Album

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

Berlin avant-dub maestro goes hip hop

Philadelphian psych-rockers continue their long, strange trip

Spiritualized renegade teams up with Watchmen creator

Third album but first British release from Australia's answer to The Be Good Tanyas

Low-key sequel to a modern classic

Sixties group and session work from Britain's first truly 'modern' guitarist