The Cast : Albums The Bel Air Lip Bomb, Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, The Clause, Gruff Rhys, Kelora, Polygonia, Le Volume Courbe The Cast : EPs and Singles Asgeir, Common Saints, Joe Goddard and Florious, Soft Cotton County, Sour Ops Dream Horizons : Polygonia Best for : PhD music students There’s dance music and intelligent dance music (IDM). And then there’s Polygonia’s ‘Dream Horizons’ which aims for the person who wants to build up an encyclopedic understanding of what ele

The Cast : Albums B-Movie, The Last Dinner Party, The Lemonheads, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Lovers, Rianne Downey The Cast : EPs and Singles Assistant, Caoilfhion Rose and Svaneborg Kardyb, Goodbye Wudaokou, Prolapse, Shapes Like People, The Soft Hearted Scientists Corporal : Lorelle Meets The Obsolete Best for : Those who enjoyed ghost trains as a child or watched Dr Who from behind the settee. This is a wondrous, strange electronic album from a Mexican band without a Mari

Starring Adam Camm, Barker, Chrissie Hynde and Pals, Kuma, Madi Diaz, Magnetic Skies, Mt Misery, My Raining Stars, The Suncharms Stochastic Drift : Barker Best for : People who like their music to stem from science rather than art. This is, in a good way, an interesting album nestling in the sweet spot where intelligent dance music meets ambient. Freed from the need for furious beats, it’s an enjoyable listen. It's an album that feels as if it draws on science and maths more

JUST LIKE THE FORMER DUKE OF YORK, POP IN THE REAL WORLD IS GIVING UP ITS TITLE THIS WEEK. Starring Barry Walker Unit. Haim, Mark Bacino, Not Me But Us, Tom Grennan Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be : Tom Grennan Best for : People with short attention spans who like contemporary Radio 1 pop  Tom Grennan fits right in to the kind of radio show playing in the background at your local barbers. He’s relentlessly cheerful and high tempo, and taking aim at our p

Starring Abstract Crimewave, Alison Goldfrapp, The Clientele,The Divine Comedy, Fused, The Moonlandingz, Peel Dream Machine Taurus : Peel Dream Magazine Best for : Lovers of instant, classic indie pop Here’s a question for you. What connects Peel Dream Machine’s new album with a cafe serving only excellent lemon meringue pie, creme brulee and Eton mess? Everything hits the sweet spot and nothing is left to waste. One more question. Why is this album so short, when it also see

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