Latest Reviews 2-8 May 2011 
Dye It BlondeSmith Westerns
This Britpop-channelling Chicago band’s potential for greatness is vast.reviewed by Mike Haydock
The Monument Singles CollectionRoy Orbison
The songwriting great still casts an impressive shadow across pop.reviewed by Jaime Gill
E.S.P.Love Inks
Texan trio sends a short, sharp love letter straight to your heart.reviewed by Garry Mulholland
GangsAnd So I Watch You From Afar
ASIWYFA prove that the loud and voiceless do not have to sound ineloquent.reviewed by Brad Barrett
James PantsJames Pants
Pants is an ambitious artist just waiting for a soundtrack opportunity.reviewed by Nick Levine
Love? Jennifer Lopez
Lopez possesses both a lightness of touch and the confidence of a natural diva.reviewed by Alex Macpherson
Into the Murky Water The Leisure Society
Second album of literate pop from Brighton via Burton-on-Trent outfit.reviewed by Paul Lester
As High as the Highest Heavens and from the Center to the Circumference of the EarthTrue Widow
Texan trio delivers a treat of a second album, turning slowcore dynamics up to 11.reviewed by Mike Diver
Hot Sauce Committee Part TwoBeastie Boys
The Beasties’ seventh LP is catnip for fans of their classic early-90s output.reviewed by Stevie Chick
ConJazzNessNailah Porter
The fine-voiced newcomer’s debut is assured, yet lacking in substance.reviewed by Daniel Spicer
Helplessness BluesFleet Foxes
Though born out of a fraught gestation period, this second LP is a thing of beauty.reviewed by James Skinner
John Wesley HardingThea Gilmore
A worthy tribute to one of Dylan’s greatest albums.reviewed by Patrick Humphries
Owiny Sigoma Band Owiny Sigoma Band
A highly varied fusion of European and African styles that works surprisingly well.reviewed by David Katz
GobDels
A fresh sound in UK hip hop, Dels’ debut LP is an off-kilter winner.reviewed by Ele Beattie
VisceraJenny Hval
This may be just music, but your organs will know what sorcery she’s casting here.reviewed by Martin Aston
FreeTwin Atlantic
Disappointingly stale album from the Scots, but it could yet be their breakthrough.reviewed by Chris White
