The Beatles – The Beatles (‘The White Album’)

From double LP to seven-disc set, complete with outtakes, demos and studio banter

Score 9

Stereolab – Switched On Volumes 1-3

Glorious avant experiments and krautrock monoliths, with a pop heart

The Other Side Of The Wind

At long last, Orson Welles' final, fragmented film

Score 8

Dead Can Dance – Dionysus

The dynamic duo hit intoxicating form 
on their ninth LP

Score 8

Phosphorescent – C’Est La Vie

Matthew Houck’s candid ninth stretches out

Score 9

Adam’s House Cat – Town Burned Down

The sole album from Drive-By Truckers’ first band finally sees the light of day

Score 7

Kurt Vile – Bottle It In

Itchy-footed opus cuts a sweetly soulful dash via typically long cuts

Score 8

Cocteau Twins – Treasure Hiding: The 
Fontana Years

The filigree-pop trio’s post-4AD 
material compiled

Score 8

Anna St Louis – If Only There Was A River

Kansas-born songwriter airs her Midwestern instincts

Score 8

Paul Simon – In The Blue Light

Gentrified re-readings of deep cuts from Simon's back catalogue

Score 7

Stella Chiweshe – Kasahwa: Early Singles

First international release for rare archive cuts from Zimbabwe’s mbira queen

Score 8

Paul Weller – True Meanings

A wistful Weller takes stock at 60, with the help of 
strings and special guests

Score 8

Loudon Wainwright III – Years In The Making

Folk mainstay's sardonic and scattergun "audio biography"

Low – Double Negative

Slowcore standard bearers mark their 25th anniversary with one of their best and boldest albums yet

Score 9

BEAK> – >>>

Geoff Barrow and friends' third outing exudes impulsive joy

Joe Strummer – Joe Strummer 001

Pre- and post-Clash work anthologised, along with lost tapes found in Strummer’s shed

Score 9

The Lemon Twigs – Go To School

Jungle rock! The D’Addario brothers go ape with this ambitious concept album

Score 8

Bobbie Gentry – The Girl From Chickasaw County

Delta singer storyteller's Capitol LPs boxed and generously supplemented

Score 9

Various Artists – The Trojan Box

Massive 50th-anniversary set from classic British reggae imprint

Score 9

Paul McCartney – Egypt Station

Beatle Paul is back with a reflective yet vibrant 17th 
solo studio album

Score 7