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The Thermals – More Parts Per Million

27 minutes of rickety alt.rock genius

The Locust – Plague Soundscapes

Space-punk brilliance

Req – Car Paint Scheme

Hip hop headscapes from Brighton beats magus

Twinemen

Debut release for Boston trio covering all bases from psych-trance to Miles Davis

Finley Quaye – Much More Than Much Love

Six years and three albums later, FQ is still one big enigma

John Mellencamp – Trouble No More

Roots-based album of covers from poor man's Springsteen

M83 – Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

Potent shoegazing electronica from Antibes, France

Various Artists – Johnny’s Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash

Not the first (and probably not the last) tribute to the Man In Black

Daryl Hall – Can’t Stop Dreaming

US-only album from '96 gets UK release

Frank Black And The Catholics – Show Me Your Tears

"Thirteen big, salty tears," blurbs Black. "Like 13 little black dogs just born... ready to howl at the world"
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