Album

Angel Of Darkness

Two-disc, 30-track retrospective of enigmatic solo artist's hits and rarities

The Smithereens – Green Thoughts

New Jersey quartet's 1988 power-pop classic revived

Little Annie & The Legally Jammin’

Sleazy dub'n'declamation from unsung NY legend, the former Annie Anxiety

Laika – Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing

Former trip hoppers broaden range

The Singles – Better Than Before

Skinny-tied power pop with a whiff of Mersey, Zombies and Chuck Berry

Joy Zipper – The Stereo And God

Hard times can't drag down the Zipper

Rock’n’Roll Suicide

Deeply disappointing follow-up to Gold, Uncut's 2001 album of the year

Nina Simone – Baltimore

Lush, underappreciated gem from Simone's wilderness years

Thelonious Monk – Criss Cross

Overdue reappraisal of mid-'60s Monk

Julie Delpy

Hollywood's favourite French actress takes unconvincing stab at musical stardom
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