Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit (Decca)

This is Jamie Cullum’s fifth record in a genre-defying career that has entertained an ever-growing fan base across the globe since his first Verve record was released in 2002. The title of the record is taken form Nancy Mitford’s classic novel, The Pursuit Of Love, and the songs on it are wonderfully eclectic as always, mixing modern influences with his love of jazz and timeless standards. No-one can move from Cole Porter to Rihanna to Aphex Twin as boldly and deftly as Cullum does on The Pursuit. This compilation mixes heritage with a thrilling selection of modern influences.

Daphne Rowbotham, 59, retired, Shipley

The in-crowd of the Seventies wouldn’t give The Nolans the time of day, while the less discerning relished their watered-down disco. Three decades on, they are foisting their special brand of middle-of-the-road corn to their decidedly middle-aged audience still wrapped up in the Nolan nostalgia, and presumably in the mood for dancing to it. I suppose that ruining Gloria Gaynor’s epic I Will Survive is all in a day’s work in their desire to recapture their youth and compete with the likes of Girls Aloud!

Reg Nelson, 58, bank administrator, Bradford

The Boxer Rebellion – Union (HMV)

The Boxer Rebellion do very little for me. I find their songs drag on a bit too long and it infuriates me that they have the cheek to call themselves a rock band when they so obviously are not! It all sounds a bit too much like Coldplay, Keane, Snow Patrol and countless other dull acts who all seem to whine on in their falsetto voices until I just have to switch off. The Boxer Rebellion consists of members from America, Australia and Britain, which seems a rather odd arrangement; I wonder where they all chose to rehearse?

Russ Petcher, 34, bassist, Low Moor

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Fruit (Small Giants)

"The who?” I hear you cry. You will probably have heard them via the iPod advert which featured the single Around The Bend and possibly during an episode of CSI Miami or Gossip Girl. They hail from Copenhagen and describe themselves as retro-soul popsters. The singer, Mette, has a very distinctive vocal style which was OK to begin with, but very soon became rather grating and all the tracks seemed to morph into one. I was glad when it all ended!

Mary Cuthbert, 41, fitness instructor, Bingley

Tom Hingley – Thames Valley Delta Blues (Newmemorabilia)

It’s really nice to hear some blues music again, particularly to know that this is blues music out of the UK. Hingley sings about all kinds of modern issues, such as consumerism, knife crime, recession and ecstasy, accompanied solely by his guitar or banjo, using a range of different styles based around a blues rhythm. The problem with this CD is that Tom just cannot sing in tune when he hits the high notes. Some of the crescendos simply make you cringe at the difficulty he has at hitting the right note. For me, this makes the whole album completely unplayable.

Nigel Goodman, 52, teacher, Heaton