Latest Reviews 19-25 July 2010 
100 Miles From Memphis Sheryl Crow
Seventh studio album from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and liberal activist.reviewed by Paul Lester
Inside, Embers Glow... A Collection of earthtone9’s Aural Communiqués 1998-2002earthtone9
Metal born at the crossroads where eclecticism and schizophrenia meet.reviewed by Greg Moffitt
10 Songs for the New DepressionLoudon Wainwright III
Still flummoxed, this is business as usual for the veteran Grammy debutante.reviewed by Ninian Dunnett
infraMax Richter
Roll over, Beethoven: Richter blurs the boundaries between indie and classical.reviewed by Wyndham Wallace
Sugar Hill Rap ClassicsVarious Artists
Exhaustive brilliance is spread across this double-disc label retrospective.reviewed by Adam Kennedy
Alive Till I’m DeadProfessor Green
As fizzy, dramatic and inventive as pop should be without losing his initial grime edge.reviewed by Martin Aston
Hearts and MindsSeth Lakeman
Lakeman’s new rock edge ensures he hardly sounds like a folk artist at all.reviewed by Jude Rogers
Folk Against FascismVarious Artists
A formidable and rather heart-warming statement of solidarity and defiance.reviewed by Colin Irwin
The United Nations of SoundRPA & The United Nations of Sound
If you thought Richard Ashcroft was incapable of making non-Verve music, think again.reviewed by John Roberts
Night & DayOriol
Past times marinated in the present day, an album of exquisitely selective memories.reviewed by David Stubbs
Best of the Capitol Years: 1995-2007The Dandy Warhols
Though wildly inconsistent, the Dandys were capable of producing glittering pop gems.reviewed by Jaime Gill
Chasing After Shadows… Living With the GhostsHammock
Effortlessly transports the listener to extraordinary mind’s-eye horizons.reviewed by Mike Diver
True Love StoriesAlan Pownall
Pownall’s easy-going style of acoustic pop is sure to find an accepting audience.reviewed by Mike Diver
Dog With a RopeQuantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
Has an important story to tell, while being an enjoyably sun-soaked listen to boot.reviewed by Angus Taylor
The Crystal AxisMidnight Juggernauts
The Melbourne band’s sights are now focused on reaching the stars.reviewed by Mike Diver
The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria Various Artists
A choice introduction to a world of rock and funk hidden to many.reviewed by Noel Gardner
Archive 2003-2006Department of Eagles
A pretty excursion into the recent musical past of a talented pair.reviewed by Mike Diver
A Secret Wish – 25th Anniversary Deluxe EditionPropaganda
A fascinating addition to the clumsy, clattering canon of 80s electronica.reviewed by Daryl Easlea
Sunshine Pops! The Superimposers
Perfect pop nuggets sculpted into oddly captivating shapes.reviewed by Noel Gardner
InfluenceArt of Noise
A handy overview of an amazing yet frustrating band.reviewed by Ian Wade
The Place We Ran FromTired Pony
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody gets some Americana out his system.reviewed by Andrew Perry
Crooks & LoversMount Kimbie
Unmoored and out there, Mount Kimbie have no idea where they’re going. Go with them.reviewed by David Stubbs
Streets of Gold3OH!3
Colorado duo’s third album is dumb for sure, but no fun whatsoever.reviewed by Fraser McAlpine
The Greatest HitsEarth, Wind & Fire
EWF can keep being sold into houses the length and breadth of the land.reviewed by Daryl Easlea
