ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF

Depeche Mode

ABC, the Human League, Spandau Ballet, even the ultimate '80s nightmare of Modern Romance - get lost, the lot of you as none of you eighties bands can even dream of the majesty and longevity of the Mighty Mode. Example - if they'd stuck with songs like New Life they would now be Erasure. The defence rests. This is why their last 33 official singles have all reached the Top 30 but, thanks to kiddie-friendly radio stations, they may never have a Number One single. It's a staggeringly unfair world we live in, but you can make it better by purchasing this single as the slow-building epic will gradually make itself comfortable in your brain. The B-sides are also top ticket as are the remixes - DJ Shadow, Luke Slater etc. - this is a single that does not mess about. Buy it. Now. You'll thank me for it.

MILLENNIUM

Robbie Williams

I personally didn't rate his first album. It sounded too much like he was trying desperately to erase his Take That past with the rockiest songs he could muster. That would never do for a second album and if this is an accurate reflection of what's to come then I'm impressed. Yes, he's sampled a Bond tune, yes, it's more electronic than say, Lazy Days and yes, it's better for it. Gary Barlow, can you hear me? You're taking a hell of a beating.

THE O.M.D. SINGLES

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (album)

Another '80s band that found that evolution had overtaken them, not to mention the Smiths. They weren't the only ones and they were by no means the worst (Modern Romance again), in fact a fair amount of their stuff was top-drawer synth-pop until the 1990s and the horrific Sugar Tax album. Anyway, worth picking up, especially for the glorious Enola Gay.