With over 22 million album sales, number one albums in over 26 countries, four Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello, and the biggest selling debut album ever by a British female, if you haven't heard of Dido you've probably been living in a cave on Mars with your fingers in your ears and your eyes tightly shut.

Dido's third album, Safe Trip Home, is pretty much the same as her previous albums. This is not so much a complaint, as a comment on the fact that she's carved herself a niche for a certain style. There's very little here that will surprise her fans - which is probably for the best.

The album kicks off with 'Don't Believe in Love', a catchy track when it gets going. I wasn't overly struck on this song - even though it was released as a single This is followed by the Kirsty Maccoll-esque 'Quiet Times'. In fact, this isn't the only song where Dido sounds a little like Maccoll - 'It Comes and It Goes' is another example. 'Grafton Street' is also worthy of note, as Dido collaborated with Brian Eno on this track. And then there's 'Burning' Love' which features Citizen Cope.

There isn't a dud track amongst this album's 11 songs. But my personal favourites include 'Look No Further', 'Us 2 Little Gods', 'Never Want to Say it's Love' and 'Let's Do the Things We Normally Do.'

Dido's fans will love her third album - it's more of the same... and you can't moan about that.

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Nick Smithson