James Younger: Feelin’ American By Stephen Dalton A blend of the bland and the brilliant on this patchy debut.
Primal Scream: More Light By Stephen Dalton Robert Plant joins the arty jazz-punk party on the first Scream album for five years.
Motorpsycho: Still Life With Eggplant By Stephen Dalton Nordic heavy-prog trio embark on a jazz odyssey.
The Computers: Love Triangles Hate Squares By Stephen Dalton Garage-rockers reinvent their sound as southern-fried blues.
Humanfly: Awesome Science By Stephen Dalton Yorkshire prog-metal torch-bearers keep it loud and hairy.
Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby By Stephen Dalton Festive frolics with Roderick the red-nosed rocker.
John Cale: Shifty Adventures In Nookie Wood By Stephen Dalton Velvets veteran rediscovers avant-punk roots.
Dinosaur Jr: I Bet On Sky By Stephen Dalton Cranked-up sadcore from the Robert Smith of sludge metal.
Future Of The Left: The Plot Against Common Sense By Stephen Dalton Cardiff art-punks mix snarly jokes with hard-rock poke.
Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania By Stephen Dalton Billy no mates: Corgan is back, but this new album is really a solo effort in all but name.
Iggy Pop: Après By Stephen Dalton Reptile-punk overlord becomes lounge-lizard crooner on this self-released album.
Ancient VVisdom: A Godlike Inferno By Stephen Dalton Never mind the warlocks, here’s Beelzebub unplugged.
Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman: World Wide Rebel Songs By Stephen Dalton Marxist axeman broadens radical folk-rock persona.