Wanted

Recording information: A-Side Studios, Stockholm; Chestnut Studios, London; Dreamlab Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Katlas Cave, Stockholm; Kinglet Studios; Odd Bob Studios UK; Rokstone Studios, London; Smecky Studios, Prague.Photographers: Debbie Bragg; Ellis Parinder.The first boy band to score a number one without the aid of reality TV since Blue in 2001, five-piece the Wanted have played a big part in resurrecting the previously dying genre. The fact that first single "All Time Low" didn't receive huge X-Factor-style publicity, and was even snubbed by Radio 1, makes their success even more impressive. Their self-titled first album suggests that chart domination isn't unlikely to end soon. With an eclectic sound taking in indie, rock, dance, and pop, the Wanted are truly a modern boy band, a million miles away from the safe, ballad-heavy housewife's favorites Boyzone and Westlife. Indeed, the Wanted is a far more accomplished and inventive a listen than the formulaic and repetitive debut