New Noise: 3rd Dec '11

So December arrives and we find ourselves mired in another end of year Best Of list season - a clamourous annual shoutfest which seems to break into its intriguing yet ungainly and slightly backward stride even earlier with each passing year.

With that in mind - and hopefully without sounding like I’m trying to flog you a can of Lynx Africa – here are ten new songs cobbled together in an attempt to help you maintain at least a modicum of freshness.

(I'm joking about the Extreme reference, by the way)