Lil' Chris - Figure It Out

Apparently, snobbery is the failing of the modern-day music journalist. So with this in mind, all preconceptions have been cast aside as Lil' Chris' new single Figure It Out chirpily blasts through the airwaves. Ridiculously over the top, it's three minutes of brazen teeny-bop rock that oozes toe-tapping infectiousness. There's just one flaw – Lil' Chris. His voice sounds like the result of a constipated night of straining on the toilet seat. He might be young and heading for the top but with such a mind-grating vocal he'll antagonise more than just Gene Simmons. That's not snobbery, it's fact. [Billy Hamilton]