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Sing Maria Doyle Kennedy 4x2e62
She’s a rare case of someone who actually should give up the day job.
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Dead in the Boot Elbow 4d316i
A fine B sides set that’s much more than a mere stopgap release.
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New Boots and Panties!! Ian Dury 2c6666
Today, New Boots… stands as a mighty missing link between The Kinks and Blur.
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A wonderful new record from the husband-and-wife pair.
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Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down Ry Cooder 4i4f3b
As good a riposte to the grubby, grabbing times we live in as any artist has mustered.
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Young the Giant Young the Giant 224s1c
Tipped by Morrissey, this Orange County quintet could be the next Coldplay.
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The Rock and the Tide Joshua Radin i6b1b
Solid third set from the soundtrack-conquering pop strummer.
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How to Compose Songs That Will Sell Bob Geldof 49213o
Wisdom and reflection have finally overtaken venomous splurge, for the better.
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Surfing the Void Klaxons u3z6n
Against the odds, it might be time to sit up and pay Klaxons some respect.
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A union that just keeps on giving delivers its best album yet.
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Herbal Tonic The Herbaliser 1j6t1y
As good a soundtrack to the last decade and a half as anyone can muster.
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Something for Everybody Devo 41605s
Devo return once again to chart the downfall of the American Dream.
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Night Train Keane 3z3445
The band’s most startling release yet sees them enjoying their creative freedom.
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Boys Outside Steve Mason 4i8s
Boys Outside turns The Beta Band’s spectral, pastoral jams into electronic soul.
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…And Then We Saw Land Tunng 96f5q
A revealing, liberating experience that finds them leading the field again.
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Heartland Owen Pallett 143373
Like Peter and the Wolf re-imagined by an electronic-leaning Neil Hannon.
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Baionarena Manu Chao 4s3m4i
World music in the greatest possible sense of the term, both universal and uniting.
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Phantom Limb Phantom Limb 2o3i2e
A natural marriage between soulful vocals and the classic sounds of Muscle Shoals.
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A Scholar and a Gentleman Davy Graham 5rv32
His abilities and vision can be breathtaking.
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Revolucion! Original Cuban Funk Grooves 1967-1978 Various Artists 1u236c
Twelve tracks of peerless post-revolutionary Cuban music.
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A Solitary Man - The Early Songs of Neil Diamond Various Artists 712l4n
Paints a picture that his tunes could be sung by anyone, in any style.
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Me Oh My Cate Le Bon 1b1z6i
Not so much John Cale’s lost offspring as Nico’s clone.
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The House That Dirt Built The Heavy 505l66
Imagine if you could be in all your favourite bands at once...
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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Simon and Garfunkel 1s5j14
Its boldest themes are still worryingly pertinent today.
