Latest Reviews 7-13 May 2012 
Standing at the Sky’s EdgeRichard Hawley
Sheffield crooner turns up the amps.reviewed by Wyndham Wallace
Signs & SignifiersJD McPherson
A swinging debut set harbouring riffs and hooks which easily hop across the decades.reviewed by Leonie Cooper
Time TeamSlugabed
The British producer avoids any dubstep clichés on this recommended debut LP.reviewed by Ian Roullier
FuntimesThe Heartbreaks
Offering fresh indie sounds, The Heartbreaks are a formidable proposition.reviewed by Matthew Horton
My Contribution to the Global WarmingÉtienne de Crécy
The man behind some of the most urgent, delirious and seductive house music ever made.reviewed by Matthew Bennett
BarchordsBahamas
One of the most refreshingly direct and enjoyable albums of the year so far.reviewed by James Skinner
Bound for GloryPeasant
The product of a young talent, but not yet a distinctive one.reviewed by James Skinner
Strange CloudsB.o.B
The rapper and famous friends reflect on the game’s ups and downs.reviewed by Fraser McAlpine
A Different ShipHere We Go Magic
Sharp, disciplined, and seriously compelling stuff from the Brooklyn band.reviewed by Chris Power
From the Beginning – Deluxe EditionSmall Faces
A cynically motivated product saved by the Small Faces’ extraordinary talent.reviewed by Sean Egan
FlightDave Stapleton
A departure for British jazz talent Stapleton, and a fine one indeed.reviewed by Martin Longley
Haight-Ashbury 2: The AshburysHaight-Ashbury
Far more than just a spun-out, swinging 60s tribute affair.reviewed by Leonie Cooper
The SystemRomain Virgo
High-quality second album from the rightly rising Jamaican talent.reviewed by David Katz
In the Belly of the Brazen BullThe Cribs
Lung-busting choruses abound on this tunefully angular fifth LP.reviewed by Noel Gardner
StrangelandKeane
Keane’s fourth LP is best when it stops trying to do ‘epic’, and gets nostalgic.reviewed by Chris Roberts
Galaxy GardenLone
A fantastic reinvention from the Manchester producer, and one of 2012’s best.reviewed by Mike Diver
Marinai, Profeti e BaleneVinicio Capossela
Both clever and enormous fun, Capossela could be Italy’s next star on the global stage.reviewed by Robin Denselow
OFF!OFF!
Relentless of pace, OFF! hail an era where thrash metal was yet to be invented.reviewed by Noel Gardner
Hello Land!Guillemots
Another lesson in modest brilliance from the former Brit and Mercury nominees.reviewed by Wyndham Wallace
Dr DeeDamon Albarn
A well-researched soundtrack piece full of memorable melodies.reviewed by Martin Aston
The Road Gets Darker From HereGallon Drunk
Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.reviewed by Leonie Cooper
A Kiss Before You GoKatzenjammer
An album that shape-shifts and surprises with a graceful, effortless ease.reviewed by Mischa Pearlman
RollerchainBelleruche
Fourth LP from a band only a few small tweaks away from greatness.reviewed by Mike Haydock
Storm CorrosionStorm Corrosion
A subtle, often beautiful collaboration between two prog-metal heavyweights.reviewed by Raziq Rauf
Drokk: Music Inspired by Mega-City OneGeoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
Dredd himself would approve of this imagined soundtrack for 2000 AD's megalopolis.reviewed by Mike Diver
