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Diana Krall – The Girl In The Other Room

Mrs Elvis Costello keeps it (largely) in the family

Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Oh My Girl

Second album from folk-country Seattle quintet, again produced by Tucker (Laura Veirs) Martine

Kill Bill Vol 2 – Warner

Back with a vengeance, the second of Tarantino's Uma-in-yellow action epics gives good dialogue—excerpts included here. The music's deliberately eclectic, built around a spine of appropriated Morricone. Johnny Cash rumbles through "Satisfied Mind", Charlie Feathers chirrups old-time rock'n'roll, and there's a hidden track from Wu-Tang Clan, "Black Mamba". Malcolm McLaren—presumably Quentin admires his media scams—gives us the sultry samples of "About Her".

Donovan

Scotland's favourite pop-folk troubadour embraces the harsher reality of the '70s with mixed results

Kaleidoscope – Pulsating Dream: The Epic Recordings

Complete '66-'70 works of insanely eclectic LA ensemble beloved of Jimmy Page

Tuxedomoon – Cabin In The Sky

First album in 14 years from artful US exiles

Faust Vs Dalek – Derbe Respect, Alder

Astonishing collaboration between veteran Krautrock and avant hip hop trio

Spirited Away

Haunting back-porch quirkiness from former Be Good Tanya

Revolution In A Box

In the dismal history of Rolling Stones '60s catalogue reissues, this is a first of sorts. This time, ABKCO... Universal... whoever... haven't got it completely wrong. Collected here, in their original European/US sleeves, are the thrashing, screaming baby Stones' first dozen 45s, including the three classic British EPs. Welcome as this is and despite the pretty sleeves, the '60s singles are far more conveniently housed in the long available Singles Collection.

Terry Allen – Juarez

Classic '70s debut from enigmatic Texan singer-songwriter
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