— Igor Boxx – Breslau *****
— The Fall – Your future our clutter ****1/2
— Giant Sand – Blurry Blue Mountain ****1/2
— Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics – Ost ****1/2
— Howe Gelb & The Band Of Gypsies – Alegrias ****
— Joanna Newsom – Have one on me ****
— Eagle Seagull – The year of the how-to book ****
— Mavis Staples – You are not alone ****
— Marina & The Diamonds – The family jewels ****
— Gemma Ray – It’s a shame about Gemma Ray ****
— Llloyd Cole – Broken Record ****
— Sharon Jones & The Dapkings – I learned the hard way ****
— Karen Elson – The ghost who walks ****
— Robert Plant – Band of joy ***1/2
— John Grant – Queen of Denmark ***1/2
— Janelle Monáe – The Archandroid ***1/2
— Massive Attack – Heligoland ***1/2
— Get Well Soon – Vexations ***1/2
— Johnny Cash – American VI: Ain’t no grave
— The Coral – Buttterfly House ***
— Arcade Fire – The Suburbs ***
— The Flaming Lips – Dark side of the moon ***
— Cotton Jones – Tall hours in the glowstream ***
— Bryan Ferry – Olympia *1/2
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