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| Buck 65 - Square (Warner)
Hip-hop, rap, samples about junk food... (December 9 2002) (GS)
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| Darius - Dive In (Mercury)
The Pop Idol bronze medallist shows he's a cut above the karaoke all around him. (December 2 2002) (MO)
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| Mariah Carey - Charmbracelet (Mercury)
Superdeluxe diva moves on to her third major label. (December 2 2002) (MH)
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| Robbie Williams - Escapology (EMI: Chrysalis)
The Robster's last album with writing partner Guy Chambers shows why he's such an enduringly popular star. (November 18 2002) (MH)
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| Pulp - Hits (Universal Island)
Retrospective of the band's last eight years, including a new track. (November 18 2002) (MH)
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| Louis Vause - Pianophernalia (Transcopic)
Late night piano at the smoke-filled bar with the man from Lancaster. (November 18 2002) (HW)
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| Yann Tiersen - L'Absente (Labels)
The 'Amelie' soundtrack composer's fourth album features Neil Hannon and Dominique A. (November 18 2002) (HW)
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| Used - The Used (Reprise)
Melodic rock offering. (November 18 2002) (JA)
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| Craig David - Slicker Than Your Average (Wildstar)
Does the boy's second album live up to the expectation of second albums? (November 11 2002) (MH)
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| Andy Votel - All Ten Fingers (Twisted Nerve/XL)
Twisted Nerve co-founder's second proper album is as out there as the first... (November 11 2002) (NM)
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| Badly Drawn Boy - Have You Fed The Fish (Twisted Nerve/XL)
The galumph in the hat shows no signs of tiring with his third record. (November 4 2002) (JMu)
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| U2 - The Best Of 1990-2000 (Universal Island)
Irish superrockers with a twist in the tale. (November 4 2002) (TS)
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| Bjork - Greatest Hits (One Little Indian)
Bonkers pixie in strange track listing shocker. (November 4 2002) (MH)
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| Robert Palmer - At His Very Best (Universal)
The funked-up king of '80s cool reminds us why we should remember him. (November 4 2002) (GS)
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| The Chameleons - This Never Ending Now (Artful)
Manchester survivors reform. (November 4 2002) (JMu)
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| Sigur Rós - ( ) (FatCat)
The Icelanders eschew titles for their third album. (October 28 2002) (AB)
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| Beth Gibbons & Rainin' Man - Out Of Season (Go! Discs)
Portishead front woman returns with a side project of sinister folk music. (October 28 2002) (JMu)
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| Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk (Epic)
The scarlet terror unleashes 18 tracks of new material. (October 28 2002) (GS)
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| Gareth Gates - What My Heart Wants To Say (RCA)
Plastic pop and karaoke covers aplenty with the latest mass-marketing exercise by the Pop Idol franchise. (October 28 2002) (MO)
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| Nirvana - Nirvana (Geffen)
Featuring one unreleased track, does this latest compilation shed any new light on the Seattle grunge outfit? (October 28 2002) (MH)
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| Richard Ashcroft - Human Conditions (Hut/Virgin)
Former Verve front man's second solo effort features Talvin Singh and takes melancholic anthems to new levels. (October 21 2002) (MH)
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| Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons (XL)
Charmed bleep merchants return. (October 21 2002) (MH)
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| Graham Coxon - The Kiss Of Morning (Transcopic)
Recently-departed Blur guitarist's third solo album is a mixed bag. (October 21 2002) (MH)
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| Feeder - Comfort In Sound (Echo)
The death of their drummer hasn't stopped Feeder building their momentum with the rock-loving kids... (October 21 2002) (MH)
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| Metro Area - Metro Area (Source)
New York producers Morgan Geist And Darshan Jesrani unleash effortlessly fine debut. (October 21 2002) (GS)
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| Slipper - Zoon Sandwich (Elsewhen)
A wee bit of bizarre gospel tinged jazz, a wee bit of Dennis Weaver, a wee bit... Out There. (October 21 2002) (MH)
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| JJ72 - I To Sky (Lakota)
The boys are back in town and sounding better than ever. (October 14 2002) (JMu)
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| Gus Gus - Attention (Underwater)
The Icelandic dance combo's fourth album has more hooks than a fisherman. (October 14 2002) (DM)
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| Jimmy Cliff - Fantastic Plastic People (Artist Network)
Reggae grandee serves up sunkissed anthems. (October 14 2002) (SM)
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| Radio 4 - Gotham (City Slang)
New York style guitar attitude. (October 14 2002) (VB)
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| The Delgados - Hate (Mantra)
Follow-up to Mercury-nominated 'The Great Eastern' hits the spot. (October 14 2002) (JMu)
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| Ben Folds - Live (Epic)
Does exactly what it says on the tin. (October 14 2002) (GS)
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| Various - 1 Love (B-Unique)
A stellar line-up including Oasis, Starsailor, Dido, Muse, Sugababes, Prodigy, Badly Drawn Boy and McAlmont & Butler get together for the second War Child album. (October 14 2002) (DM)
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| Level 42 - The Collection (Polydor)
Eighties stalwarts with a tale to tell. (October 14 2002) (JMu)
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| Will Young - From Now On (RCA)
The UK's "Pop Idol" shows there's more to him than meets the eye. (October 7 2002) (MO)
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| Saint Etienne - Finisterre (Mantra)
Sarah Cracknell and the boys are back and better than ever. (October 7 2002) (SS)
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| Hoggboy - or 8? (Sobriety)
Northerners with substance as well as style impress with debut. (October 7 2002) (MH)
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| Big Beach Boutique 2 (Southern Fried)
Fatboy Slim's summer 2002 Brighton shindig, featuring a supporting cast of 250,000... (October 7 2002) (DP)
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| Michael J Sheehy - No Longer My Concern (Beggars Banquet)
Third album from introspective solo singer-songwriter in the Tom Waits tradition. (October 7 2002) (DP)
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| The Datsuns - The Datsuns (V2)
New Zealand's answer to The Vines crank up the volume and get down and dirty. (October 7 2002) (MH)
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| Supergrass - Life On Other Planets (Parlophone)
Gaz and da ladz return with another joyous offering of twiddly post-punk. (September 30 2002) (MO)
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| Aqualung - Aqualung (B-Unique)
The VW Beetle ad boys offer a whole album. (September 30 2002) (DP)
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| Deadly Avenger - Deep Red (Illicit)
Fabric DJ's new studio album. (September 30 2002) (DP)
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| T-Love - Long Way Back (Astralwerks / Virgin)
Columnist, author, record label boss and now solo artiste - one talented lady? (September 30 2002) (SM)
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| Miguel Migs - Colorful You (Astralwerks / Virgin)
Pass me my moccacino, dahhhling... (September 30 2002) (JMu)
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| Squarepusher - Do You Know Squarepusher (Warp)
Small, yet beautifully formed. (September 30 2002) (JP)
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| The Only Blip Hop Record You... (Luaka Bop / Virgin)
They've invented a genre to describe it... (September 30 2002) (SM)
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| Levellers - Green Blade Rising (Eagle)
A welcome return to form for the Fairport Convention of our age. (September 23 2002) (SEv)
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| The Polyphonic Spree - The Beginning Stages Of (679)
Lots of Americans in white sheets being choral. (September 23 2002) (HW)
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| Schneider TM - Zoomer (City Slang)
Germany's dance answer to Jarvis Cocker? (September 23 2002) (JMu)
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| Milk Inc - Milk Inc (Positiva)
More Belgians means more trance. (September 23 2002) (Jmu)
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| Major Matt Mason USA - Honey Are You Ready For The Ballet? (Shoeshine)
Amazing what you can do with a guitar and a voice. (September 23 2002) (RJ)
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| Sondre Lerche - Faces Down (Source / Virgin)
Debut from Norwegian singer-songwriter. (September 23 2002) (JP)
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| His Name Is Alive - Last Night (4AD)
The very definition of indie return for a second helping. (September 23 2002) (Jmu)
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| Paul Weller - Illumination (Independiente)
The grandaddy of indie rock returns with a bang. (September 16 2002) (JMu)
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| Underworld - A Hundred Days Off (Junior Boys Own)
Upbeat return for the godfathers of techno. (September 16 2002) (SEv)
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| John Squire - Time Changes Everything (North Country)
Ex-Seahorses and Stone Roses stalwart makes a solo debut at last. (September 16 2002) (SEv)
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| The Shining - True Skies (Zuma)
Ex-The Verve rhythm section plus a Liam Gallagher wannabe - any good? (September 16 2002) (JP)
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| Unity Hi-Power - Watch How The People Dancing (Honest Jon's)
The sounds of Jamaican reggae in 1980s London. (September 16 2002) (JP)
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| Komputer - Market Led (Mute)
"Guardians of the Kraftwerk flame" offer up a second album. (September 16 2002) (DP)
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| Lifehouse - Stanley Climbfall (Dreamworks)
"Slab of po-faced, guitar-driven college rock," anyone? (September 16 2002) (VB)
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| Mr Scruff - Trouser Jazz (Ninja Tune)
Jazz plus trouser equals a funky time for octogenarians... (September 9 2002) (JP)
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| Caroline Lavelle - Brilliant Midnight (Ringing Tree)
Session cellist's delightful debut album. (September 9 2002) (JMu)
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| Ash - Intergalactic Sonic 7"s (Infectious)
A singles collection from a 25-year-old songwriter. It could only be Tim Wheeler... (September 9 2002) (MH)
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| Karsh Kale - Redesign Realize Remixed (Six Degrees)
Remixes of Asian-ambient coffee table beats. (September 9 2002) (JP)
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| Karsh Kale - Realize (Six Degrees)
Asian-ambient in the style laid down by Nation. (September 9 2002) (JP)
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| The Music - The Music (Hut / Virgin)
Rock-meets-techno debut from much-hyped youngsters. (September 2 2002) (SM)
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| The Montgolfier Brothers - The World Is Flat (Poptones)
One of the most gorgeous albums of the year. (September 2 2002) (MH)
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| Barry Adamson - The King Of Nothing Hill (Mute)
Former Bad Seed and architect serves up a slice of soundtrack sincerity. (September 2 2002) (SE)
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| Nightmares On Wax - Mind Elevation (Warp)
Sheffield bleep boys still cut the mustard a year on. (September 2 2002) (JP)
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| The New Tellers - Red Songs (Crystal Songs)
Debut mini album from Geordie trio. (September 2 2002) (JP)
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