Album

First new album since '96's Guitar Man

Tchad Blake-produced fourth album from British blues-rockers

Sixth release from Clarksboro, New Jersey's holy roller

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

German label celebrates 10 years in thrall to early-'80s Scottish jangle-pop

No matter how much his music is over-used on crap TV travel shows, there's no denying that DJ Shadow is hip hop's premier auteur. His trademark (pyro)technics signature is all over this live performance from Brixton Academy, June 2002. Performance in this context means a silhouetted, hooded man mixing up a subtle sonic brew in front of some spiffy visuals for 50 minutes, but the crowd lap it up.

Norwegian acoustic duo return, while their singer exercises his right to party

Emerging in 2001 with "Circle", a collaboration with Doseone of the oddball cLOUDDEAD collective, Boom Bip was an onomatopoeically perfect alias for the creator of glitchy, goofy-footed hip hop. Now, it's doubtful Bryan "Boom Bip" Hollon would describe what he does as hip hop in any way. Corymb (it's botanical) is a giddily gorgeous collection of remixes (Boards Of Canada, Four Tet and others) and new tracks.

New York No Wave guitar geek offers more avant-cocktail lounge music

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