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Grammy-nominated at five (for 1973's "Daddy What If" duèt with famous country dad Bobby Bare), Junior took the Nashville blood and jacked it up with a punk speedball and heaps of seedy Memphis Soul. His second YCSL release is a dark narcotic delight, the beat-up voice straddling the grainbelt between Jeff Tweedy and Ryan Adams, and flipping the bird with all the wry sarcasm of Red Star Belgrade's Bill Curry. And the back-up's top drawer—Will Oldham, plus Lambchoppers Paul Burch, Paul Niehaus and producer Mark Nevers.

Guitar-laden second album from New York punk-rocker turned alt.troubadour

Exquisitely bittersweet, pain-blasted country-rock from America's West Coast

Three individual box sets featuring miniature CD facsimiles of every EC single from 1977 to 1987

Deeply disappointing follow-up to Gold, Uncut's 2001 album of the year

Warm and gentle pop from John (Wilco) Stirratt and Pat (Ryan Adams) Sansone

Second album of the year, recorded with just a four-track and a healthy dose of vitriol

Veteran folk queen turns to the alt. country songbook

Lonesome highway drivetime provides the backbone for US indie flick about football

The Rolling Stones recently cancelled what would have been their first ever visit to China. But Morcheeba made the trip earlier this year and their visit is commemorated on From Brixton to Beijing WARNER MUSIC VISION . Live footage, film of the band tobogganing down the Great Wall and a cameo appearance by Lambchop's Kurt Wagner contribute to an intelligently produced DVD that is several cuts above your average point-and-shoot tour diary.