U2

First new material in eight years from heartland rockers

Self-styled Chauncey Gardiner of cute implies a lot but says little

Raucous Californians give their punk-funk stew a London airing, with a little help from the Godfather

Treasures unearthed from '80s Beeb archives

Tenth anniversary "upgrade" with six bonus tracks from the undervalued Ben Stiller film which caught the narcissism of Generation X nicely. These include New Order's "Confusion" and The Trammps' "Disco Inferno", with which there's no arguing. Also, less happily, songs from Ethan Hawke and Lisa Loeb, whose "Stay", from here, was one of the biggest US hits of the mid-'90s. Fine flurries, too, from The Posies, Dinosaur Jr, U2 and Crowded House, plus The Knack's utterly brilliant (you know it) "My Sharona".

Two-disc set celebrating Manchesters baggy-trousered dance-rock primates

Mini album from Ohio band led by Matt Berninger, the new king of manly angst

Smart pop from eight-strong collective of Swedish waifs and strays

Third album from Scottish indie four-piece has roughly accurate title

The rapturous romantics' classic third album makes waves again