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BIRDY : Birdy (Atlantic)

BIRDYBirdy (Atlantic)Read

REM : Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011 (Warner Bros)

REM Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage1982 - 2011 (Warner Bros)Read

PORTUGAL. THE MAN : In The Mountain In The Cloud (Atlantic)

THERE aren’t any larger than life stars left in rock and roll, John Gourlay suggests. They’ve all died or quit.Read

THOMAS DOLBY : Map Of The Floating City (Lost Toy People)

HE blinded us with science back in 1982, was hyperactive in the charts, then unexpectedly quit the fame game.Read

KELLY CLARKSON : Stronger

KELLY CLARKSONStronger (RCA)Read

PAUL SIMON : Songwriter

PAUL SIMONSongwriter (Sony)Read

CHRISTY MOORE : Folk Tale

CHRISTY MOOREFolk Tale (Sony)Read

SOLEY MOURNING : Zaire

SOLEY MOURNINGZaire (Saltdog Records)Read

JUSTICE : Audio, Video, Disco

JUSTICE Audio, Video, Disco (Ed Banger)Read

CHICKENFOOT : Chickenfoot III

CHICKENFOOTChickenfoot III (ear music)Read

TODD RUNDGREN : Remasters

TODD RUNDGRENRead

COLDPLAY : Mylo Xyloto

CHRIS Martin says that it might be the last studio album Coldplay make, and hints that there was a degree of disagreement during recording sessions.Read

RYAN ADAMS : Ashes & Fire (Columbia)

RYAN ADAMSAshes & Fire (Columbia)Read

RED SKY JULY : Red Sky July (Proper)

RED SKY JULYRed Sky July (Proper)Read

PETER GABRIEL : New Blood (Real World)

PETER GABRIELNew Blood (Real World)Read

NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH-FLYING BIRDS (Sour Mash)

THE problem with Oasis, Noel Gallagher says, is that they were too big too soon. It took just two albums to make them the biggest band on the planet.Read

LISA HANNIGAN : Passenger (Hoop)

ODDS are you first met lovely Lisa Hannigan in the company of singer songwriter Damien Rice.Read

BETH HART & JOE BONAMASSA : Don't Explain (Provogue)

BETH HART/JOE BONAMASSADon’t Explain (Provogue)Read

VARIOUS ARTISTS : Songs To Save A Life (Samaritans)

WHEN Sophie Elllis-Bextor was asked if she’d help out The Samaritans, she didn’t hesitate.Read

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