Reviews

Limpid nocturnal longing on seventh album from shifting collective

The Tamworth shaman returns to the fray, heroically recharged

Important country-rock harbinger from Alabama siblings Vern and Rex

Stealthy romantics collate their non-hits

Debut album plus CD of previously unreleased demos from '70s Scots funkers

Taut, nasty German thriller

Australian comedy starring Billy Connolly as fisherman Steve Myers, whose boat is destroyed by a lightning bolt. When the insurance company refuses to pay up, claiming the incident was an "act of God", Myers decides to take God to court and sue Him for damages. Judi Davis plays a local reporter who champions Myers' case (and wins his heart). No surprises here, but it's amiable enough.

Also released this month... Shining like a beacon in the depressing pre-Christmas landscape of mouldy old video collections and dodgy concert films is Jane's Addiction's Three Days SANCTUARY Filmed by Carter Smith and Kevin Ford on the band's 1997 Relapse tour, it's a fully-realised piece of rock cinema that dramatically transcends the limitations of your average tour documentary.

Soul legend's first recordings with Willie Mitchell in 17 years

Ambitious, accessible fusion of African music/sound art