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Double-CD debut from new Prince. Only available at codychesnutt.com

John Lee Hooker – I’m John Lee Hooker

Vintage blues and then some from revered bluesman

The Passage

Re-releases for undeservedly forgotten post-punk Mancunians

Do The Rustle

Nicholson and Brando face off in Arthur Penn's uneven western

Hijack Stories

South African director Oliver Schmitz revisits the same territory as his angry anti-apartheid classic from 1988, Mapantsula, delivering a wry but equally scathing account of his post-Mandela homeland. Researching a role as a street hoodlum, a middle-class black actor (Tony Kgoroge) returns to his childhood township near Johannesburg to learn street cred from his former friend, a car-jacking gangster (Rapulana Seiphemo). A gripping, funny, darkly satirical thriller.

Shooting Times

Disturbing documentary rips open America's dark heart

Sweet Sixteen

Ken Loach at his best. First-time actor Martin Compston is outstanding in the role of Liam, a teenager growing up with a mother in jail, a drug-dealing stepfather and no future to speak of. But Liam is a bright kid who dreams of a normal family life. He's determined to make enough money to rent a home for his mother for when she gets out of jail. It's heartbreaking stuff that combines a political message with real humanity and a rich strand of black comedy. Highly recommended.

Forever Changing

La Ciccone does it again with the help of French sonic eccentric

The Free French – It’s Not Me, It’s You

Soul-baring pure pop

Macy Gray – The Trouble With Being Myself

US neo-soulster's third album features walk-ons from Beck and Dallas Austin
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