Dark things stir beneath the surface as alt.country figurehead Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy releases umpteenth solo record.

Grand old dame delivers stunning Hal Willner-produced extravaganza.

Though this hook-up frequently pushes at the boundaries of plausibility, there's lots about Scream that makes perfect sense.

The rave revival starts here!

No Line On The Horizon is a mature, tender, reflective record of great musical variety, depth and beauty that could only have been made by four people who've experienced just about everything that life can throw at you.

Thrilling indie jinks from Arcade Fire wannabes.

It's like he'd never been away after an absence of five years.

A game of two halves as Brooklyn world music troop go synth pop on split disc.

LA producers bond over Sao Paolo funk.

Detroit punk rockers come out swinging on feisty third album.

Four middle-aged men discover a dance element to their music... and it’s good!

From the grim and gritty depths of east Glasgow, Glasvegas tout a sure-to-be-huge mix of ragged emotion and vintage vibrations straight out of the Phil Spector playbook.

Messianic rapper Kanye West has survived grief and heartbreak to expands pop parameters on his new release.

A slight change of pace can be seen in this EP with a hip-hop icon cameo and some Eastern embellishments that may hint to new musical endeavors for Coldplay.

68-year-old lothario goes back to his white soul roots with a passionate performance showing that Jones still has "it."

Their sunniest record yet, Campbell and Lanegan continue to impress with this short, but sweet, mini album.

Chapman creates yet another soulful, personal album that adds to her repertoire of timeless tunes with a few mentions of Jesus and Barack Obama.

Mancunian greats turn out definitive two-CD hits collection of live recordings, alternative takes and hard-to-find tracks.

‘Amarillo’ Man records Richard Hawley-produced album of songs from Sheffield.

Q-Tip demonstrates his unique talent in this sleek, soulful, silky-smooth hip-hop album.

Piano playing songwriter straight out of a ‘70s dinner party.

The girls play to a new beat in this album, as they focus on evolving their sound while changing up their lineup.

Released on the web fully two months before it hits record stores, Bloc Party’s third album is as gleaming and hermetically sealed as one of Kubrick’s monoliths.

If it ain’t broke you may smear it with red lipstick and back-comb its hair. But do NOT fix it.

Irish Rockers still going for the emotional jugular on impressive fifth album.

A thin line between revelation and revivalism, Adams and the Cardinals make an album worthy of high praises.

Ghostly pop transmissions from buzzy Brooklynites.

Lucinda Williams provides instruction for those who feel fucked around and fobbed off at 40-something.