CDs of the week
Little Boots arrives fresh out of Blackpool, Kasabian and The Black Eyed Peas return and Diana Krall sounds more fulfilled... more | Add your view

Set aside your misgivings for Wilco, Moby's Wait For Me was worth it and La Roux needs more passion... more | Add your view
Little Boots arrives fresh out of Blackpool, Kasabian and The Black Eyed Peas return and Diana Krall sounds more fulfilled... more | Add your view
Elvis Costello returns to Nashville, Paolo Nutini, unites the whole with his ragged old man croak and Patrick Wolf gives us his fourth album... more | Add your view
Bob Dylan returns with his 33rd studio album, The Enemy reinvent themselves as rock gods and the Handsome Family get mellow... more | Add your view
Depeche Mode are still an unstoppable force of nature, Noisettes are breezy and hollow and Andy Sheppard can't resist funny noises. .. more | Add your view
Brighton songwriter Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes has had the freedom to come up with something special and Neil Young's material is thin melodically... more | Add your view
PJ Harvey indulges in mewling, whining, little-girl-lost vocal exercises and Ida Sand is back to basics... more | Add your view (1)
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Pet Shop Boys are having a far-from-fruitful century, Chris Cornell releases Scream and Gareth Williams leads his Power Trio... more | Add your view (2)
Peter Doherty releases his first solo album and Marianne Faithfull is probably best listened to under the influence... more | Add your view
There are hints of Kate Bush from Polly Scattergood, Starsailor are as overwrought as ever and there's something French about Davy Sicard... more | Add your view
No Line On The Horizon should mark the end of U2's years of consolidation and Courtney Pine is approaching his prime... more | Add your view
The Prodigy's new record almost works, Matt Duke's album is nice but won't change the world and Oumou Sagare is empowering... more | Add your view
Morrissey has lost his swagger in Years of Refusal, Empire of the Sun's record is glossy electric pop and Tim Garland takes risks... more | Add your view
Lily Allen returns with a new album that explores the various layers of her personality and the original magic of Van Morrison is in evidence... more | Add your view
The View's latest has the swagger of those who already have a number one album tucked into their filthy jeans and Janet Mason's record has clever themes... more | Add your view
Secret Machines carry on rocking with their third album, Joshua Redman reaches his prime and Jordi Savall's musical vision is powerful... more | Add your view
Animal Collective begin 2009 with a strong start, Lady Gaga offers an alternative to Gwen Stefani and smoky-voiced Cesaria Evora is a lyrical maverick... more | Add your view
From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year... more | Add your view (1)
The Kinks and Genesis bring out box sets, Ry Cooder's record is wildly eclectic and Dominic Alldis releases Scenes We Once Knew... more | Add your view
Akon's third album drops most of the hip-hop, you can almost smell the dope in Neil Young's 1968 concert and David Byrne is unfussy. .. more | Add your view
Beyoncé Knowles, Nickelback and Tom Jones all return with new albums of varying success... more | Add your review
Tracey Chapman's sweet and earnest melodies might touch a lost chord and Tony Christie puts out the finest Sheffield album since The Human League's Dare... more | Add your view (1)