Fifth album from enigmatic New York songstress

Further helpings of articulate and soulful intensity from highly-acclaimed British singer-songwriter on the follow-up to his Mercury Prize-nominated debut from 2001, Here Be Monsters

Long-lost pub rock albums finally resurface

Pierce and co's cosmic masterpieces reissued

First UK releases for currently hot band

Moody, brooding album by LA hipsters

Dreamy debut from American singer with perfect pop voice

Successor to 2000's Ghetto Love debut by 23-year-old soul great in waiting. Mary J Blige guests

Both Jim Krewson and Jennie Benford were raised in tradition-steeped communities (in Pennsylvania and Vermont respectively), rebelling into punk before reconnecting with roots years later. Their third album smudges the boundaries of bluegrass and old-time (fixin' a party between Scruggs-style, three-finger banjo and orthodox clawhammer) to strike a picture of high'n' lonesome authenticity. Aided by the Pinetops' propulsively rhythmic playing, the marriage of Benford's clear mountain preen and Krewson's hickory yelp is life-enhancing.

Reissue of US indie icons' undervalued third album