Dutty pieces of silver

Too much has been made of Magnetic Man (a.k.a. Dubstep trio Skream, Benga and Artwork) signing to Sony as their search for ‘thirty pieces of silver’. Admittedly first single ‘I Need Air’ made the top 10, and tracks including the suitably named ‘Crossover’ and ‘Getting Nowhere’ (featuring John Legend) have chart potential and even, dare I say it, Cindies playlist potential. But to the annoyance of a few well-paid execs, the album is not going to be overtaking ‘The Saturdays’ anytime soon, with layers of techno, jungle and garage embellishing the whole album. For some this may sound awful, but I’d urge you to give it a go. Standout tracks are the elegant ‘Flying into Tokyo’, and ambient ‘Ping Pong’.