Latest Reviews 4-10 February 2013 
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No Thrills Amateur Best
Really lovely LP from the artist formerly trading as Primary 1.reviewed by Mike Diver
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Get Up! Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
Inter-generational summit sets the standard for 21st century blues.reviewed by Ninian Dunnett
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Tales of Flying and Falling Ben Montague
Kentish singer’s second crack at a music career may lead to rich rewards.reviewed by Ian Wade
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Elegancia Tropical Bomba Estéreo
Bogotá quintet delivers fiery electro-Cumbia contortions with hidden depths.reviewed by Stevie Chick
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News From Nowhere Darkstar
Electro trio travels further from the dancefloor, picking up new tricks as they go.reviewed by Louis Pattison
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A Moving Picture Devlin
Struggles to strike the right balance between street cred and pop appeal.reviewed by Alex Denney
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We Will Not Harm You Dobie
London producer coaxes new flavour from familiar ingredients.reviewed by Chris Power
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Storymap Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
With playing so deft and fluid, it’s a pleasure to have these two as guides.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
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Wonderful, Glorious Eels
Sad songs with angry words, upbeat sounds contradicted by fierce tones: Eels are back.reviewed by Jude Clarke
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FIDLAR FIDLAR
Loutish, drugs-fuelled fare from presently two-dimensional LA punks.reviewed by Alex Denney
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Pedestrian Verse Frightened Rabbit
Tales that hone in on the personal to enthralling and humanising effect.reviewed by Jude Clarke
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Regions of Light and Sound of God Jim James
A soulful, self-contained delight of a solo album.reviewed by James Skinner
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Saint Julian Julian Cope
Cope’s solo standout, and a record he’d naturally never repeat.reviewed by Ian Wade
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K+ Kilo Kish
The young rapper’s promise grows with this new, recommended mixtape.reviewed by Mike Diver
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Live in Europe 1969 – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 2 Miles Davis Quintet
An important, enlightening document of Miles in a state of stylistic transition.reviewed by Alyn Shipton
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Country Sleep Night Beds
Young singer-songwriter’s debut hints at a bright and beautiful future.reviewed by James Skinner
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Anthems Pure Love
Former Gallows singer unleashes his inner arena-rock beast.reviewed by Ben Myers
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Forever Endeavour Ron Sexsmith
Another great album from the Canadian, posing the question: why is he not bigger?reviewed by David Sheppard
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The Bronx (IV) The Bronx
LA punks return with a new set of bold, honest and passionate songs.reviewed by Alistair Lawrence
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ANNA The Courteeners
The four-piece openly embraces lad rock, but do at least challenge its mandate.reviewed by Natalie Hardwick
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In Time The Mavericks
Their first album for 10 years is more than a purely perfunctory comeback.reviewed by Chris Roberts
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II Unknown Mortal Orchestra
A second LP of minimal flab that builds on the positives of its predecessor.reviewed by Daniel Ross
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Waiting for Something to Happen Veronica Falls
London indie quartet’s second album burns brightly, but briefly.reviewed by Chris Beanland
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Without a Net Wayne Shorter Quartet
The jazz great evokes this music’s golden era on a new set of live songs.reviewed by Marcus J. Moore
