Latest Reviews 3-9 September 2012 
BeaconTwo Door Cinema Club
The trio’s second album arrives well-equipped to do some serious damage to the charts.reviewed by Al Fox
Bouger Le Monde!Staff Benda Bilili
As pure a life-affirming rush as the best pop music in any language.reviewed by Paul Clarke
The No TestamentSam Carter
Bookended by brilliance, Carter’s second LP sags in its middle.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
Summer SpecialEuros Childs
A perfect little world of mid-tempo, piano-based, chorus-heavy impressions.reviewed by Martin Aston
The Orbserver in the Star House The Orb featuring Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Lots of fun for late-period Perry fans, and will appeal to Orbologists, too.reviewed by David Katz
FusedSucioperro
The Ayrshire trio serves up some stunningly heavy guitar pop on album four.reviewed by Brad Barrett
Songs of PatienceAlberta Cross
A dustbowl Kasabian, cranking out repetitive car- and concert-friendly chuggers.reviewed by Si Hawkins
Centipede HzAnimal Collective
A ninth studio set that will infect you, quite deliciously, for the foreseeable.reviewed by Mike Diver
kiniamamiwhoami
A solid debut, but offering little to justify its makers’ ‘innovative’ reputation.reviewed by Alex Denney
I Know What Love Isn’tJens Lekman
The Swedish singer’s third set feels like a fresh start.reviewed by Luke Slater
Tales From the Thames DeltaThe Milk
Essex outfit suffers something of a musical identity crisis.reviewed by Paul Clarke
Another “Bugged Out” Mix & “Bugged In” SelectionErol Alkan
A stellar compilation prioritising song selection over DJ showmanship.reviewed by Reef Younis
Breakup SongDeerhoof
The quartet’s 11th album makes a breakup sound like the most fun you could possibly havereviewed by Jude Clarke
The Tel Aviv SessionThe Touré-Raichel Collective
The players here set about forging exciting new traditions.reviewed by Martin Longley
The Bloom and the BlightTwo Gallants
The two-piece carves out a distinctive, powerful identity all of its own.reviewed by James Skinner
English Vinglish Amit Trivedi
Trivendi stands on the verge of big success.reviewed by Jaspreet Pandohar
The Light Between UsScouting for Girls
No edge, no side, just pop music in excelsis – and that’s more than enough.reviewed by John Aizlewood
SunCat Power
A brave and adventurous change in direction from Chan Marshall.reviewed by James Skinner
Come of AgeThe Vaccines
Foursome delivers its second album in 18 months – but why delay when it’s this great?reviewed by Camilla Pia
Kiss the RingDJ Khaled
A sadly formulaic slugging match between some true rap heavyweights.reviewed by Adam Kennedy
FiresRonan Keating
Keating’s first LP of originals since 2006 recalls the joie de vivre of earlier hits.reviewed by Mike Diver
Green OnionsBooker T. & the MG’s
They defined the Stax sound, but were always more than just a backing band.reviewed by Sean Egan
Prague / A Summer’s Tale (BBC Symphony Orchestra; conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek)Josef Suk
Bělohlávek and the BBC SO make a powerful case for this intense work.reviewed by Graham Rogers
Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 21 (feat. piano: Mitsuko Uchida; The Cleveland Orchestra)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Uchida's measured approach reaps rewards, capturing the joy in this life-affirming music.reviewed by Graham Rogers
