The first of what will hopefully become a series of collaborations between the two, ‘In The Reins' highlights just how incredible both sets of musicians are.

When the Scissor Sisters perform camp-kitch disco it makes perfect, sleaze-free sense... not so here. When El Presidente mimic the same sentiments, they sound butt clenchingly trite.

Hailing from Montreal, Canada's new Toronto, Wolf Parade have produced a brilliant debut record that is overflowing with nervous, twitching intensity.

So many artists who rely on samples produce obscure and inaccessible collages; yet The Go! Team seamlessly construct rich melodies that exude pure, unadulterated joy.

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This final album of the 2005 trilogy just proves once again that Ryan Adams has no concept of self editing. This works equal parts in his favour and against him.

No, I didn't want to like this. I try to review with an open mind but when Metal Hammer describes something as "aural Star Wars" my prejudices start to gather at warp speed.

It's hard to write about The Upper Room at this point without making allusions to other indie bands and other sounds.