Angst in straight lines from LA rocker

Mature and intriguing collection of clicks and cuts

From Monterey, Mexico, Kinky's extraordinary debut album was recently shortlisted for the American equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize, and it's easy to hear why. The quartet mix funk, house, rock-en-Español, salsa, hip hop and mariachi into an anarchic musical fusion that has inevitably been dubbed 'decks-Mex'. Think the Chemical Brothers meet Flaco Jiminez and you'll get the idea. The lyrics are fascinating, too, although they're almost entirely in Spanish. "San Antonio" is about a local saint, who, when hung upside down, helps women to catch boyfriends.

Brilliant debut, released early 2003, from US roots singer

Classic live Pump action from early '90s

Double CD follow-up to last year's mainstream rap classic proves that bigger is rarely better

Two surviving members of "No Scrubs" trio carry on without Lisa Left-Eye Lopes

Dark, worldly-wise solo return from Van der Graaf Generator man

Shaming secret history of the war on Iraq, soundtracked by Aphex Twin, Orbital and co

Gentle debut from youthful singer-songwriter produced by her brother from Goldrush