The Making Of West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum
What does Dan The Automator, DJ Shadow and Endtroducing have to do with Kasabian? Quite a lot actually
Patrick Wolf: The Bachelor (Bloody Chamber Music)
Classical techno pop, 3 words that would certainly spell disaster for any budding artist except Patrick Wolf
The Maccabees: Walls Of Arms (Fiction)
A great album with heartfelt lyrics and grandiose hooks if you’re looking for Arcade Fire Part Deux
Pocahaunted: More Than A Woman
Freaky hippies chicks on the loose! And they’ve got guitars too
Busta Rhymes: Back On My BS (Universal/Motown)
With so many random ideas and faces coming along for the trip, BS sounds less like one artist’s voice and more like an overcrowded carnival ride
Marilyn Manson: The High End Of Low (Polydor)
Closest to Antichrist Superstar, his 7th album brings him back to his roots
Manic Street Preachers: Journal For Plague Lovers (Columbia)
14 years in the making with lyrics written by Edwards just before his disappearance
Morrissey: Years of Refusal (Lost Highway)
Morrissey reclaims his past glory with angry, defiant lyrics
Rancid: Let The Dominoes Fall (Hellcat/Epitaph)
While other punk bands now struggle to find a new enemy, Rancid’s brotherly ethos remains relevant