Album

Second wave hip hop pioneers, unfairly best known for donating a little bit of that hip to Aerosmith

Slow-burning second album from Toby Burke's equine three-piece

Hitman who provided lavish productions for Frankie and Tatu oversees cult Scots' fifth album proper

Second album of the year, recorded with just a four-track and a healthy dose of vitriol

Laptop's third album is a synthetic joy from beginning to end. Continuing in the arch electropop vein of Opening Credits and The Old Me Vs The New You, Jesse Hartman's latest illustrates his ability to transcend simple '80s pastiche armed with a world-weary baritone and a clutch of untouchably sexy tunes. With deadpan voiceover and deluded romanticism, the Oakey-cokey melodrama of "Let Yourself Go" is both funny and moving, while "Back In The Picture" and "Testimonial #6" display lurching, Bowie-esque brilliance.

Hotly-anticipated second album from New York's finest

When '80s Northern boys hooked up with a pair of disco and hip hop gods

A valiant and moving last hurrah from the sadly departed Clash hero

High Llamas' guitarist's best solo album to date

Follow-up to James Lavelle's 1999 trip hop folly Psyence Fiction, again with starry guests