Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control - Third full length proper from Arkansas 3 piece, Gossip. The first thing that strikes you is the rhythm, Gossip have been making punks dance since their debuted 5 years ago, but its now that they have fully realised their soulful, and jagged pop, after much fine tuning of their skills and sounds. You can hear everything from Dischord to Motown in brace's guitars, and with the addition of former Chromatics / Shoplifting drummer they have a new thundering beat. The next thing that smacks you is Beth's voice, all the guttural blues of the south is in that inimitable instrument. Recorded at Seattle's Bear Creek by Guy Picciotto (Fugazi). On Kill Rock Stars. BUY NOW

Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat - Known and loved by many as the enchanting front-woman for La's critically lauded Rilo Kiley, Jenny's vocal and songwriting gifts have continued to blossom at a rapid rate since that band's first album in 2000. 'Rabbit Fur Coat' may be her solo debut, but there's nothing virginal about it. From the opening track 'Run Devil Run' to the closing reprise of 'Happy' Jenny's hauntingly soulful voice, sometimes bursting with buoyant spirit and at other times plaintive and world wearied, is deep, sensual and beguiling. The album was lovingly crafted together during short spurts of recording activity in the San Fernando valley, Portland, Oregon and Lincoln, Nebraska - due to the shared production duties of celebrated finger-picking guitar prodigy M.Ward and Nebraska's resident production genius Mike Mogis. The magnificent backing vocals come courtesy of gospel singers Chandra and Leigh Watson (The Watson Twins). Talented friends were roped in between tours and recording sessions and stand-out track- a cover of the Travelling Wilbury's 'Handle With Care' - with its phenomenal sing-a-long crescendo - features vocals shared equally by Jenny, M.Ward, Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes) and Ben Gibbard (of the Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie). On Rough Trade. BUY NOW

Vetiver - To Find Me Gone - 'To Find Me Gone' is the second album by Andy Cabic's ever-evolving band Vetiver, released two years after the debut self-titled release. Andy has since toured the world, usually as a member of Devendra Banhart's band, and sometimes even with Vetiver. In those two years, Vetiver has expanded into a full-on singer-songwriter band/project, aided and abetted by some of the best players (and usually his best friends) in the extended family of which Cabic finds himself a member. Once again skillfully crafted, produced and mixed with Thom Monahan (as on the debut), 'To Find Me Gone' is a much different, more free and mature effort, reflective of Cabic's growth as a songwriter over the last two crazy, wonderful years. Musically, there's a dreamy Topanga Canyon vibe on select songs (maybe that's the pedal steel calling on 'No One Word'), and there's also plenty of crunchy candy for those who have appreciated Cabic's recent nod toward the magic of '70s-era Fleetwood Mac (check out the screaming guitar outro of 'Red Lantern Girls'). yet everything is simply, amazingly Vetiver, not anything else; 'To Find Me Gone' is Andy Cabic's own original statement, one that many will consider as one of the finest albums of 2006. 13 track double vinyl set on Fat Cat. BUY NOW