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Late, great Lone Star songwriter, often covered, seldom bettered

Awesome trance-rock newcomers

Retro techno par excellence

Fourth LP from purveyors of Hispanic-Americana

Comedy terrorist Chris Morris writes and directs this extended riff on what could have been one of his more unsettling TV sketches—think Kafka remixed by Chris Cunningham. Paddy Considine, a talking dog, a demonic baby and a nerve-jangling soundtrack blur the line between black humour and abstract art. More please. DVD EXTRAS: Runner's commentary, alternative 5.1 mix, original radio monologue, dog animation, remix of the film by Cartel. (SD)

Twelve-year chronicle of demos and live cuts from '90s keepers of pop flame

Exhaustive overview of seminal UK R&B group

UK release for US emo-rockers 2001 debut

Fifth album from enigmatic New York songstress

Hailing from the same US stable as The Mendoza Line, the Austin, Texas quartet Shearwater embrace a drowsier strain of melancholy on their second LP—all shuffling shades of piano, picked guitar and stings. Producer Brian (Daniel Johnston) Beattie filters just enough light to ward off any impending claustrophobia, while the contrast between ardent ornithology student Jonathan Meiburg's falsetto and Okkervil River moonlighter Will Robinson Sheff's upbeat crackle adds a subtle duality.