Reviews

Even before Belle & Sebastian and Franz Ferdinand cited jangling, DiY indie as a touchstone, it had influenced Kurt Cobain (who covered The Vaselines' "Molly's Lips", featured here), the Manics and Saint Etienne. Essentially, indie-pop continued where Postcard records (Orange Juice, Josef K et al) left off a few years earlier (though minus the soul influences).

Groovy '74 Cali classic unearthed again

Ol' Blue Eyes bootlegs go legit

Tremendous return from the reformed AMC

More life after the blessed Ian Dury...

Magical acid-folk from New York bothy

Dotcom burnout revitalised by redundancy

Offbeat debut by London-based quartet

Winning US remake of classic French film

Comic strip demon comes to life in colourful romp