U2

Mini album from Ohio band led by Matt Berninger, the new king of manly angst

Smart pop from eight-strong collective of Swedish waifs and strays

Third album from Scottish indie four-piece has roughly accurate title

The rapturous romantics' classic third album makes waves again

Cult Canadian dandy grapples with his dual personality on third LP

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

Wanna hear Colin Farrell sing "I Fought The Law"? Now's your chance. How exciting! And... he's Shane MacGowan. I'm not having it. Colin, you sound like a Kilburn High Road dosser and your attempt to be a rock god has lasted 34 seconds with me, most of which were the (admittedly exhilarating) guitar intro. The law won. This is all very Oirish (the film's set in Dublin), so as well as U2's "Out Of Control" there's The Thrills' "One Horse Town" and something drippy by Clannad.

Rattle & Hum director Phil Joanou escaped the U2 camp to direct this uneven saga of Irish mobsters on the loose in early-'90s New York. Sean Penn makes for a reasonably authentic Oirish lead and Gary Oldman blows the roof off as an unwashed homicidal loon, but this sporadically brilliant flick belongs to Ed Harris. His incandescent performance as malevolent mob boss Frankie Flannery will stick in your head weeks after the credits roll.

Graceful debut album from emotionally eloquent Manchester-based guitar band

Classics from pre-stadium bore period