Daughtry: 'Daughtry'

Placed fourth in the last series of American Idol, Chris Daughtry hasn't been idle since he was kicked out of the competition. Turning down offers to join more established bands, instead the singer started up his own, was given bandmates by his record label, and has now got around to releasing his - admittedly lacking in an original name - debut album, titled eponymously.

This is an album chock-full of good old-fashioned rock music, full of power and emotion, Daughtry's thick, penetrating vocal arching over the grinding guitars as the band swings through each track. If you're looking for fresh ideas, you ain't gonna find them in this album, but if you fancy a bit of drama and heavy melody, then you've come to the right place.

Daughtry is no Nirvana, the sound never builds up to anything too intense for a newcomer and indie lover to take, but it's definite headbanger music, designed to appeal to a vast majority of Americans and the Download crowd here in the UK. Chaotic chords abound, zinging up the scale as Daughtry pushes his voice to the max throughout.

This isn't for everyone, that's for certain. There's no new-fangled electronica, nothing but pure drama and streamlined hard rock, and that will do Daughtry just fine.