Listen to 10 of our favourite tracks this week, including songs by One Direction, Pink, Alicia Keys, Damien Rice and Calvin Harris.

One Direction: 'Fireproof' (officially released November 17)

The world's biggest boyband surprised fans with a free download of their new track 'Fireproof' on September 8, but like all too-good-to-be-true offers, it was only for a limited 24-hour period. That said, the song - co-penned by Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, along with John Ryan, Jamie Scott and Julian Bunetta - is a quite nice guitar-bop number that shines in its simplicity.

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MOTHXR: 'Easy' (out now)

Following the career path of his former co-star Taylor Momsen, Gossip Girl himself, Penn Badgley, has formed new band MOTHXR. The group have recorded their debut album between LA, Chicago and New York City, and as debut single 'Easy' suggests, fans can expect a collection of slick guitar-led numbers sprinkled with hazy electronics. MOTHXR are currently about to tour the UK over the next few weeks.

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You+Me (Pink and Dallas Green): 'You and Me' (out now)

We may love her for her ballsy brand of f**k you pop, but Pink sounds more enthralling than ever on her new collaborative project You+Me. Teaming up with Canadian artist Dallas Green (also known as City and Colour), the duo's vocals lie nicely together over light folk guitar plucks and countrified twangs. Full album rose ave will follow on October 14.

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Damien Rice: 'My Favourite Faded Fantasy' (out now)

It's been eight long years since Damien Rice's last album 9, but the artist needed a break to recapture his passion. "Sometimes you have to step away from what you love in order to learn how to love it again," he explained, and with new album title track 'My Favourite Faded Fantasy' a melancholy serenade with flourishes of strings, we suspect music fans will also be falling for his new music pretty quickly too. Rice's new album will follow on November 3.

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Maxine Ashley: 'By Your Side' (released September 15)

As is usually the case in 2014, Maxine Ashley was discovered on YouTube by a worldwide superstar. In this particular instance, it is Pharrell Williams who hopes to help the singer achieve her dream, and with 'By Your Side' a hypnotic dollop of alternative pop, Maxine is more The Weeknd than Justin Bieber.

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Alicia Keys: 'We Are Here' (release date TBC)

The plethora of goat-imitating renditions of 'Girl On Fire' is over. Alicia Keys has returned with a new, politically charged track and the explanation: "Our souls were brought together so that we can love each other sister, brother. We are here. We are here for all of us." Keys is ready to deliver her self-proclaimed 'best album' equipped with a world vision and a piano.

Fall Out Boy: 'Centuries' (release date TBC)

If Fall Out Boy's new single 'Centuries' jogs a distant memory it'll be down to its sampling of Suzanne Vega's 1987 hit 'Tom's Diner'. The band's choice to tease the release with Morse code may have been unconventional but the track's colossal chorus, skyscraping vocals and infectious backing vocals and claps have all the makings of a FOB classic.

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Calvin Harris ft. John Newman: 'Blame' (out now)

John Newman is the latest singer to be plucked by the world's highest paid DJ to feature on one of his tracks. "Blame it on the night/ Don't blame it on me," Newman growls as the track builds up to a distinctly Calvin Harris-stamped dance chorus, holding the power to coax people out of their post-summer blues.

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Mary J Blige: 'Right Now' (release date TBC)

Mary J Blige's forthcoming album The London Sessions has been something of a British invasion, with contributions from Sam Smith to Disclosure. The latter have lent their hand to album track 'Right Now', which sees Blige deliver effortlessly soulful lyrics about being wronged over menacing-sounding Lawrence brothers production.

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Dreamshow: 'Chasing Control' (released September 23)

The line-up of Constantine V-fronted Dreamshow reads like a who's who of the indie spectrum, with Cerebral Ballzy's Mason Orfalea on guitar and TV On The Radio's Jahphet Landis on drum duties. Drinking in references from The Libertines to The Strokes, the result is surprisingly melodic, with the track pulled forward by a Julian Casablancas-style soft snarl.

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