Westlife: 'Home'

Westlife's desire to make a "really strong original pop album" after their recent dalliances with swing, cruise ship balladry and Diana Ross is to be applauded – last year's cover of Bette Midler's 'The Rose' was one faithful rendition of a Magic 105.4 staple too far. Sadly, the Irish lads have undercut their good intentions slightly by trailing Back Home, said "really strong original pop album", with yet another bloody cover version.

Nevertheless, the boys' take on Michael Bublé's 'Home' is as sensitively-sung, tastefully-arranged and richly-orchestrated as we've come to expect from Kian & co. The big key change, in time-honoured boyband fashion, comes about 45 seconds before the finish. Like that pair of slippers your Granny bought you last Christmas, it’s cosy, comforting and that bit more enjoyable than you'd care to admit. Pretty much like Westlife themselves, if we're honest.