The way Stuart Matthewman let that guitar sit so dry in the left channel while the bass breathes underneath it is a clinic in restraint. Nothing is competing. Adu's vocal doesn't need to fight a single frequency to land. 8.8/10.

Foundational. Some of the mixes show their age, but the best of it still cuts through.

Slick production, second-tier song for him. The breakdown saves it.

Every record cut to within an inch of perfect, and the songwriting earns it.

That groove is a clinic, and the harmonica earns every second.

Two great records and a lot of coasting after. Better singles act than album act.

Mixed warm and close — the rhythm section sits right in the pocket the whole way. Barely a weak cut on it.

Textbook quiet-loud, and the guitar tone is filthy in the best way.

The keyboard tone is so wrong it's right, and the drums hold the whole thing up.

Remarkably consistent lately — the production stays out of the way of the writing.

Historically huge, sonically rough — I rate the song higher than the recording.

Gorgeous mix, but the song kind of drifts off and forgets to land.

Mix is so open you can hear the room. Barely moves and doesn't need to.

Overplayed into the ground and the arrangement still holds — that layering is deceptively tight.

Sounds immaculate and runs forever. Trim ten tracks and you'd have a real project.

Three chords and a lot of reverence. Never did much for me, honestly.

More spectacle than substance, but the hits are built to land. Catalog's uneven.

Cleanest pen in the genre. The catalog dips here and there but the peaks are untouchable.

Arrangements are gorgeous and the catalog runs deep with almost no filler.

Warm and well-built, a little samey across the catalog. That voice carries it.