Sophomore release for London instrumental trio

Sometimes you just have to hand it to the mainstream. Chicago is a riot as a big glossy movie (although I can't vouch for the West End production starring some bloke from Eastenders). Kander and Ebb's songs are a sassy splash of satire, much more scathing and cynical than you might've inferred. Queen Latifah edges in among the Tinseltown divas, and numbers like "Razzle Dazzle" and "We Both Reached For The Gun" rasp with wit and pizzazz.

Baltimore freak lets it all hang out

Former Baby Bird man delves deeply into his love/hate relationship with television

Portrait of a tragic country genius

Two CDs of remixes from the eternally bloody-minded Richard D James

Second album of bruised brilliance from London-via-South Wales trio

Second album from unpredictable English dance-folk prodigy

Another immaculate chapter in Ry Cooder's Technicolor Cuban adventure

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