Faster pussycat

Reeling from illness and uncertain times, Skunk Anansie ’s future hung in the balance. But with new album The Painful Truth, they “stood on top of the cliff, held hands and jumped into the clouds”.

Forget for a moment that More is Pulp’s first album since We Love Life in 2001: it’s great just to have Jarvis Cocker, erudite popstar about town, back. He’s obviously always doing... stuff... but Coc

With his trusty Fender Strat in hand and at a young 64, Bob Mould is an evergreen icon of alt and indie guitar – and he’s back with a new solo album

Ruth Clinton and Cormac MacDiarmada : “There was an extra level of heavy”

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World

More flower power on the way, with the band looking to some blues greats for their new album of covers.