Kiss

Breathtaking third album from Brixton house heroes. Mad, actually

Jason Pierce and co blast back with album recorded in three weeks

Joyous, irony-free celebration of stadium rock from British newcomers

More eclectic Eastern punk from label that brought us Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her

This album from Detroit electro-garage band, Electric Six, invites the listener to consider two obvious reference points. One being Dynasty, the abysmal 1979 disco album by stadium rock clowns Kiss, the other being the inside cover of Daft Punk's 1997 debut Homework (a collage of grubby teen paraphernalia—comics, rock stickers, Chic seven inches). Electric Six nail a kitschy hybrid of '70s rock and disco—AC/DC & The Sunshine Band, if you will—but repeated plays reveal little charm and less real humour.

Third time around for bleeding-heart Californian arena rockers

Deathless proto-ambient dinosaur that punk could not kill returns for 21st-century remake

Gritty Southern rebel off-loads her emotional freight in a brilliantly paced set

Crescent City outfit expand Tex-Mex base to take in more native Latin grooves

Cult Britpunk director's brief Hollywood foray in full