CONFETTI

The third album from Little Birdy has been in gestation for the past 12 months. In that time, the quartet fronted by Katy Steele have been working their acoustic-driven pop into glorious, tightly woven forms. With Steele's vocals aching in all the right places and delivering more than a sliver of soulful inflections, the songs on Confetti are rich in texture - working in strings and a brass section.

CHICKENFOOT

The Rock supergroup of the year, the most rumoured name since months on all magazines and music websites in the world! Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony (VAN HALEN), Joe Satriani and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers). SUPER-GROUP.

ONLY BY THE NIGHT

'Only By The Night' is a bold and expansive sonic statement that looks set to solidify Kings of Leon's position as one of the most important international acts of 2008 and beyond.

WILCO (THE ALBUM)

Wilco (the album) combines the intimacy of its previous studio disc, Sky Blue Sky with the experimentation of A Ghost Is Born, often unabashedly pop arrangements. Wilco has clearly laid out the welcome mat to admirers of all aspects of its career; in fact, the disc opens with 'Wilco (the song)' originally unveiled in the group's performance on The Colbert Report in which Wilco offer their fans 'a sonic shoulder to cry on,' promising,'Wilco will love you, baby.'