Album

Artsy, twee, quietly mad label presents three collections of rarities

Third album from young prog masters

Poll-winning singer-songwriter in his native Ireland, Rice is about to crack America

Ninth album by veteran Austin-based bard of disenfranchised America

This melancholic accompaniment to the David Gordon Green slow-burner draws succour from the nocturnal chambers of alt.country's heart. Will Oldham's "All These Vicious Dogs", Sparklehorse's "Sea Of Teeth" and Mogwai's "Fear Satan" are more than willing to cry into your beer. David Wingo, whose lyric yielded the film's title, couples with Michael Linnen for three tracks; Mark Olson and Paul Jones also peer for clouds among the silver linings. I'm writing this on the hottest day of the year, and it sounds inappropriate.

27 minutes of rickety alt.rock genius

History of both '60s and '80s ska hits

Classic mid-'80s Jam & Lewis R&B

PiL bassist's latest genetic experiments on music from planet dub

Funky bedroom-recorded "diary" covers a gamut of musical styles