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Netsky '3' (Hospital Records/Sony)
Fresh off his brilliantly titled Netsky And Chill Tour, the producer’s latest album ‘3’ comes loaded with daytime playlist-friendly d’n’b anthems. ‘High Alert’, with emerging songstress Sara Hartman, could pack a stadium; ‘Higher’, alongside LA-based producer Jauz, is a bass-heavy energy-riser; and ‘Thunder’ is a potential chart topper thanks to Emeli Sandé’s effortless vocal. ‘Work It Out’, a collaboration with rising star Digital Farm Animals, is an uplifting highlight, while ‘Forget What You Look Like’ boasts dubstep drops akin to Magic Man and vulnerable vocals from Canadian singer Lowell. Not since his 2012 smash ‘Love Has Gone’ has the Belgian firecracker delivered so many euphoric hits that’ll have festival crowds bouncing.
8/10
