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33 key selections from the Uncut stereo, via Youtube, Soundcloud, Spotify and Bandcamp

Lots of new music; a back from a fortnight’s holiday special…

It includes tracks by Laurie Spiegel, Luke Abbott and James Holden

From the Uncut archives, Yoko Ono recalls their relationship

The greatest movies that have disappeared off the map

Recorded at a remote idyll, Jim James & co's seventh sounds familiar but distinctive

OK, I’ve managed to remember 143 albums that came out this year and that I liked. As in previous years, I didn’t see much point in hacking my list down to a Top 100, or Top 50, or whatever. While it’d be a stretch to claim every one is an imperishable classic, I do feel broadly confident recommending them all.

Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich shared unheard song 'Honey Pot' in a DJ set broadcast earlier today on American radio station KCRW. You can listen to the track on Soundcloud by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking play.

See the full line-up on Uncut

If the accelerating success of Animal Collective in 2009 was weird enough, the level of anticipation surrounding their projects for 2010 must be astronomical, following the placing of “Merriweather Post Pavilion” at Number One in so many end-of-year polls.