Progess review on Daily Star

YOU can get your mitts on the new Take That release on November 15. Check out my thoughts, below, on the brilliant album.


The Flood: First single and utterly epic. A certain No 1. Verdict: 5/5

SOS: Mark leads the vocals with a heady disco opening beat then Robbie comes in with a shouty, pumping vocal. Banging rave-up that sounds nothing like TT have ever done before. “It’s like a bullet to the head,” declares Markie. Bang bang brilliance. Verdict: 5/5

Wait: Dubby 80s-style mid-tempo which Robbie drives. “There’s something I’d like to change,” they declare, clearly referencing their past squabbles. Verdict: 2/5

Kidz: Mark talks to a marching drumbeat about kings, queens and government. Dark Depeche Mode-feeling. Hauntingly good. Verdict: 4/5

Pretty Things: Synth slowie with Robbie on lead. “A little meditation might pull you through/Don’t sweat the pretty things,” he gently croons. Verdict: 3/5

Happy Now: Camp fun number. Gary and Rob share the vocodered moments. Verdict: 3/5

Underground Machine: “What a beast, what a man/I wish the beggers were choosers,” sings Robbie. No idea what he means but this will get your hips gyrating. Verdict: 3/5

What Do You Want From Me?: “My greatest fear is you will notice I’m not what you wanted after all these years/It’s been a difficult year/I still wanna belong to you,” a heart-broken Mark sings. Gut-wrenching brave lyrics with a boisterous beat. Verdict: 5/5

Affirmation: “Can feel the pressure on all our minds,” sings Howard, managing to sound totally modern yet steeped in 80s nostalgia at the same time. Verdict: 3/5

Eight Letters: “Look back but don’t stare,” sings Gaz. That’s the title of their upcoming film about reforming with Robbie. “This is all that matters.” A bromance tune. Verdict: 4/5

Keep spinning for a secret track with a space-age Jason lead vocal. Delicate and floaty. Verdict: 3/5


Fuente: Daily Star