Never heard of La Roux, and they apparently haven't been around for half a decade. Is this record a worthy comeback? Not really, no.

Of course, everybody was hoping for a new Green Day record! Golly gee, I wonder if these seasoned auteurs have produced another stunning artwork for the ages?

The Pet Shop Boys keep releasing records in the 21st century, but why I cannot fathom. Join me to see whether Hotspot justifies its own existence!

How are we? It's time for Destroyer's new record, which is nowhere near as good as Kaputt - and that's the only reasonable metric by which to grade it.

Still here? This week, it's Mac Miller's posthumous final release Circles, and luckily enough it's rather a good one.

We're back in action boys, and firmly grounded in the 'here and noo'. None of those dusty old LPs dug out from the annals of the record-shop, no sir - these discs are fresh off the grill (more or less). This week, it's Kanye collaborator 070 Shake with her debut album Modus Vivendi. Is it good? Is it bad? Let's see, shall we?

Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash ...Laura Nyro(?) ...The Byrds (again?) ...

In this, the first episode of 1001 Albums' second season, we have a listen to some rebellious Brazilian psychedelia, a guide to Indian classical music, The Rolling Stones, and a band that just sounds like The Rolling Stones.

Look this episode is a bit of a disaster. Like big time.

In this episode, we look at some good records and also Astrud Gilberto's Beach Samba.