  FOR five decades the Chieftains have been the world’s most famous folk group. To celebrate half a century at the top, Paddy Moloney’s men have teamed up with some of the newest faces of alt-folk. read more

• M Ward, A Wasteland Companion (Bella Union) **

  SPENDING too much time on the road can drain any musician. For someone as prolific and active as US indie icon M (as in Matt) Ward he can add making an excellent album with Monsters of Folk and a popular pair with She and Him’s Zooey Deschanel to constant touring. read more

• Dr John, Locked Out (Nonsuch) ****

  WHO’S the coolest, hippest septuagenarian around? Step forward Mac Rebennack, otherwise known to the world as Dr John. read more

• BB King, Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011 (Universal) ****

  Like the Mississippi river the legend of blues commander BB King rolls – and rocks – on. Now at the venerable age of 85, he still strums, picks and bends those strings as if guided by celestial fingers. read more

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