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Garage-punk supergroup do garage-punk supergroup. Go figure

Emboldened by live triumphs, pop's one true genius re-enters the studio

Overdue reappraisal of bluegrass' wildest old buck

Last year's Hey Harmony cemented Thomas Hansen's reputation, but the ex-postman and Norwegian Third Division footballer has dismissed it as the work of a man who'd "lost himself somewhere on the road, together with alcohol and marijuana." On this fourth opus, he's wrested control from the demons and emerges bolder, though perhaps less darkly alluring. The finest moments remain wondrous, though: "Silence Break Your Heart"'s spookily ethereal undertow; the strained vocal kink of "Waltzing Around Insane".

Despite drug battles and internal strife, Jeff Tweedy's band sound newly liberated

Dazzling selection from back catalogue of the "cosmic" country visionary who changed the face of American music

Debut album from Jeffrey Lee Pierce's twisted blues-punk quartet remains strikingly relevant

Early, lunatic work by Japanese gods

Hip Bard meets Hard Bop on soundtrack

Italian dance music old and new