On The Haunted Man she's exorcised some of those ghosts and gone some way to becoming her own woman.
Despite Tillman’s adoption of the Father John Misty pseudonym, Fear Fun is a very personal album.
It may not be of the calibre of Metal Box, but it finds its maker firmly in 2012, not 1979, and with plenty still to grouse about.
Dr. Dee is the most compelling record Albarn has made since Blur's 13; his first proper solo record, with all the emotional engagement that implies.
For the first time, Longstreth’s words offer real value, rather than just verbose decoration.
In a recording career that stretches back more than four decades, Ry Cooder has never before made an album as immediate as Election Special.
Though the heads of these seven songs are in the stars, their boots are planted firmly in the certainties of strong, traditional melody.