HOW TO SAVE A LIFE THE FRAY
MOR made by committed Christians (see page 26). Fans of all things gritty and rock’n’roll may wish to look away now. Those who like their tunes to go down easy, though, should dive in.
WAYFARING STRANGER (BURIAL MIX) JAMIE WOON
Soulful cover of the folk standard from newcomer Woon, given an ominous electronic makeover from fellow South Londoner Burial.
RUBY (LIVE FROM BERLIN) KAISER CHIEFS
Punchy take on the recent Number 1 single, suggesting they’ve grown in confidence and evolved beyond any hint of novelty.
DON’T SAY DON’T WORRY BEE AND FLOWER
String-enhanced moodiness from cult San Francisco-born singer and multi-instrumentalist Dana Schechter.
23 BLONDE REDHEAD
Based in New York but made up of male Italian twins and a female Japanese singer, few bands are as international as these 14-year alt-rock veterans, meandering guitars a speciality.
CREEPIN’ UP THE BACKSTAIRS (LIVE) THE FRATELLIS
Frenzied music-hall punk, live from the Apple store, a show that reputedly saw 1000 punters locked outside the venue.
NO BAD NEWS PATTY GRIFFIN
Like kindred spirit Lucinda Williams, Griffin is an unjustly overlooked country rock singer-songwriter whose work has been polished into hits by the likes of the Dixie Chicks.
PASTEL BLUE SISTER VANILLA
Aka The Jesus & Mary Chain’s Jim and William Reid, warming up for their forthcoming reunion by backing sister Linda’s delicate vocals.
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