Latest Reviews 4-10 June 2012 
AmericanaNeil Young & Crazy Horse
Young’s reuniting with Crazy Horse has yielded disappointingly damp results.reviewed by Paul Whitelaw
HeavenThe Walkmen
A record with the power to grab your heart, like an ex-lover you just can't shake off.reviewed by Chris Beanland
AnxietyLadyhawke
Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.reviewed by Nick Levine
BangaPatti Smith
It may sound like cliché over compliment, but this really is her best LP since Horses.reviewed by Garry Mulholland
The Future of the Gravity BoyInfadels
A fine offering of upbeat and punchy electro-pop.reviewed by Luke Slater
Majenta Jimmy Edgar
Edgar’s sweaty-palmed beats are as saucy as ever on album three.reviewed by Rich Hanscomb
Medicine ManThe Bamboos
The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.reviewed by David Katz
One Day I’m Going to SoarDexys
Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.reviewed by Chris Roberts
The National HealthMaxïmo Park
Newcastle quintet goes Maxïmo Extremo for their fourth offering.reviewed by Camilla Pia
Better LivingFlats
Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.reviewed by Noel Gardner
Celebration RockJapandroids
Every track’s an anthem, every second precious, on this breathless new album.reviewed by Reef Younis
Dare / FascinationThe Human League
Over 30 years on, Dare’s music still sounds fresh enough to mark it a pop classic.reviewed by Ian Wade
Manifest!Friends
New Yorkers’ magpie approach produces a surprisingly singular sound on this debut set.reviewed by Nick Levine
Fish Boast of FishingPeter Knight
A work of stringent originality performed by an ensemble that deserves to be heard.reviewed by Daniel Spicer
WIXIWLiars
A superb sixth album from a band truly in a field of its own.reviewed by John Doran
That’s Why God Made the RadioThe Beach Boys
For the first time in 16 years, Brian Wilson records with the band that made his name.reviewed by Ian Winwood
Kill for Love Chromatics
A movie-length fourth LP from the Oregon outfit, and little short of breathtaking.reviewed by Alex Denney
Highwire PoetryKarin Park
Meet Karin Park: a new goth friend who really is electric.reviewed by Nick Levine
Graceland: 25th Anniversary EditionPaul Simon
A chance to marvel once again at the magic of this timeless album.reviewed by Patrick Humphries
Endless Flowers Crocodiles
Noise duo turns down the racket (a little) for LP three.reviewed by Lou Thomas
TOTEMRYAT
An always-rewarding insight into this LA artist’s mystical and eccentric world.reviewed by Ian Roullier
Love & DangerKool Keith
The maverick rapper’s latest has lyrical lunacy to spare.reviewed by Adam Kennedy
The Stoned ImmaculateCurren$y
A contented celebration of success with weed as the toast of choice.reviewed by Darren Loucaides
Tchaikovsky and Nielsen: Violin Concertos (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Eivind Gullberg Jensen)Vilde Frang
Frang’s vigour, irreverence and imagination make her a vital and refreshing force.reviewed by Andrew Mellor
Before the Storm Jack Savoretti
Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.reviewed by Paul Lester
OrfeoFay Hield & The Hurricane Party
Hield draws out new wit, tenderness and melancholia from these traditional songs.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
A New Venetian Coronation 1595Paul McCreesh / Gabrieli Consort & Players
A vividly atmospheric and engrossing remake.reviewed by Graham Rogers
