Diverse fifth studio album from modern American roots icon

Alt.country debut with southern California leanings

Veteran outfit still going strong

Well-connected singer-songwriter on the spot again. Features Will Oldham

Funk-rock archaeology, with extra tracks and liner notes by Flea

Decade-spanning compilation of Chris Eckman and Carla Torgerson's alt.country trailblazers

Sixteen-track anthology of darkcore Boston trio, including previously unreleased tracks

Slo-mo drama starring ageing French heartthrob

Indie tyro Doug Liman (Go!) takes a gripping premise (amnesiac superspy is hunted by CIA while seeking clues to his own identity), an efficient leading man in Matt Damon, and a raft of stellar supporting players including Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen and Franka Potente, and delivers a confident if ultimately soulless knockabout thriller.

The culmination of a sell-out 2002 tour sees a middle-aged Williams return to his maniacal roots, musing on Michael Jackson, the Puritans and Viagra, among other topics. However, his breakneck delivery, camp mannerisms and array of accents (including a dismal Winston Churchill) only emphasise, rather than conceal, the weakness of his material. And the "Joe I'm Pregnant" routine is shamelessly lifted from Sam Kinison.