Latest Reviews 18-24 February 2013 
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Stand Fast Christopher Rees
A simple and direct, and certainly endearing sixth set from the Welshman.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
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Live at the Royal Albert Hall Emeli Sandé
Sandé’s first live album features all the hits – but there’s little edge on display.reviewed by Nick Levine
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Flume Flume
Proves that potential mass appeal need not come at the expense of creative flair.reviewed by Ian Roullier
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The New Life Girls Names
Belfast band reinvents its sound and comes up smelling of roses.reviewed by Mike Haydock
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Angels Without Wings Heidi Talbot
A fifth solo album somewhat unbalanced by inappropriate guest turns.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
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You’re Nothing Iceage
Young Danish punks create a beautiful noise for the worldwide disaffected.reviewed by Ben Myers
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no world inc.
Gifted LA siblings come of age, and you’ll want what they’re having.reviewed by Si Hawkins
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Jamie Lidell Jamie Lidell
Lidell layers on 80s pop-soul production techniques for his latest studio album.reviewed by Garry Mulholland
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Fire It Up Joe Cocker
Cocker’s an oddly innocuous voice on an album too smooth to really impress.reviewed by Sid Smith
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Ellington in Anticipation Mark Lockheart
Seems sure to appeal equally to fans of Polar Bear, Lockheart and the Duke.reviewed by John Eyles
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The Marriage of True Minds Matmos
The catalyst of creation located in the power of psychic persuasion.reviewed by Spencer Grady
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Push the Sky Away Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
An LP as weighty, compelling and brilliant as The Bad Seeds have ever produced.reviewed by James Skinner
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30th Anniversary Box Set NOFX
Satirical Californian punks display cockroach-like endurance.reviewed by Ben Myers
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Talé Salif Keita
A loveable enough effort from the Malian star.reviewed by Jon Lusk
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Rough Carpenters The Black Twig Pickers
Disciples of tradition return with their best offering yet.reviewed by Spencer Grady
