Album

The Undisputed Truth – Hamilton Bohannon

Two neglected '70s funk/soul albums; part of a Universal Funk series

Pole

Berlin avant-dub maestro goes hip hop

Bardo Pond – On The Ellipse

Philadelphian psych-rockers continue their long, strange trip

Slipstream – Transcendental

Spiritualized renegade teams up with Watchmen creator

The Waifs – Up All Night

Third album but first British release from Australia's answer to The Be Good Tanyas

Steve Coleman And Five Elements – On The Rising Of The 64 Paths

Low-key sequel to a modern classic

Jeff Beck – Shapes Of Things

Sixties group and session work from Britain's first truly 'modern' guitarist

Canterbury Tales

First four solo albums by overlooked psychedelicist

Girls Aloud – Sound Of The Underground

Debut album from Popstars victors described by Julie Burchill as the most important group since The Sex Pistols

Ziggy Marley – Dragonfly

Comparisons are unfair. But when eldest son sounds so like father, Ziggy Marley rather invites it. Recorded in Hollywood with various Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dragonfly represents the total Americanisation of reggae. "I Get Out" borrows the riff from "Get Up Stand Up" and sounds like Matchbox Twenty messing around with a reggae rhythm during a soundcheck. "Looking" could be something Eagle-Eye Cherry might have recorded for a Bob Marley tribute. "Lost am I in my memories of my forefathers' legacy," Ziggy sings on "Shalom Salaam". Quite.
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