This week tracks from the sort of not really but might be kinda new LP from roots reggae legends Capital Letters, new tracks from returning heroes Phillip Roebuck, Guitar Wolf,and Ballboy and we cave in to populism by playing a Christmas record from Nick Lowe‘s festive offering “Quality Street” which is as much of an object lesson in how to make a 21st century Christmas LP and still keep your reputation intact, as Bob Dylan’s was a cautionary tale. Just ‘cos it’s Christmas it doesn’t mean you have to turn into a grinning, tinsel festooned dick,kids.

Phillip Roebuck – “Lay Me Down” (LP – “The Alpine Butterly”) (Manual)
Guitar Wolf – “Saphire City” (LP – “Beast Vibrator”) (Sony)
Serial Killaz – “In Your Eyes” (Download) (Serial Killaz)
The Fall – “The Remainderer” (EP – “The Remainderer”) (Cherry Red)
Miximatosis – “You Look Divorced” (V/A LP – “Defenders of the Noise – A Tribute to Anal Cunt”) (Neurotic Anger and others)
Nick Lowe – “Children,Go Where I Send Thee” (LP – “Quality Street”) (Yep Rock)
IVVVO – “Night Forest” (EP – “Light Moving”) (Fourth Wave)
Elijah Brown – “Windin’ Ball” (V/A LP – “Which Way Does The Blood Red River Flow?”) (Mississippi)
Ballboy – “Pray For Murderers” (EP – “Merry Christmas To The Drunks,Merry Christmas To The Lovers”) (Bandcamp)
Capital Letters – “Reality” (LP – “Reality”) (Reggae Archive)
Capital Letters – “Smoking My Ganjah – Oldwah Mix” (LP – “Reality”) (Reggae Archive)
Capital Letters – “This Is Club Dance” (LP – “Reality”) (Reggae Archive)
Toy – “It’s Been So Long” (LP – “Join The Dots”) (Heavenly)
The Entrance Band – “No Needs” (LP – “Face The Sun”) (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond)
Sc@r – “Hardcore Power – Luna C Remix” (Download) (Scarred Digital)
The Scientist and Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub feat. Paul Mabin – “The Struggle” (LP – The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub”) (Liberated Zone)

This week, three tracks from the gods that men call The Fall and their new EP “The Remainderer” More tracks were planned but more important things took precedence…

Tabu Ley Rochereau and M’Bilia Bel feat. L’Orchestra Afrisa – “Sisi Mandela” (LP – “Nelson Mandela”) (TCK)
Pinch and Sherwood – “Music Killer” (12″) (On-U-Sound)
Kabaka Pyramid – “No Cliché” (LP – “Lead The Way”) (Bebble Rock)
Josephine Foster – “This Is Where The Dreams Head,Maude” (LP – “I’m A Dreamer”) (Fire)
AGF – “The Generations 1” (LP -“Kuuntele”) (AGF Productions)
Throat – “New Pest” (LP – “Manhole”) (Kaos Kontrol/At War With False Noise/Made In Kansas/Rejuvination Records)
Alphatec 5 and Corevax – “Music Please” (Download EP – “Stupid Commando”) (Smiley Tunes Digital)
The Fall – “Amorator!” (EP – “The Remainderer”) (Cherry Red)
The Fall – “Mister Rode” (EP – “The Remainderer”) (Cherry Red)
The Fall – “Remembrance R” (EP – “The Remainderer”) (Cherry Red)
Lord Buckley – “Subconcious Mind” (LP – “Buckley’s Best Live”) (Liberty)
Visionist – “Secrets” (12″) (RAMP Recordings)
Macka B – “Proud of Mandela” (LP – “Natural Suntan”) (Ariwa)