Are Leona's new songs any good?

You might remember reading a while back that Leona Lewis had recorded two new songs for the US release of her Spirit album. Well, Spirit "dropped" across the pond earlier this week, meaning these smokin' new tracks are now available for your listening pleasure. Are they worth hunting down? We've given them a few spins to find out.

'Misses Glass'
With its quivering synths and snappy beats, this is probably the most urban and "American-sounding" track Leona has recorded. Lyrically, she's in familiar territory here, trilling on (and on) about a destructive relationship that's left her "broken like gla-ha-hass". Though Leona hits a fairly extraordinary note towards the end, 'Misses Glass' is too derivative to get properly excited about.

'Forgive Me'
A.k.a The One Written And Produced By Akon. 'Forgive Me' nicks the church organ from the 'Bleeding Love' intro and really goes to town with it, before morphing into a synthier, more eighties-sounding version of Gwen Stefani's 'The Sweet Escape' - not coincidentally, also written and produced by Akon. The lack of originality notwithstanding, it's nice to hear Leona playing a different role for a change. Here, she's a no-good-cheating hussie telling her man she's "gotta get it from someone else". Leona, we never knew you had it in you!

The conclusion
Middling album tracks rather than standout singles, it's not worth buying the Spirit import just to hear these songs. However, that's not to say they aren't worth a little listen on the internet.

Have you heard Leona Lewis' new songs? What do you think of them? Just hit the usual button to have your say.