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The White Stripes - Under Great White Northern Lights

3:18pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Most people now know of The White Stripes, almost as a phenomenon as much as a band.

Titus Andronicus - The Monitor

3:22pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Both cerebral and not at all cerebral, this second album from New Jersey band Titus Andronicus tells a story based around the American Civil War as metaphor, and does it in the most exuberant of punk.

Drive By Truckers - The Big To Do

3:12pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

The Big To Do is Drive By Truckers tenth album, and follows Brighter Than Creation's Dark, which seemed like something of a misstep in their career - lots of songs thrown together with no overarching 'album' feel.

Clem Snide - The Meat of Life

10:09am Thursday 11th March 2010

Clem Snide have it all - in Eef Barzelay a songwriter capable of the most poignant, witty sharp lyrics out there, delivering them with a voice that's not beautiful in any way other than its vulnerability.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil's Tattoo

10:03am Thursday 11th March 2010

Success came early to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, as the group were instantly propelled into the limelight on the back of their debut album.

Joe Walsh - The Definitive Collection

9:58am Thursday 11th March 2010

'Definitive' in this case means 'the best 15 songs you'll need from Joe Walsh's solo career and James Gang time (the group he was in before the Eagles)' as you'll not find any Eagles material here, and the double disc 'Look At What I Did' is way too much for any introductory dip into the work of an unassuming and under-recognised guitar genius.

Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks

12:11pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

The best band in Scotland by some distance now, Frightened Rabbit have built a huge reputation among indie fans, but with The Winter Of Mixed Drinks look set to break through into mainstream attention.

Turin Brakes - Outbursts

12:07pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Turin Brakes had a golden period around the beginning of the 2000s, when their album Ether Song seemed to make the soundtrack to every TV programme, and provide the background music to every middle class dinner party.