Grand National – Kicking The National Habit

First album from London duo offering "fantasy pop version of post-punk"

A Girl Called Eddy

Delicious debut album for rainy days and Mondays

The Charlatans – Up At The Lake

Eighth LP from north country boys, recorded in 10 days

JJ Cale – To Tulsa And Back

First new album since '96's Guitar Man

Kings Of Convenience – Various Artists

Norwegian acoustic duo return, while their singer exercises his right to party

Ready To Depart

Canadian eclectics find new directions from '80s pop and recent avant-dance

Badly Drawn Boy – One Plus One Is One

Oddly disappointing offering from ex-Mercury Music prize-winner

Deerhoof – Milk Man

Leftfield kindergarten singalongs, amazingly

Ikara Colt – Modern Apprentice

Sparky, angular second from luckless young Brit-rockers

Omara Portuondo – Flor De Amor

The divine diva of Cuban song offers up a mambo-flavoured masterpiece
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