Ed Sheeran: ÷ (Atlantic)
Ed Sheeran is back, as unstoppable as he is inexplicable. Who really knows how or why fame’s fickle finger first pointed so determinedly towards the Suffolk busker-turned-megastar, but his third album of rhyming couplets and risible rapping makes it clear his formula remains a winning one. It’s also critic-proof.
For all his bashful gurning, slovenly attire and permanent bed head, Sheeran is as calculatingly career-focused...
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