There's both delights and disappointments this week, as Martin, Sam and Jeu Jeu la Foille find a disappointingly straightforward Brawler with LowDown, a delightful and layered Bawler in You Can Never Hold Back Spring, and a creepy story guaranteed to disturb the little Bastards in your life.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: LowDown, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006) You Can Never Hold Back Spring, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006) Children's Story, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

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