Knockout stuff that suggests Collins’ knack for melody remains intact.
Playful, dizzying, cloud-busting and, perhaps more so than ever before, serious.
An artist harder to define, and more brilliant, than you might imagine.
Sure they make floaty, flighty music - but on this showing, let’s not kill all hippies.
Dark, feverish garage rock as it’s meant to be played.
An icy, near-derelict soundscape of skeletal indie-rock and Krautrock.
A shift of pace from the Warp artist produces some interesting results.
Roberts shows, time and again, there’s life in the old songs yet.
The San Francisco punks’ anger has been refined and reshaped on LP number four.
A joyful collection of sounds from the Islamic Funk Belt of the 1970s.
An endlessly absorbing third LP from the inspired jazz outfit.
It’s a charming, spontaneous-sounding blend they trade in.
A sixth LP which finds the underrated performer on brilliant form.
A three-CD live retrospective aimed at the band’s loyal following.
There’s much more to this act’s music than tweeness – and it can get a bit sexy, too.
Maus has given his skewed, 80s-inspired synth-pop some almighty new hooks.
Steel strings slick with gumbo grease and sweet gospel inflections.
Full-tilt, power-pop catharsis and ecstatic blaze-of-glory euphoria – catchier than H1N1.
A seamless and quite brilliant example of new-frontier pop.
An impeccable, precocious talent recorded in her element.
Inspirational Japanese electronic artist releases his latest opus.
Sublime second album from Kompakt-signed German producer.
A synthesis of all that’s prevalent in today’s all-conquering US indie-rock invasion.
A terrific return that retains all of the weirdness and edge of their debut.
The pianist’s playfulness captures the imagination.
If you don’t adore this ABBA-indebted pop, get yourself to your local GP.
A terrific, trippy adventure with something for every curious pop fan.
Few records of 2010 will contain songs quite so mind-bogglingly broad.
This irresistible instrumental platter is sure to make you swagger some.
Iceland has another fine musical export to help boost its economy.
A second Mercury nomination shouldn’t be out of the question.
Brown’s finest since 1998’s solo bow, Unfinished Monkey Business.
