So many music reviewers babble on these days about the meaning and inspiration behind songs, so we thought we'd review some singles in the length of a tweet (140 characters or less).... here it goes. For us here, NME stands for 'Not Much Effort'. You can listen to all the tunes in our Spotify playlist HERE.

Drake: The Motto. Brashy and shit and a million miles away from what made his debut so listenable. (98 characters)

Linkin Park: Burn it Down. Linkin Park announced they didn’t want their new material to sound like their last album, they failed. (129 characters)

Nicki Minaj: Starships. On the right material Minaj can sound lethal, on the wrong material like this she can sound terrible. (125 characters)

Joker: On My Mind. Super smooth vocals with equally tight production results in a dubstep-esque track without the usual annoyances. (131 characters)

Flux Pavilion: Daydreamer. Despite Example’s highly recognisable vocals this manages to remain sounding like a FP track. (121 characters)

Kanye West & G.O.O.D Music: Mercy. Too many cooks spoil the broth. (66 characters)

Kanye West: Cold. Better than Mercy, but living up to his last solo album is looking like a mountainous task. (110 characters)

Youmeatsix: No One Does it Better. Youmeatsix have done it much better as 2 brilliant verses are brought down by a drab chorus. (127 characters)

Alabama Shakes: Hold On. Ignore the obvious shallow comparisons to The Black Keys and this is a song to be enjoyed.

Youth Lagoon: July. Haunting and subtle, it’s not going to help your mild depression though. (92 characters)

Real Estate: Easy. How summer should sound but most often doesn’t. (66 characters)

Benga: I will Never Change. Judging by this song he is right with the title, and that is fine. (94 characters)

Netsky: Moving With You. Nothing we haven’t heard before, think Sub Focus and if that is your vibe you are sure to enjoy this. (126 characters)

High Contrast: The Agony and the Ecstasy. Beautiful vocals given space to work with and are not over-powered by huge beats and synth. (133 characters)

Black Mill: City Lights. Electronic music to send you bonkers with sampling and synthesized keys. (97 characters)

Kasabian: Man of Simple Pleasures. One of the stand-out tracks from a less than spectacular album. (98 characters)

Sub Focus: Out the Blue. A terrifically catchy chorus but he can do better. (76 characters)

Lethal Bizzle: Leave it (remix). He may well be one of Grime’s fore-runners but the most notable thing here is a verse by a footballer. (135 characters)

Wiley: Boom Blast. 10 years into his career Wiley is never going to change so by now you know the formula.

Sway: Level Up. Sway has just reappeared over the past few months and he has smashed this one out the park too. (111 characters)

Emeli Sande: Heaven. She has been featuring on artists tracks for some years now and this is a perfect way to put her name in concrete. (136 characters)

Florence + The Machine: Breath of Life. A city sized chorus and another epic number of biblical proportions is what we expect by now. (133 characters)

Lana Del Rey: Blue Jeans. She is unlikely to go away in the near future but while she is doing something a bit different that is fine. (134 characters)

Lykke Li: Come Near. If pop music was still being made on the eve of the apocalypse it would probably sound like this. (118 characters)

M83: Reunion. All the fuss, for this, gosh really? (51 characters)

Jack White: Love Interruption. History suggests Jack White nails anything he puts his name on, this is history repeated. (121 characters)

Spector: Chevy Thunder. The sort of band who are far more entertaining to see at a festival than sit down and listen to. (120 characters)

Dry The River: The Chamber & The Valves. Preached about weekly by Radio 1’s Huw Stephens but this folky/gospel sound will not be for all. (138 characters)

Michael Kiwanuka: I’m Getting Ready. The Sound of 2012 winner hasn’t got a lot in his locker but if your life is over you will love this. (137 characters)

SBTRKT: Hold on. How all RnB from this day forward should sound, period. (73 characters)

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: Tapes & Money. Electro pop, no more no less. (81 characters)

Azari & III: Reckless with your Love (Tensnake Remix). Could almost be a different song but with the same fantastic sound. (122 characters)

The 2 Bears: Work. More Electro pop you like it or you don’t, but this has a catchy chorus. (91 characters)

Jai Paul: Jasmine (Demo). More rounded than previous efforts but still totally obscure. (87 characters)

Childish Gambino: Outside. The vocals don’t keep in time with the beat but at least it’s spat with conviction. (111 characters)

Burial: Kindred. It’s hard not to connect with Burial but clocking in at 11 minutes it is maybe pushing it a bit. (114 characters)

The Animal Collective: Honeycomb. Genre hopping is what Animal Collective do but this has no genre, so maybe just listen. (121 characters)

Rita Ora: R.I.P. Tinie Tempah can do better as a guest, Rita Ora has featured on like one song so there is nothing to measure her by. (133 characters)

Damon Albarn: Apple Carts. Damon hasn’t really put a stamp on any of his work for a while now, he needs new boots. (131 characters)

Ladyhawke: Anxiety. Ladyhawke’s weird pop fusion isn’t going to score masses of number 1’s but that’s probably a good thing. (124 characters)

The Subways: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The Subways fans REALLY love The Subways, this isn’t going to change. (103 characters)

Tulisa: Young. Honestly don’t waste your time reading this concise review and certainly don’t listen to the song in question. (125 characters)

Nas: The Don. Nas goes in hard with fire, for an old guy he is doing alright. (67 characters)

Passion Pit: Take a Walk. If Optimus Prime went to a family disco, he would ask the DJ to play this. (100 characters)

Miike Snow: Devil’s Work. Radio friendly dance music but with subject matter, this track soars brilliantly. (108 characters)

The Temper Trap: Trembling Hands. Taking the atmospheric sound from their debut that little bit further. (105 characters)

Gossip: Perfect World. POWER BALLAD. (37 characters)

Skepta: Make Peace Not War. All Skepta wants to do is make one bad ass party. (77 characters)

Feeder: Children of the Sun. There is a chance you will never notice this, it is just Feeder being Feeder. (106 characters)