Mark Owen

Before you muso snobs get arsey about this fair website giving space to one-time girlie boyband frippery Mark Owen, ask yourself whether you'd rather we were talking about Robbie Williams.
No? So prick up those ears.
This is Take That-ter Mark's third solo album (anyone heard the other two? Anyone?!) landing just long enough after his Celebrity Big Brother victory for us to have completely forgotten about him all over again.
Unfortunately, his songs are just as unmemorable. Acoustic, unusual, lyrical, yes - but there's little to grab on to and hug to your chest like a Smash Hits poster of his once oiled-up self.
Released on his own record label, the smiley fella's given himself free reign to vent his songwriting experiments after living in chart-friendly-ville for the first part of his career.
Produced by The Thrills' producer Tony Hoffer, it's competent stuff but it's never going to follow Robbie's music-by-numbers.
Be grateful for small mercies.

Source: http://www.megastar.co.uk