Album: Daniel Merriweather, Love & War (Columbia)

The Mark Ronson protégé from Melbourne is best known for his vomitous Gnarls-meets-Moby version of The Smiths' "Stop Me". His debut album reprises the retro soul sound Ronson utilised with Amy Winehouse, and is destined to be almost as ubiquitous as Back to Black. The title is no accident: half the time Merriweather wants to change the world, the other half it's his love life – making this 50 per cent What's Goin' On, 50 per cent Let's Get It On. At its worst, you check the sleeve to make sure it isn't a Conchords parody.