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" That darn Rihanna. If only Example knew she&amp;#039;d sneak out her latest album this week before he started tweeting (and tweeting) the release date of his own, he may well have had time to delay it. At least his doggedness to be number one was a feat satisfyingly achieved three albums in with last year&amp;#039;s Playing in the Shadows. And surely this one is more of the dubstep boshing the last did so well\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 &amp;quot;Marilyn Man&amp;quot;-whaaat?! Example the rock star: we didn&amp;#039;t see it coming but he gets points for trying. Blur guitarist Graham Coxon has even lent his finger-picking to some of this to convince us of its credibility. But despite Coxon&amp;#039;s appearance (which isn&amp;#039;t exactly easy to spot), a good few Coldplay-borrowing &amp;quot;whooaaas&amp;quot; (&amp;#039;Say Nothing&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Queen of Your Dreams&amp;#039;) and a couple butt-kicking party starters (&amp;#039;One Way Mirror&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Snakeskin&amp;#039;), this is about as rock as Brian May post-Dappy. You do, however, get the sense Example chants what he means, even if the &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;VE CHANGED&amp;#039; shtick grates halfway through. &amp;#039;The Evolution of Man&amp;#039; - the title track and undisputed highlight - is a moving listen (&amp;quot;Oh how the mighty have fallen\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 I never thought I&amp;#039;d see myself so lonely&amp;quot;), if you can ignore the &amp;#039;90s-Oasis B-side backdrop. The evolution of Example is still compelling; just hold back on the guitars next time.  Tracks to download: &amp;#039;The Evolution of Man&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;One Way Mirror&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Snakeskin&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Say Nothing&amp;#039; If you like this, you&amp;#039;ll like: The Streets, Calvin Harris, Labrinth Watch the Example &amp;#039;Close Enemies&amp;#039; video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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