Jassi Sidhu, top draw singer, aspiring songwriter and producer, former B21 front man and bhangra singer known the world over. It's been too long since his breakaway album 'Reality Check' and the teaspoon of 'Aashiqui' has acted merely is a thirst quencher as we waited for 'No Strings Attached'.

It appears Jassi has been redesigned as some kind of sex symbol on the very well put together album inlay. It folds out with pictures of Jassi with a couple of shirt buttons undone, but I think his right ear has been tied to his shoulder because on every photo his head is leaning to the left - buy the album and you'll see what I mean.

I must say that this album has one of the best intros I've heard for a long time. As a Qawalli singer tails off, Jassi is urged on by pals to drop some "modern sharrum gane", and he duly obliges, asking for a beatboxer before letting fly with 'Puth Jatt Tha'. The first few bars are with the beatboxer before the chorus kicks in and we're treated to some top draw B21 throwback bhangra, with Jassi sending fire over dhol, baja, and tumbi. Characteristic adlibs are ever present, as are the break downs and catchy choruses to make this a great example of what put Jassi Sidhu on the musical map.

There are a few tracks on this album, which have weird names for the mixes, and track two is the 'Weird World Mix' of 'Honkeh'. Weird world is appropriate as we hear Jassi singing over piano and strings and not much more. A step in a different direction, it's nice to hear a new idea and I hate to play hater but I'm not feeling this. It's a bit soppy and after the wedding song we just heard it takes the zip straight out.

Desi vibes return for number three, the 'balle balle' inspired 'Raahe Raahe'. I feel as if I might say this too many times in this review but I can't think of any other way of putting it: it's like B21 again….this time their earlier stuff. Simple dhol, an overt bouncing bass line, and desi melody instruments acting in and around a strong Jassi vocal.

One of my favourite tracks of the album is next, going by the name of 'Margay Margay'. Jassi's voice is so clear and on the right note in this song you can see why he's the top UK Panjabi singer in my opinion. Criticism has to be levelled at the production though, the sounds of the instruments don't appear to have been refined at all and it sounds like something I could make on my own computer - which leads me to challenge the claim by Kuljinder Khalia (BBC Asian Network) that "almost every instrument you hear has been recorded live". But that, if anything, makes Jassi stand out further, while doing the opposite for swag MC Maximus. The intro is a bit silly though, as the announcer introduces Jassi singing a song called 'Gabaru', not 'Margay Margay' as the album cover tells me he is.

Track five is Risi Rich's remix of 'Raahe Raahe', one of three remixes on the album. The track is all right, Rishi's taal is smooth and chilled, although it doesn't make as much of Jassi as the original edit. But this is what I thought we were starting to get away from: having seven songs and then three reworkings does not constitute a full album. If there were ten songs and three remixes then it's not so bad, but particularly in this situation where buying lyrics is a lot cheaper than purchasing expensive vocals.

B21 sounds return with 'Pabi', a song which really grew on me the more I listened to it. Jassi's high-pitched vocal is right on tune, the haughtiness of those trademark backing vocals just adds to the track.

Now, apparently, India's youth has gone rock mad. All right. So you're a successful bhangra singer, and you want to make money…guess what Jassi's done? 'Honkey (I'm Still Angry Mix) is the sounds of Hanson and McFly tearing apart one of my favourite desi singers. It's like rubbing chalk on a cheese grater and tapping a spoon against a teacup to give that annoying crash symbol. Oh, and Jassi sings on this too but the poor musical display means you wont be able to concentrate on that. But the rebellious title of this mix misses the whole dartboard. What's angry about this music? The guitars have as much weight as I have brown skin. It's air and nothing else.

'Fohl' comes next, and if you cast your mind back to the 'Reality Check' album you'll hear a rewriting of 'Nain'. This is an ok song, as long as you don't appreciate originality and haven't heard the original. The beat and tune are almost identical and only the melodies and lyrics appear to have been changed.

Another remix comes next, the 'Street' mix of 'Puth Jatt Thaa'. Now, in the UK, a street mix would conjure thoughts of a hip-hop beat and a thick b-line. Here we get acoustic guitar, and the only 'street' element is Sunnie's attempt at rapping. Original was wicked, why wreck it?

The main radio tune from the album finished it off; 'Tappe (Mohk Thearah Chan Vargaa)' is a tumbi laced bhangra lick, which will keep your head nodding well after the album has finished. Jassi's singing takes a different dimension here, with the skippy flows coming in tandem with the longer held notes. I really liked this and it kept my head upbeat after three disappointing tracks.

Jassi's debut album was the first bhangra album I ever bought and I still think it's a great disc. There are a lot of similarities between 'No Strings Attached' and 'Reality Check'. Both have seven songs and three remixes, both have one sad song ('Pyar' and 'Honkeh 'Weird World Mix'), both have a Rishi Rich remix as track five ('Agg' and 'Raahe Raahe'), both have a guitar laden track - although different in style ('Chargay Jawani (Live)' and 'Honkeh (I'm Still Angry Mix'), main radio song at the end ('Ranja' and 'Tappe') and Richard's favourite song is the opening track. Ok, if it ain't broke don't fix it, but don't take the piss either. At least there's no adverts at the end of this one.

Rating…hmmmmm…if you've not heard 'Reality Check' then this will be a big album for you - but most of you have, so…(this isn't easy you know) 'No Strings Attached' gets a 7 out of 10, but only because it doesn't push barriers. Jassi is like Rahul Dravid; he'll tot up a big solid score, but don't expect loads of fours and sixes because he's not the best at breaking boundaries.