Album

Authentically rootsy Delta blues meets the ancestors

Startlingly inventive poetry&sound outing by two of the brightest boys in the class

Four-CD box and DVD on the story of an extraordinary musical dynasty

Previously unreleased 1974 tribute to a former beau

The last two albums prior to his farewell LP, The Wind, Uncut's Album Of The Year for 2003

The ever-eccentric Richman continues his idiosyncratic musical odyssey. Recorded live in San Francisco in 2002, Take Me To The Plaza mostly comprises material from his last album, Her Mystery Not Of High Heels. Performing just with guitar and drums (something he was doing way before The White Stripes) his timing and wit are immaculate. But there's only "Pablo Picasso" (recently covered by Bowie) and "Girlfriend" from the old days.

Ambitious and imaginative song cycle from Roy Harper's son

Fourth solo album by Chili Peppers guitarist

Joyously stripped-back set from fiercely articulate DIY folk icon

Four discs of Top Texan twang in a redneck tin shack box