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5***** KINGS OF LEON - Only By The Night
"The fourth album is Eighties U2 had their Bible-thumping been a little less Cliff Richard and a lot more Jerry Lee Lewis. It also, occasionally, sounds like Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Afghan Whigs, Blue Öyster Cult, My Bloody Valentine and, on the deliciously swampy 'Crawl', Led Zep covering the Smiths' 'How Soon is Now'."

4**** LADYHAWKE - Ladyhawke
"Ladyhawke, has set her controls for the heart of the American Apparel-friendly hipster blog scene, but what sets her apart are those tunes. Big tunes. Big, lovable and expertly crafted tunes."

4**** OASIS - Dig Your Soul
"Dig Out Your Soul is their Second Coming. It won't win them any new fans, but those that believed the truth last time will dig this."

4**** TV ON THE RADIO - Dear Science,
"Sustains momentum without ever compromising this band's innate expansiveness."

4**** MOGWAI - The Hawk Is Howling
"Mogwai release raw emotion in a remarkably precise way."

4**** METALLICA - Death Magnetic
"Sees them howling back to their roots."

4**** WILL YOUNG - Let It Go
"Exactly what you might expect from a fourth Will Young album. But now it comes with meaning. Elegantly conceived, the slouchy semi-soul grooves are etched with mainstream radio in mind."

3*** THE STREETS - Everything Is Borrowed

3*** BLOC PARTY - Intimacy
"Brave, but forgettable."

2** IGLU AND HARTLY - & THEN BOOM
"On the one hand, it's riotously good fun; on the other, it's a bit naff."

2** LAMBCHOP - Oh
"Has Kurt Wagner run out of road?"

2** NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - The Block
"Proficient and predictably salacious."

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