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The Courteeners - Falcon (Polydor)
Is there something in the water in Manchester? As The Courteeners' second album proves the city has more than its fair share of talent.

Fear Factory - Mechanize (Candlelight)
Pending litigation withstanding, this is the greatest Fear Factory album yet.

Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This (Car Park)
Chaz Bundick attempts to explain through song what made sound recording formats of yore so endearing.

Four Tet - There Is Love In You (Domino)
Kieran Hebden returns with a Four Tet album that shows why he's a master of sampling almost any sound.

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Glee The Music - Glee Cast (Sony)
E4's successful TV series produces a soundtrack as colourful and sweet as the show, but is it all a bit too much?

Niyi - Jungle Fever (Holloway Hit Factory)
A far cry from Stevie Wonder.

First Aid Kit - The Big Black and the Blue (Wichita Recordings/Jagadamba Records)
Comparing themselves to Gary Numan "if he made folk music", the debut album from the Swedish duo is a mixed bag.

Beans on Toast - Standing on a Chair (Xtra Mile Recordings)
Debut album from one-man-band, Beans on Toast, singing the woes of Generation X.

Harry Connick Jr - Your Songs (Sony)
On album number 24, Harry Connick Jr delivers reinterpreted classics designed to make André Rieu fans swoon.

Beyonce - I Am...Yours (Columbia Records)
Irreplaceable or not, this girl Works It Out on this sizzling double disc live release performed at the Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas.

Radioclit - Secousse All Stars (Ghettopop Records)
Radioclit fail to dazzle with the less-than-shining Secousse All Stars EP.

Nirvana - Live At Reading (Universal)
Nirvana were anything but subtle, however the release of their last ever show in the UK reveals a band at the height of its powers. It's a gig that also goes to show there's still good material hiding away in those Nirvana archives.

Massive Attack - Heligoland (EMI Virgin)
Six years on and Massive Attack are back with their eagerly anticipated new album.

Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures (Sony)
With an image reminiscant of the vultures from Disney's The Jungle Book, Rock's newest supergroup certainly isn't showing any signs of ageing gracefully.

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