Anthony (& The Johnsons) Hegarty fronting a DFA-approved disco monster - tuneful, funky, beautiful.

Actually unsure of this thus far - but the last one took time to reveal itself to me, so will give this a chance further.

Refreshingly light and tuneful - forget the 'Afro' and all the class-war nonsense; this is just good pop.

Occasionally too aggressive in its attempts to be a BIGECLECTICDISCOPOPALBUM,this nonetheless still has enough moments of glistening, textured musicality to make you swoon; Words is a keeper.

Eclectic, uncompromising, musical, emotionally savage - former rapper Why? is now a fully-fledged 'indie' band, where 'indie' means 'genuinely alternative'. Very good indeed.

Battles as reinvented for and by the cast of Skins. Not quite sure if that means it's terrific or terrible yet.

Five years in the making; a return to form? Lots will say so. It's good; it sounds like Spiritualized. Certainly better than Amazing Grace,

Beautifully produced electronica-cum-rock, guitars, beats, vocals,keyboards. Very, very good. The kind of thing to listen to in designer flats full of art books and feel cool and cultured.

Veteran grunge from Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli - accomplished, earthy, rocking; as you'd expect. Neither is capable of making a bad record.

Got this on CD import from amazon.fr - check it out; the eclecto-intelli-pop album of the year from a Franco-Finnish jazz duo. Touches of Bjork, PJ, melodies to die for, plus amazing arrangements.

In which Sigur Ros sign to a major label (any thanks to Chris Martin?) and go a bit Animal Collective. A welcome change of direction, for one song at least.

Four-track, 30+ minute EP in which our favourite folkjazztronica kid goes all mid-90s electronica on us - bloody brilliant, especially the 10-minute opener.