Album

Low-key return by former Spencer Davis Group and Traffic star

Third time around for bleeding-heart Californian arena rockers

The garage rock virus spreads to Canada

Sixth album from multi-award-winning British-Asian pioneer

This album from Detroit electro-garage band, Electric Six, invites the listener to consider two obvious reference points. One being Dynasty, the abysmal 1979 disco album by stadium rock clowns Kiss, the other being the inside cover of Daft Punk's 1997 debut Homework (a collage of grubby teen paraphernalia—comics, rock stickers, Chic seven inches). Electric Six nail a kitschy hybrid of '70s rock and disco—AC/DC & The Sunshine Band, if you will—but repeated plays reveal little charm and less real humour.

Today's New York rockers, posturing Gotham dance music and yesterday's post-punkers from Blighty

Two neglected '70s funk/soul albums; part of a Universal Funk series

Raw-as-blisters rock from Jack White cohorts

Bizarre female electropop debut with several Kid 606 productions

Spiritualized renegade teams up with Watchmen creator