Over the past decade, the newness of music has been fetishised beyond the point of parody. Debut mixtapes were clambered for like Givenchy in the sales while second albums have been awkwardly ignored like a xenophobic uncle at a Christmas dinner. Radio 1 tried to brand the compulsion for newness as a pious affair with their In New Music We Trust programmes.In 2013 that started to change. Very few new artists have managed to “break” internationally this year (unless you count Bastille as an artist). Instead, bands, rappers and singers that the world loved ten years ago have defined this year. From the winners, like Dad’s favourite David Bowie and Mum’s sexual libido reincarnate Justin Timberlake, to the unmitigated losers, Geri Halliwell and Johnny Borrell.Unlike bands such as Blur or Pulp, who reformed to play every festival ever and dole out jack off commiseration prizes in the form of throwaway one-off singles, the artists returning this year have released proper comeback albums. And the majority of them have taken a big steaming dump on the throne of pop music convention while doing it.