Latest Reviews 9-15 July 2012 
ConfessTwin Shadow
The second Twin Shadow LP delivers impressively high-octane pop with an icy heart.reviewed by Hari Ashurst
Is Your Love Big Enough?Lianne La Havas
A strong and skilfully delivered debut set from the tipped Londoner.reviewed by Chris Lo
Write It On Your SkinNewton Faulkner
Newton’s reassuring material is a late-night cocoa after a long day.reviewed by Fraser McAlpine
CaninesShrag
Indie-poppers bare their teeth on album three, blending sweetness with menace.reviewed by Jude Clarke
Guzo Samuel Yirga
An impressive debut album that attests to the originality of its author.reviewed by David Katz
Oh PioneerDuke Special
Duke Special doesn’t need the charts – but they could do with more artists like him.reviewed by Mike Diver
SkelethonAesop Rock
Rap that can join the unflinchingly candid with the unfalteringly compelling.reviewed by Adam Kennedy
Hold FastThe Crookes
Purposefully archaic fare that sets toes tapping when it's not sending them to sleep.reviewed by Mike Diver
BuckeyeWussy
“The best band in America”? Perhaps not – but Wussy have an unmistakable identity.reviewed by Mischa Pearlman
Mostly NoMilk Maid
Songwriter Martin Cohen is in thrall to his influences, but this is a strong second LP.reviewed by Noel Gardner
Nicola Conte Presents Viagem 4Various Artists
A marriage of jazz and Brazilian music made in heaven.reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre
Swing Lo MagellanDirty Projectors
Experimental Brooklynites get right out of town on album six.reviewed by JJ Dunning
Pete Waterman Presents The Hit Factory: The Soundtrack to a GenerationVarious Artists
If you ever bounced around your bedroom to Bananarama, you know this one’s for you.reviewed by Mike Diver
TrespassingAdam Lambert
An album of two halves, but with some truly tasty highlights.reviewed by Nick Levine
Cheeky for a ReasonThe View
A more grown-up sound permeates this fourth LP from the Dundee quartet.reviewed by Martin Aston
Outsider/In: The CollectionLuke Haines
The most accessible ‘greatest hits’ set yet from one of England’s greatest songwriters.reviewed by Jaime Gill
Space Between the Words Dan le Sac
Producer’s debut doesn’t miss partner-in-crime poet Pip’s lyrical presence one bit.reviewed by Lou Thomas
Introducing Invisible SystemInvisible System
A newcomers-friendly introduction to some impressively original sounds.reviewed by Robin Denselow
Another CountryCassandra Wilson
The Mississippi singer’s 18th album radiates heartfelt warmth.reviewed by Daniel Spicer
Paris & Vienna (piano: Gottlieb Wallisch)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The pianist presents much to appreciate, not least the simple grace of his expression.reviewed by Charlotte Gardner
