Ocean

A monumental work of American gothic about greed, oil and murder, starring Daniel Day-Lewis

With the next issue out of the way, we had a fairly constructive bash through a backlog of new releases today, hence not much here has figured on previous playlists. As usual, please let me know what you've been listening to: further to the Cave Singers tip I mentioned the other day, I've been quite taken with Health, who cropped up in one of your posts the other day.

Includes the band's entire catalogue - plus win new live Led Zep DVD!

Special screenings to take place across the UK on 'reunion' night

Today: American Music Club's Mark Eitzel chooses 'Julia'

The band kick off Ally Pally treble with tributes to The Smiths and New Order too

Three brothers. On a train. In India..

Ashcroft and co's triumphant reunion tour reaches the Roundhouse

Which comeback is this again? As The Verve mooch onto the stage at the Roundhouse, I’m reminded of a night at Glasgow Barrowlands maybe ten years ago. Nick McCabe had just rejoined the band, and I guess “Bittersweet Symphony” was about to be released. The lights went down, and the impeccable DJ played David Axelrod’s “Holy Are You”. Then the band came on: Simon Jones lunging at the crowd triumphantly; Ashcroft imperious, transported; McCabe a self-effacing figure consumed with his work. Men spilled beer and hugged each other. They’re back!

I've been gently kicking myself for the past few days after discovering The Necks were playing a couple of shows just down the road from me in Dalston. By the time I tried to get tickets on Sunday afternoon, they'd long sold out. Their new album, "Townsville", is compensation of a kind, but it also makes me regret missing them more than ever.