Michael Timmins gives us a track-by-track of The Trinity Sessions

After the funeral - the apocalypse. Second coming of Montreal troupe, designed for stadiums and the end of the world

No fun? Iggy and the Ashetons reconvene after 34 years

Out of the Bad Seeds, a new beast is born

Dazzling second from Martha’s Harbour folk-blues kid

The duo join Chemical Brothers at Loch rock festival

Jeff Tweedy names the day - we have the tracklisting here

Hear three live Ocean Colour Scene tracks here

Thanks to all your responses over the past few days. A couple of people have asked me to write about the Kings Of Leon and Modest Mouse albums, both of which I have here. But to be honest, I'm not hugely keen on either (save the first track of the Kings album, "Knocked Up", which is the best thing they've done by far). The point of Wild Mercury Sound, I guess, is simply to write about things I care for.

He collaborates with Scorsese on The Long Play