Duran Duran

You have to hand it to Duran Duran. Album after album, they keep delivering at least one rock-solid track to remind everyone of their considerable pop nous. On this one, their twelfth, it's "Falling Down," which also features the omnipresent Justin Timberlake. Their nod to names of the moment includes production work from Timbaland, but it's Le Bon's voice and the band's catchy electro-pop tunes, particularly "Box Full O' Honey" and the vintage Duran "She's Too Much," that really make this album one of their best since their '80s heyday.

Duran Duran throw-ing down with Timbaland? Creamed jeans are made of this! The New
Wave legends just became eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (cough) and have a
cracking new album to celebrate the latest stage of their artistic journey (rasp). Simon Le
Bon, John Taylor and Nick Rhodes sound refreshed from their excellent gig at Live Earth,
where they saved the planet with "Girls on Film." They're also contempo enough... More >