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Lost soft-pop masterpiece from Nashville arranger and former Elvis cohort

Mrs Elvis Costello keeps it (largely) in the family

Second album from folk-country Seattle quintet, again produced by Tucker (Laura Veirs) Martine

Back with a vengeance, the second of Tarantino's Uma-in-yellow action epics gives good dialogue—excerpts included here. The music's deliberately eclectic, built around a spine of appropriated Morricone. Johnny Cash rumbles through "Satisfied Mind", Charlie Feathers chirrups old-time rock'n'roll, and there's a hidden track from Wu-Tang Clan, "Black Mamba". Malcolm McLaren—presumably Quentin admires his media scams—gives us the sultry samples of "About Her".

Scotland's favourite pop-folk troubadour embraces the harsher reality of the '70s with mixed results

Complete '66-'70 works of insanely eclectic LA ensemble beloved of Jimmy Page

Third album from Scottish indie four-piece has roughly accurate title

Bruised, beautiful no-wave angst from NY underground

Smog/Palace mucker meets (and matches) his mentors

Stirring story-so-far set from inspired indieniks