Ritual Union makes it three alums without a remotely duff--or dull--moment.
If I'm New Here was a triumph for Russell and Scott-Heron, We're New Here reveals a maverick production talent in Jamie Smith that his band's records have only hinted at.
Bad As Me is the sound of a supremely confident artist convening a raucous celebration of his own myth, and is multifariously marvellous.
Helplessness Blues is as passionately desolate as anything on Closer, the record which documented Ian Curtis' romantic guilt and existential confusion.
Fully realised in its ambition, Bon Iver possesses all the austere beauty and understated emotiveness of its predecessor.
The King of Limbs passes like a breeze, and has you skipping back to the start as soon as the final track fades out.
The Harrow and the Harvest is kin to not dissimilar works by Uncle Earl, Crooked Still, Kate Fagan, even Steve Earle's rumbustious bluegrass outing with Del McCoury--and blessed by the insuperable advantage of Welch's voice.
Let England Shake is the sound of someone as maddened as they are enthralled, aglow with anger and passion.