Another song this week from what’s rapidly shaping up to be one of my favourite 2014 albums, Hurray For The Riff-Raff’s “Small Town Heroes”. Have a look, too, at the trailer for Lance Bangs’ Slint documentary, “Breadcrumb Trail”, which is the music film I’ve enjoyed most since the Source Family doc.

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Some hardy perennials here: Ali Roberts and Hiss Golden Messenger’s MC Taylor covering Townes Van Zandt; a new live set from Cian Nugent. New Wooden Wand sounded good on first listen, too.

I should of course plug the new issue of Uncut at this point, not least the Afghan Whigs comeback interview and the rediscovery of Ned Doheny. Out today, I believe: Bowie, Johnny Cash, Peter Gabriel, Hold Steady, Slowdive, The War On Drugs, Little Feat, Paul Rodgers, The Beat, Dr Johnfull details here. Thanks.

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1 Hurray For The Riff-Raff – Small Town Heroes (ATO)

2 Hiss Golden Messenger & Alasdair Roberts – If I Needed You (http://bamshakalah.tumblr.com)

3 Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux & Serengeti present Sisyphus – Sisyphus (Asthmatic Kitty)

4 Håkon Stene – Lush Laments for Lazy Mammal (Hubro)

5 The Horrors – Luminous (Sampler) (XL)

6 J Roddy Walston & The Business – Essential Tremors (ATO)

7 Factory Floor – How You Say (Daniel Avery Remix) (DFA)

8 The Bohicas – XXX (Domino)

9 Wye Oak – Shriek (City Slang)

10 Dan Sartain – Dudesblood (One Little Indian)

11 Slint – Spiderland Box Set (Touch & Go)

12 Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Phosphorescent Harvest (Silver Arrow)

13 Heterotic – Weird Drift (Planet Mu)

14 Woo – When The Past Arrives (Drag City)

15 Thee Oh Sees – Drop (Castleface)

16 Bobby Charles – Bobby Charles (Light In The Attic)

17 Bob Frank – Bob Frank (Vanguard/Light In The Attic)

18 K Leimer – A Period Of Review (RVNG INTL)

19 Wooden Wand – Farmer’s Corner (Fire)

20 Pink Mountaintops – Get Back (Jajaguwar)

21 Millie & Andrea – Drop The Vowels (Modern Love)

22 Cian Nugent – February 19, 2014, Union Pool, New York ( NYC Taper )

23 Wild Beasts – Present Tense (Domino)