Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series has made its reputation tending to such forgotten masters as Bortkiewicz, Goedicke and Melcer-Szczawinski.

Slash has roped in many of his accomplished and famous mates to create an album that is often inspired but at times weak.

The second part of hip-hop-soul diva Erykah Badu's New Amerykah series is a far more soulful and subtle offering than 2008's 4th World War.

Opening with a quick tempo and dusty vocals that could have been plucked from a 60s track, It's Working is the first sign MGMT no longer see themselves as a New York pop duo on a sugar-high.

Still sounding like AC/DC, with hints of Iron Maiden and Motorhead, and a small dash of sweaty Australians, Cold Chisel and the Angels.

For an album with such promising name, Dane Rumble's album is not exactly experimental

If you were swept away by the broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera La Boheme, then Gerald Finley's Marcello may have been one reason for the intensity of your pleasure.

Scott Kara reviews new album Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae

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Christopher Owen, the brains and voice behind San Francisco's Girls sounds sad - about girls.

The debut album Alive of two years ago by this photogenic Chinese singer was a mish-mash of electro-pop, slightly twee vocals, Chinese folk, new age blandness and deadening over-production.

Let's take a trip back in time to when ravers wore gas masks, and if you weren't wearing a mask you were blowing a whistle, while dancing to yabbering happy hardcore and banging beats that send you raving mad.

It's been a decade since British electronic act Goldfrapp - singer, synth player and clothes horse Alison Goldfrapp and producer Will Gregory - released their debut album Felt Mountain.

Jacqueline Smith reviews new album Wave If You're Really There from Wave Machines

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Scott Kara reviews new album There Is Love In You from Four Tet

Jacqueline Smith reviews new album Devil's Halo from Meshell Ndegeocello

Russell Baillie reviews new album Humour and the Misfortune of Others from Hollie Smith

Given there's hardly been a shortage of Hendrix albums since his death in 1970, the question is: Why had this album gained so much attention?

Lavishly packaged in a cardboard box and adorned with pictures of the fetching harp player, pianist and singer Joanna Newsom's third album is very easy on the eye.

The concept for Simon O'Neill's new album focuses on the music of Lohengrin, son of Parzival, Siegfried, son of Siegmund and, finally, Parsifal.

Jacqueline Smith reviews new album The Pursuit from Jamie Cullum...