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James Taylor - October Road
Disappointing follow-up to Hourglass as James retreads familiar ground without really stretching himself.

Liars - They Threw Us All...
Lo-fi rock which sounds as if it was recorded on a cheap tape machine but improves with every track.

Ed Case - Ed's Guest List
King of the garage scene recruits a host of friends to create a varied album which should increase his profile.

Rock Monsters - various
Lock up your daughters - Coverdale, Gillan, Ozzy, Freddie, Lynott, Lemmy - the old boys are back in town.

Queen Adreena - Drink Me
Lock up your sons - the Queen is coming, and I don't mean Liz. Queen Adreena scare me.

Nicole Russo - Through My Eyes
Britain's answer to all those American r'n'b stars. Nicole can sing and write her own material as well.

The Coral
Debut offering from the darlings of the Cosmic Scouse scene. A mix of Doors, Who and Manfred Mann.

Young, Gifted and Black
Ultimate collection of reggae and ska tracks recorded in the 60s and 70s for the Trojan label.

Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
A collection of Bacharach/David and Gibb Brothers hits which just about covers all her big songs.

John Barry - The Ipcress File
Classic 1960s spy film score makes it to CD. Comes complete with dialogue from Michael Caine and other stars.

Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
The wait is over. The Boss has returned together with the E-Street band. And it was all worthwhile.