Estelle kicks ass
British up-and-comer- singer Estelle has released her sophomore album, "Shine", and I absolutely love it. She has been compared to Lauren Hill, and very understandably so - when she croons her voice has a similar sassy roughness to it - but the album really works on a number of levels. Most of the tracks are unique in style and pace. Some will be club hits, others ('pretty please' for example) hark back to motown classics, and others are destined to be summer hits. Guest producers and featured artists include Kanye West and Kardinal Offishall... do you really need to hear more? Grab it on Amazon here.