Hall and oates

Texan trio expand on their garage rock template, thrillingly

Kiwi duo’s debut LP sports filled-out versions of songs from their HBO series

I was listening to some generally unfunny show on Radio 4 last week, when some comedian who should really remain nameless – but whose uselessness compels me to identify him as Mitch Benn – sang a song, notionally in the style of David Bowie, on the subject of, if memory serves, farting in space.

Liberated Parisian's saucy third

Cult classic road movie on DVD for the first time

Lush, underappreciated gem from Simone's wilderness years

Rock'n'soul action from vocalist Shawn Smith and Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard

How New York's hippie hoppers ushered in the philosophical D.A.I.S.Y. Age. And then pronounced themselves Dead

Comeback attempt by Mr Hucknall with his first indie release in 20 years