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Nameless Path Marcus Foster 5p4s6z
An artist whose own identity is lost between his Tom Waits and Neil Young LPs.
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Tripper Fruit Bats 3u2l4a
A beautifully uncluttered, ethereal fifth album from Eric D. Johnson and friends.
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We Are the Lilies The Lilies b2c38
Frenetic, wilfully perverse fun that deserves a far wider audience.
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Acid Country Paul Heaton 2b7337
The former Beautiful South leader releases his second solo LP.
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Movement in a Storm James Yuill 6g6t4d
Second album from a precocious but endearing talent.
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Tear the Signs Down The Automatic 5l146n
This could well be one of the most disappointing albums of 2010.
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The Alphabet of Hurricanes Tom McRae 34n27
Windswept folk tales of crepuscular meetings, heavy seas and worn-out clothes.
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Nerve Up LoneLady 5z6i6d
Pounded synths, cheap guitars and lyrical bursts of frustrated ambition.
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Hunting My Dress Jesca Hoop 4k662h
This hotly tipped talent is fully deserving of the current buzz around her.
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Beyond Our Means Left With Pictures 76t6n
Lush pocket symphonies both lyrically arch and stunningly tender.
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Run Rabbit Run Osso and Sufjan Stevens 2o414b
An unusual, but not unrewarding, statement of intent.
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Slow Attack Brett Anderson 2xf7
Looks like the glory days are long gone.
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Closer to the Bone Kris Kristofferson 2nf2a
An album that only adds to Kristofferson’s phenomenal legacy.
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Paint Your Face Sliimy 1h185t
The tunes, maddeningly, deliver a lethally addictive sucker punch of exuberance.
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At the Cut Vic Chesnutt 36683w
Typically torn, perplexed and wonderfully articulate.
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Horehound The Dead Weather 1g2c13
It sounds like they had a blast making it
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Zombielicious Zombie Nation 11f10
Zombielicious marks a career peak which dazzles and grinds in equally exciting measure.
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12 Ways To Count The Miserable Rich 5cx44
The Miserable Rich aren’t going to struggle for recognition
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The Best of the Rykodisc Years Josh Rouse 2n4u54
A songwriter whose talents deserve a wider audience.
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When The Haar Rolls In James Yorkston 2w16d
It's one of the most memorable in British folk music right now.
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Enterprise Reversal Wetdog 433635
This is still an endearingly ramshackle mess of a record that's best appreciated for...
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Everything Comes Together Rosabella Gregory 2j4v2y
...too much of an abrasive edge for it to become dinner party music.
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Forever Altered Great Depression 362517
Accomplished, sophisticated and heartfelt music.
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Singles 2001-2005 Biffy Clyro 6o3035
Looking back with tracks like these is a hugely enjoyable process.
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These Are Our Hands Rotary Ten 2m6d2s
An absolute joy to listen to.
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Bubble And Scrape Sebadoh 3n5l21
Label Domino have done a superb job with this re-release... creating a decent...
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The Odd Couple Gnarls Barkley 6j7359
Rarely has angst sounded so engaging.
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Courtesy Fall Dawn Kinnard 1f73l
This is a hugely mature offering, steeped in the twilight world of leaf strewn...
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Twenty One Mystery Jets 1s4g36
At times this makes for rather surreal, though tantalizingly marvelous listening.
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Golden Foretaste Of Heaven Alec Empire 163iy
An often startling exclamation of scorching creativity and vicious intent.
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Hold On Now, Youngster Los Campesinos! 61m22
Ditch your reading glasses and in immediately.
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A Lily For The Spectre Stephanie Dosen 2q3i2i
This is a journey to a land of ghosts, dark basements and feathers.
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Perfect World DT8 Project 43164b
Imagine an underwater roller coaster going at half speed and you’re about there. A...
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Galapagos Momentum Upsilon Acrux 4k6v2i
The overall experience is of being in a grind core horror movie...
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Versatile Heart Linda Thompson 4q86o
Stark, honest and understated, Versatile Heart is easily the equal of Thompson’s...
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We Are Him Angels Of Light 62y3v
Dark and distorted, this fifth album under the Angels Of Light moniker is the most...
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Country Mouse City House Josh Rouse 4ch6x
Another gentle meander through the muse of Josh Rouse. Laidback and effortless...
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Three Easy Pieces Buffalo Tom 244j1
Business as usual for a rejuvenated Buffalo Tom. Time to get out that old plaid shirt...
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A somewhat retro appraoch to the genre...with an elephant on the cover!
