16 Horsepower frontman's score for a Belgian dance company

Having met at Leicester Music College in 1998 and formed early last year, The Havenots are Sophia Marshall and Liam Dullingham, two young pups (20 and 22) whose smoke-weary delivery belies their tender years. Informed by Gram/Emmylou, Gillian Welch/David Rawlings and Uncle Tupelo, this is gentle smoulder for the most part, all languid, punt-down-the-river melodies and mountain-air acoustic guitars (courtesy of Samuel Harvey).

Following the attention heaped upon 2002's lovely I'm Coming Home, Norway's most famous ex-postman Thomas Hansen began to wilt, preferring to "hide behind the beer". Straightened out and under the wing of producer Mark Nevers (Lambchop), Hey Harmony is the product of a frantic's week recording in Nashville, spotlighting the 26-year-old's Anglophilia and US country-folk leanings. Sort of Neil Young and Donovan tripping at The Wicker Man's solstice fest.

Swan song from Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy's post-punk trailblazers. Includes five add-ons

Aptly-titled fourth album from woozy New York quartet

Startling third album by hardcore bass/drums duo from Rhode Island

Not-quite-brilliant follow-up to Two Against Nature from US collegiate pop's Lennon & McCartney

Something is stirring in country music.

Wonderful second time around for LA five-piece

Pro Tools-engineered collection and the Welsh legend's first new material since 1996's Walking On Locusts