
Like the proverbial bus, you wait for over 13 years for the new Tom Verlaine album,...

'The Village Lanterne' is a palimpsest of treats for fans old(e) and new.

It's the unmistakable sound of an ageing hipster using his chops for the power of good.

All the best post-Syd bits came from the mind and fingers of our David.

Legendary Celtic soul troubador Morrison tries his hand at some Nashville classics...

Neil's voice is up close and personal, defiant and markedly opposed to his...

It's a masterclass in how to do this stuff...

'A Time To Love' may not restore his commercial standing, but it will certainly come...

It really has to be the last word on the band formerly known as Levon and the Hawks...

'Snow Borne Sorrow' is a delicately poised document, filled with rare wonders.

Why not invest in copies of 'Plastic Ono Band', and 'Imagine' instead? It's a more...

Maybe the world is finally ready for Finnish prog-folk!

The latest from clean livin' Telecaster master Paisley, featuring guest star William...

Even at his bleakest, Belew remains a committed humanist who marbles his dissonance...

It's just a shame that they couldn't have made it a double...

Man Alive! seems to show that he's still got legs. Long may he run...

The Norwegian jazztronica specialists take it further out...

Exploding onto the stage with 'Thunder Road' and never looking back, this is a...

Welcome to the world of Rufus the First...

From cool to critically reviled. From worthy to wealthy. Genesis' story is an...

It's the sound of the Captain and the Kid, stepping in the ring again...

Bill Nelson is living testament to the power of dreams.

...making the blues a viable form of musical protest for the 21st century.

Let's face it, he was always the coolest Roxy member after Eno...

If you fancy getting back to basics, Rory was, and always will be, yer man.

'This is the sound of a cultural heritage being successfully equipped to weather the...

...as you'd expect it to be - boozy and sloppy but with its heart definitely in the...

His mastery of the blues guitar remains more emotive than any other of his generation.

As befits a bunch of wealthy, intelligent guys in their 40s the lyrics about girls,...

After 30 years producing finely-crafted pop vignettes with Chris Difford and Squeeze,...

Amazingly the combination of a snotty young Detroit garage pugilist and a 69 year-old...

Vocals trip over each other in counterpoint and within the mix there's always enough...

Nearly 30 years after her extraordinary debut album Patti Smith is still taking her...

Their new puritanism made them more inclined towards a pint and a copy of the Evening...

All three albums remain as fresh and essential as the day they were released, for...

It's widescreen music to watch a bloody red sunset by, while sipping tequila.

Bill Elms and co.'s beautiful widescreen vibe arrives even more finely-honed than before.

They may couched in easy, bar band music, but scratch the surface and these songs are...

Gilbert's skill was using humour and the sweetest melodies to make us swallow the...

Often accused of too much macho swagger, the songs show diversity and sophistication...

This is an essential document.

The Platinum Collection is packed with variety that, while often verging into MOR...

Put simply, if they're playing at a venue near you, don't miss 'em!

This CD won't raise his status as a fast liver - just a clumsy misguided one...

No one ever changed the world with a bottle of Jack Daniels and an inability to say...

The West Bromwich boy's still in touch with his own roots.

Triple CD set from the man who made the banjo a respectable jazz fusion instrument...

Ostensibly an MOR interpreter of material, Walker was no ordinary chicken-in-a-basket...

What's surprising is how lush these remasters sound.

Twelve years after a final messy divorce it's time to make flippy floppy once more.