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Athlete – Vehicles And Animals

Polished, insubstantial debut from Deptford quartet

Spaced Odyssey

The 'ultimate headphones album', having now sold in advance of 25 million copies, is given a comprehensive tune-up (and a smart new sleeve) for its 30th birthday

Mountain – The Best Of Mountain

The best of the biggest, boldest riff-masters

Terence Trent D’Arby – Greatest Hits

Erratic 19-track compilation of singles plus some dodgy cover versions

The Werckmeister Harmonies

Big, bleak and brilliant

The Girl From Paris

Echoes of Jean De Florette only add to the charm of Christian Carion's bucolic visit to the Alpine French countryside. A young woman bored with life in the capital decides to become a farmer; cranky old neighbour Michel Serrault doubts whether she can hack it. Pretty scenery, yes, but also a perceptive study of mismatched spirits learning to rub along.

Brian Wilson—On Tour – The Beach Boys—Live At Knebworth 1980

Knebworth 1980 is the last time all six Beach Boys appeared together in the UK. Brian is now a zombie, and Dennis is a mess. Nice harmonies, though, and the songs aren't bad, either. On Tour is riveting. Cameras track a content 21st-century Wilson on stage and off. Carol Kaye, Pet Sounds bassist, insists he "still has the power to do something mind-blowing" before he performs a new song that is, indeed, mind-blowing.

Lawless Heart

The much-praised Hunter-Hunsinger debut was one of last year's best Britflicks, boasting deft characterisation and a staunch refusal to be 'bubbly'. Three stories spin off from a mutual friend's funeral, with Douglas Henshall, Tom Hollander and the sublime Bill Nighy pursuing ill-advised affairs. So subtle it could almost be French!

Gold Chains – Young Miss America

Unlikely San Franciscan loverman's rap/electronica party

Vendetta Red – Between The Never And The Now

Major label debut of grandiose Seattle-based punks
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