PLACEBO - BATTLE FOR THE SUN (PIAS)   //  June 2nd, 2009
Placebo are to alternative rock as what Pet Shop Boys are to pop music; long time stayers who seem to always deliver roughly around what you were expecting them to. This isn't a bad thing either...

TOMMY SPARKS - TOMMY SPARKS (IMPORT)   //  May 18th, 2009
You would be forgiven for never having heard of Tommy Sparks. This Swede has just released what is, undoubtedly, going to become the Glastonbury anthem for 2009, 'She's Got Me Dancing'....

COLDPLAY - LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT (INDEPENDENT)   //  May 18th, 2009
What's better than a beautifully recorded live album? That's right - a FREE beautifully recorded live album. Yes, in their infinite wisdom, Coldplay has decided to release a free live album...

DAVID GUETTA FEAT KELLY ROWLAND - WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER (EMI)   //  May 5th, 2009
Now, you know it's got to be good when you have French dance artist David Guetta team up with ex-Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland. And to be totally honest, 'When Love Takes Over'...

AGNES - DANCE LOVE POP (ALL AROUND THE WORLD)   //  May 5th, 2009
Swedish singer Agnes is only just beginning to gain interest on an international scale with her single 'Release Me' being the first to be released outside of her native homeland and, only recently,...

DEPECHE MODE - SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE (MUTE)   //  April 21st, 2009
For the past few decades, Depeche Mode have been recognized as innovators of the electronic music form. Inspiring everyone from The Cure to Pet Shop Boys and back via Nine Inch Nails, there are few electronic...

U2 - NO LINE ON THE HORIZON (ISLAND)   //  April 21st, 2009
For a band well known for catchy, out and out rock anthems, 'No Line On The Horizon' is U2 back to experimenting with sound. Unlike 'Achtung Baby' and 'Zooropa', which was...

ROYKSOPP - JUNIOR (WALL OF SOUND)   //  April 8th, 2009
If there is one thing that Norway may not be recognized for, it would have to be their electronic music. However, ask anyone serious about their dance music and they should be able to give you a rave...

ANNIE LENNOX - THE ANNIE LENNOX COLLECTION (SONY/BMG)   //  April 8th, 2009
It's hard to believe that it has been since 1992 that Annie Lennox has been without her Eurythmics and begun her career as a solo artist. Seventeen years later and we finally see the release of her...

FISCHERSPOONER - ENTERTAINMENT (LO RECORDINGS)   //  March 25th, 2009
It only seems like yesterday that dance music was experiencing this new sound known as 'Electroclash', with the key innovators in the sound being this quirky US duo known as Fischerspooner. ...