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Dreamy debut from electro-hippies formerly known as Slum

Gormless, arrogant Australian bar band. May do well

Second album from Philadelphia roots poet and nu-soul star

Belfast cowboy hitches his wagon to legendary jazz label

Slow-burning second album from Toby Burke's equine three-piece

A valiant and moving last hurrah from the sadly departed Clash hero

Pop perfectionists follow up 1999's comeback album, Last Exit

Despite recording together for 14 years (much of that as part of The Black Dog), Ed Handley and Andy Turner still explore the syntax of electronica with awe and excitement. Tracks like "Crumax Rins" or the haunting synth fugue "Cedar City" may hint at the tenebrous dissonance of their earlier incarnation, but generally Spokes is passionate and optimistic.

Playful Northern fops take a great leap forward from 2002's A Word In Your Ear

Ninth album from much-admired and well-connected former country-rocker