Mabel: High Expectations review - confident pop lacks personality | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Polydor)On her undeniably hit-making debut, the daughter of Neneh Cherry sings 'I'm not a people pleaser' over backings intent on pleasing as many as possible The title of Mabel McVey's debut album seems less like an expression of thrusting youthful ambition than a statement of fact. High Expectations arrives with her current single Mad Love just outside the Top 10, and its predecessor, Don't Call Me Up, still lurking around the charts a full six months after its release. Excited voices are cal...