Phenomenal Handclap Band Form & Control (Tummy Touch Records) It is hard not to resort to magnetic refrigerator poetry when trying to [...]

Building Pictures Training Up My Soul (Self-released) Building Pictures is the musical identity of John Gribbin, a Northern Irish singer/songwriter who has [...]

Bahamas Barchords (Brushfire Records) Relaxed, soulful melodies and direct, earnest lyrics saturate the songs on Barchords, the new release from Bahamas, the [...]

Air Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Virgin) French duo Air have been taking us beyond Earth’s atmosphere since their debut EP and [...]

Queen In The Mirror: The Lost BBC Sessions (EMI) You want old Queen, you want Queen from the BBC archives. You want [...]

Paul Weller Sonik Kicks (Yep Roc Records) There are two Paul Weller’s. The good Paul recorded classic solo albums like his self- [...]

Counting Crows Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation) (Collective Sounds) Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer [...]

Loudon Wainwright III Older Than My Old Man Now (Story Sound Records) Mortality blossoms as the years pass regardless of whether you [...]

Dinosaur Feathers Whistle Tips (Ernest Jenning Record Co.) Since its inception as a solo project, Dinosaur Feathers have evolved into a mental, [...]

Miike Snow Happy To You (Universal Republic Records) Miike Snow’s debut was one of the nice surprises of 2009, a lo-fi, synth-pop [...]