The Sweet Escape

Gwen Stefani

WHAT'S THE DEAL? Amazonian music queen's second solo album. Includes superstar aid from The Neptunes and the drippy Keane singer, plus a totally mental bit of yodelling for winter skiing trips to Austria. Singing along to this will get you pelted with rotten fruit!

TO BE HONEST: Past acquaintances with Missy Elliott linger on with a bunch of urbanised rump shakers, but Gwen's at her best doing the melodic, nu Madonna thing. There's a fair chunk of that on here too. 

IN 5 WORDS: We bloody love you Gwen!

FREEBIES: We've got 5 of these great albums to give away! Just email your details to webmaster.maxim@dennis.co.uk and we'll enter you into our giveaway draw. Closing date: 20 December 2006