CD review.

Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To nnnn

DEPECHE MODE' S new single, featuring exclusive remixes by Goldfrapp and Stuart Price, was written by Martin Gore and produced by Ben Hillier (whose previous credits include Doves and Blur). With its electro-flash fanfare intro, analogue synth sounds and a hypnotic pulsating chorus, it's a must for fans

Mc Fly - Ultraviolet/The Ballad Of Paul K nnn

Mc FLY fans get a festive treat with the double A-side release of Ultraviolet, the gargantuan pop highlight of their album Wonderland, and The Ballad Of Paul K, a more

sophisticated, string-drenched, mid-paced ballad that adds a mature twist to their trademarked guitar and harmonies combination

Robbie Williams - Advertising Space nnnn

THE festive season makes artists turn all mushy - even this Brit bad boy has come up with a sentimental ballad that could almost do as well as Angels.

Elegiac, moving and mournful, Advertising Space, which Robbie jokingly calls his own Candle In The Wind, describes a superstar's tragic fall from grace

Eminem - When I'm Gone nnnn ONCE again, Eminem turns to his personal life to inspire a moving track. The song begins with words of regret for neglect of his family, but he takes the listener through a dream that reveals a strained, but loving, relationship with his daughter Hailie and provides an argument for

his retirement

Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us nnn

MARIAH doesn't want us to forget about her, and there's no way we can as she offers this soaring ballad.

Co-produced by Jermaine Dupri (It's Like That, We Belong Together and Get Your Number/Shake It Off), it's bound to be another hit for the superstar. And fans, can you decipher the secret codes in the video

Westlife and Diana Ross - When You Tell Me That You Love Me nn

FRESH from their success of the recent No 1, You Raise Me Up, the Irish lads return with a romantic collaboration with the Motown legend, which is one of the hot favourites for the Christmas No 1. The vocals on this track can't be faulted, and the foursome work well with Diana, but this is schmaltzy, predictable and by the time 2006 dawns it will also be hugely irritating