Album

Various Artists – You Bet We’ve Got Something Personal Against You

Double CD of noirish electro-pop announces a new wave of credible Dutch dance

Various Artists – Money Will Ruin Everything

Survey of the Norwegian avant-garde

Ilya – They Died For Beauty

Sleek debut from Bristolian trio

Peter, Paul & Mary – Carry It On

Wholesome, Dylan-loving folkies reassessed over four CDs Every bit as manufactured as any modern pop band, Peter, Paul & Mary were svengali manager Albert Grossman's attempt to capitalise on the success of The Kingston Trio, late-'50s progenitors of neatly-pressed folk music, whose 1958 chart-topper "Tom Dooley" kickstarted the folk revival. Cannily realising the potential of an equivalent folk trio featuring a sexy blonde, Grossman assembled solo folkie Peter Yarrow, stand-up comic Paul Stookey and off-Broadway actress Mary Travers, and was rewarded with instant success.

Rae & Christian – Northern Sulphuric Soul

British modern dance classic resurfaces with three brand new tracks attached

Stereolab – Margerine Eclipse

Dependable avant-pop from Anglo-French institution

The Speaking Canaries – Get Out Alive: The Last Type Story

Post-rockers do '80s stadium rock

Tim Rose – Snowed In (The Last Recordings)

Valedictory album from singer who'd experienced a renaissance in the late '90s

Winter Wonderland

Seattle songstress' magnificent fourth album finds her deep in fire and ice

Dance With Death

Reissue of prototype Mancunian punk-funksters' debut album
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