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Jesse Malin THE BORDERLINE, LONDON TUESDAY JANUARY 21 2003 "Just wait til see you me with my fuckin' band, man," Jesse Malin had said backstage at the Royal Festival Hall, after opening solo and acoustic for Ryan Adams last November. And he wasn't kidding. He's flanked by two razor-sharp dudes who look like they walked out of a remake of West Side Story, but turn out to be bassist Johnny Pisano and guitarist Johnny Rocket. It may just be a trick of the light, but keyboardist Joe McGinty is sporting what looks suspiciously like a black eye.

Fully expanded reissue of Love brilliance culled from band's Elektra period

Wide-ranging anthology of classic gospel tracks

Reissue of US indie icons' undervalued third album

Great singer in need of decent songs

Scousepunk reworking of classic revenge tale

Reissue of rarities, live stuff, Peel sessions, plus unreleased 1993 album

Quirky, trippy rom-com from Magnolia/Boogie Nights director

Twelve-year chronicle of demos and live cuts from '90s keepers of pop flame

Second album from Scottish, London-based duo