Latest Reviews 11-17 March 2013 
Pale Green GhostsJohn Grant
Grant swaps pastoral 70s sounds for synth-pop on a stunning second solo LP.reviewed by Jude Clarke
PayolaThe Cribs
Wakefield brothers’ best-of rounds up 10 years of scruffy rock wares.reviewed by Fraser McAlpine
Broken Down GentlemenFaustus
Traditional folk arrangements redrawn in a refreshingly sophisticated style.reviewed by Colin Irwin
IslesWild Belle
Chicago siblings deliver an easy pleasure of a debut album.reviewed by Matthew Horton
PlacesAquarium
Assured and sophisticated acoustic jazz with deep roots in the tradition.reviewed by Daniel Spicer
Sound City: Real to ReelVarious Artists
Dave Grohl and friends celebrate creativity and friendship on a mostly successful set.reviewed by Mischa Pearlman
MalaDevendra Banhart
A sense of love and lightness lingers after this eighth album has run its course.reviewed by Laura Barton
The View From HereKyle Eastwood
Eastwood’s finest album to date, with a timeless quality.reviewed by John Eyles
The Next DayDavid Bowie
A triumphant, almost defiant, return – innovative, dark, bold and creative.reviewed by Jude Clarke
ExileHurts
A second set occupying a murkier world than that of Hurts’ glossy debut.reviewed by Tom Hocknell
Septem verba a Christo (Sophie Karthaüser, Christophe Dumaux, Julien Behr, Konstantin Wolff, Academie für Alte Musik Berlin/Rene Jacobs)Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater.reviewed by Charlotte Gardner
